Just four days ago, Roma qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League and seemed to have finally found their groove. But their inconsistency caught up with them as they succumbed to a demoralising 2-0 defeat against Fiorentina at Stadio Artemio Franchi.Fiorentina needed the points as they pursue a place in European football, and they certainly looked like it from the get-go. An early penalty conversion from Nico Gonzalez was quickly accompanied by a Giacomo Bonavernura fine low strike barely 10 minutes into the match. Roma were clearly not on the races when the match started and they were made to pay.
Jose Mourinho spent most of the night complaining to officials on the touchline, but to no avail. His team looked inept as Viola kept creating chances for the rest of the night.It was only some poor finishing from Krzysztof Piatek late on that kept the scoreline locked at 2-0 in favour of Vincenzo Italiano’s team.Roma will now have two more matches to ensure a place in next season’s Europa League. Also, they will try to win the inaugural Europa Conference League when they face Feyenoord in the final later this month. But with their ups and downs all season, it’s difficult to say whether they’ll be favourites for any of the remaining games.HUGE win for Fiorentina, putting them level on points with Roma.Crazy battle for the final two European qualification spots still in play:5 – Lazio (62 pts) 🟠6 – Roma (59 pts) 🟢7 – Fiorentina (59 pts)8 – Atalanta (59 pts)🟠 Europa League🟢 Conference League pic.twitter.com/gjeO6fT4Lf— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) May 9, 2022 One bright spot in an otherwise terrible night was the late introduction of their star defender Leonardo Spinazzola after a ten-month lay-off. The 29-year-old picked up a bad injury playing at the European Championship last year and is now facing a long road of returning to full match fitness. With the way his understudy Nicola Zalewski has been playing tonight – Spina’s return couldn’t come a minute too soon.SERIE A – ROUND 36FridayInter – Empoli 4-2 (2-2)/Romagnoli 40 og, Martinez 45, 64, Sanchez 90+4 – Pinamonti 5, Asllani 28/Genoa – Juventus 2-1 (0-0)/Gudmundsson 87, Cricito 90+5 pen – Dybala 48/SaturdayTorino – Napoli 0-1 (0-0)/Ruiz 73/Sassuolo – Udinese 1-1 (1-0)/Scamacca 6 – Nuytinck 77/Lazio – Sampdoria 2-0 (1-0)/Patric 41, Luis Alberto 59/SundaySpezia – Atalanta 1-3 (1-1)/Verde 30 – Muriel 16, Djimsiti 73, Pasalic 87/Venezia – Bologna 4-3 (2-1)/Henry 4, Kiyine 19, Aramu 78 pen, Johnsen 90+3 – Orsolini 45+2, Arnautovic 55, Schouten 68/Salernitana – Cagliari 1-1 (1-0)Verona – Milan 1-3 (1-1)/Faraoni 38 – Tonali 45+3, 49, Florenzi 86/MondayFiorentina – Roma 2-0 (2-0)/Gonzakez 5 pen, Bonaventura 11/