Whoever follows Jose Mourinho’s teams knows that they usually don’t play too fluently and technically attractive in attack, but the goal scored by Roma in Genoa against Sampdoria this week deserves all the praise. It turned out that was the sole goal in the victory over Sampdoria, and it was given by Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the 27th minute.”I love playing and scoring at this ground! It was really important to win today – we had to dig deep but we got the job done. I have to thank my teammates for the resolve they showed.”🎙️ – @HenrikhMkh #ASRoma #SampRoma pic.twitter.com/xuX7ww8Lw2— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 3, 2022 The action started with the goalkeeper Rui Patricio, and after a few passes, Mkhitaryan spotted lonely Lorenzo Pellegrini on the left. An incomprehensible amount of free space was left to him by the home players, and he used it to get closer to the penalty area, and assist Nikola Zalevski, who sent the ball sharply into the penalty area. Tammy Abraham was stopped from scoring, but Mkhitaryan was forgotten and he used it. The 33-year-old Armenian scored his fourth goal this season, the first one after that thriller with Juventus, when Roma led 1:0 and 3:1, and lost 3:4.Mkhitaryan’s goal turned out to be enough for the Romans to continue the series without defeat in the Italian championship. The series has now been extended to 10 matches, and it is expected that the 11th match will be added in a week against Salernitana at home. During the current span, Roma achieved six victories and four draws. As for Sampdoria, a relegation struggle continues even with Marco Giampaolo at the helm. Samp has lost four out of the last five games in Serie A, and are currently 7 points away from the relegation zone.SERIE A – ROUND 31 Saturday Spezia – Venezia 1-0 (0-0)/Gyasi 90+3/Lazio – Sassuolo 2-1 (1-0)/Lazazri 17, Milinkovic-Savic 51 – Traore 90+4/Salernitana – Torino 0-1 (0-1)/Belotti 18 pen/Sunday Fiorentina – Empoli 1-0 (0-0)/Gonzalez 58/Atalanta – Napoli x-x (0-2)/Insigne 14 pen, Politano 37/Udinese – Cagliari x-x (2-1)/Becao 38, Beto 45 – Joao Pedro 32/Sampdoria – Roma 0-1 (0-1)/Mkhitaryan 27/21.45: (2.85) Juventus (3.20) Inter (2.70)
