Roma and José Mourinho will have to tread a fine line in Friday’s match versus Torino. The Giallorossi would qualify for Europa League with a win. However, they will try to spare some energies ahead of the European Conference League final against Feyenoord as well, which is a more prestigious goal and would lead to the same outcome.
They would finish 6th also with a negative result if Fiorentina and Atalanta were not both successful. The Viola will host Juventus, while La Dea will face Empoli in Bergamo. They would close in 7th position with a draw or a loss and with just one of their two competitors taking home three points.
Ahead of the Torino game, Roma will attempt to bank on the fact that Mourinho never concluded a season below the 6th spot, Corriere della Sera informs. He would tie his worst result yet, which he attained with Manchester United in 2016-2017. He wound up on the podium in 13 out of 14 complete seasons. It is the first time the Special One manages to see out a campaign in four years. He was previously fired by the Red Devils and Tottenham. He has not lifted a trophy in five years and will look to end the the longest slump next week.
The Giallorossi held a team dinner yesterday to rally the troops, although a few foreigners did not attend it. The gaffer announced that Chris Smalling and Henrikh Mkhitaryan would miss Torino-Roma. Instead, Nicolò Zaniolo and Rick Karsdorp are questionable to play.