Roma

Roma need to get their season back on track and Jose Mourinho looks to Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham against Francesco Caputo's Empoli.

[Napoli](/teams/napoli) and a shock Coppa Italia exit to minnows Cremonese. [You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Sassuolo-Atalanta on the LIVEBLOG.](https://football-italia.net/serie-a-liveblog-roma-empoli-and-sassuolo-atalanta/) [Roma](/teams/roma) need to get their season back on track and Jose Mourinho looks to Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham against Francesco Caputo’s [Empoli](/teams/empoli).

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Roma's shock Coppa Italia elimination at the hands of Cremonese was a bitter blow to take for a coach who always underlines the limits of ...

Mourinho has had a difficult relationship with the Coppa Italia, winning it just once during his time at Inter Milan. Mourinho's comments on Zaniolo made it clear that he was disappointed with the player's conduct. When he has to reproach, Mourinho is always explicit, direct and never diplomatic. When Mourinho departs a club, he leaves an unfillable void which keeps the team and fans under pressure. In delicate moments, a leader should defend the team and take all the blame directly. [Jose Mourinho](/sport/jose_mourinho/index.html)'s constant complaints are distancing him from the heart of Roma and its fans.

Roma was two points ahead of Lazio, Atalanta and AC Milan. Atalanta lost at Sassuolo 1-0 and ended the match with nine men. “In the first 25 ...

He first parried Dybala’s volley and then got up quickly to keep out Gianluca Mancini’s follow-up. Cremonese was without a Serie A win this season but had beaten Napoli and Roma to reach the Italian Cup semifinals for the first time in 36 years and only the second time ever. Two almost identical goals in the opening six minutes set Roma on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win over Empoli in Serie A on Saturday.

With two goals in the first six minutes, Roma put this match to bed before breaking a sweat. And once again, Paulo Dybala was the star of the show, ...

Empoli would threaten deep in the first half, nearly beating Rui Patricio at the right post off a Baldanzi free kick, but the Portuguese keeper did just enough to alter the attempt to ensure it went wide of the mark. With the match winding down, Empoli emptied their bench in an effort to scratch something from this match. Empoli shot wide once again in the 47th minute, with Akpa Akpro lashing a right-footer past the post and into the stands, keeping Roma’s clean sheet alive and well. Roma would continue to flirt with a 3-0 lead in the 29th minute after Lorenzo Pellegrini pumped in a free kick from some 30 yards out, finding Abraham in stride. Dybala's attempt was quickly saved by Vicario, who then made two successive saves, including one on Abraham inches off the goal line—remarkable stuff from Vicario, who nearly moved to And once play resumed, Dybala came excruciatingly close to his third assist of the match after he found Chris Smalling at the opposite post, only to see the English defenders attempt miss the mark. Roma would win its sixth corner immediately after, but, for the first time in the match, Empoli averted disaster, near or otherwise. With defenders draped all over him, Dybala had two options: shake free from the defender and curl the ball back towards the right post or square it to Abraham in the middle. Dybala chose the former, only to see his attempt swerve just wide of the mark, much to Tammy's chagrin, who was pleading with Dybala for the pass. After that, it was business as usual for Roma: Dybala whips a precision pass into the scrum for one of Roma's giant center-backs to poke home. Roma continued to flex their muscle in the 20th minute, winning yet another corner. It was wash, rinse, and repeat for Roma here.

The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United boss has put Roma in the mix for a top-four finish and a place in next season's Champions League, yet he ...

The truth is that we do our best. For Smalling, I can do nothing to convince him." This is our reality. Mourinho added: "Some fans don't understand it, but this is normal. "But then we wouldn't have won today. Fans love the club, but football is not their area.

Jose Mourinho vented all his frustration at Roma's limitations in a fiery press conference, complaining that boo boys 'don't understand' how thinly the ...

“He must learn how to play with us. “The league is a marathon and the teams who can afford to push on during injuries will finish the marathon in better shape. He is here to help out, not to cause problems.

Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti commented on Mourinho's claim that his side proved better despite the defeat the Maradona Stadium a week ago. "Mourinho.

Roma's Tammy Abraham (L) vies with Empoli's Sebastiano Luperto during a Serie A football match between Roma and Empoli in Rome, Italy, on Feb. 4, 2023.

(Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) Roma's Tammy Abraham (R) celebrates his goal during a Serie A football match between Roma and Empoli in Rome, Italy, on Feb. Roma's Roger Ibanez (L) celebrates his goal during a Serie A football match between Roma and Empoli in Rome, Italy, on Feb.

Former Roma star Antonio Cassano has launched a furious attack on coach Jose Mourinho.Cassano was reflecting on the Coppa Italia defeat to Cremonese last ...

It's been a year-and-a-half that this [Roma](/clubs/roma) side hasn't played proper football." He said, "Mourinho has never been a great coach, he just knew how to play the media and was a great communicator. “It was Mourinho's disaster with Karsdorp, putting him in the stocks, disintegrating and insulting him in front of everyone.

Roma moved level on points with second-placed Inter Milan, which hosts defending champion AC Milan in the derby on Sunday. Roma was two points ahead of Lazio, ...

He first parried Dybala’s volley and then got up quickly to keep out Gianluca Mancini’s follow-up. “We just need to continue like this and keep winning. [beaten Napoli and Roma](https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-torino-fc-arthur-cabral-yann-karamoh-81fbe39f03b701c131865a4ae9a72e07) to reach the Italian Cup semifinals for the first time in 36 years and only the second time ever. And it got off to the perfect start when Roger Ibañez headed in a corner from Dybala less than two minutes in. He’s brought that experience that we needed.” MILAN (AP) — Two almost identical goals in the opening six minutes set Roma on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win over Empoli in Serie A on Saturday.

Roma had the points locked down within six minutes thanks to identical Roger Ibanez and Tammy Abraham headers on corners, while Guglielmio Vicario's triple.

The Tuscans were unbeaten in six, including a victory away to 10-man [Inter](/teams/inter), with Fabiano Parisi and Liam Henderson back from suspension, but Mattia Destro, Ardian Ismajli, Lorenzo Tonelli and Alberto Grassi out of action. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro also smashed a right-foot scorcher just wide, but straight after the restart Vicario performed a career-best extraordinary triple save. [Napoli](/teams/napoli) and crashed out of the Coppa Italia to Cremonese.

Jose Mourinho's Roma returned to winning ways on Saturday as they edged past Empoli - but the former Chelsea boss has revealed he was close to quitting last ...

And after his side's win against Empoli, he revealed it was a massive victory in the fight for a top-four finish. At this moment, Empoli are in excellent shape, perhaps the best, and I consider it an important win because it was against a very difficult team." He added: "I could've left in December and didn’t, this is my life, every day there is a game. Not about his qualities as a player, but about him, he had a difficult period. "There was a short period this season when I had a few doubts about Abraham. And the 60-year-old was contemplating his decision while Roma and record signing Tammy Abraham were enduring a rocky patch of form.