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2021/22 Italian Serie A
Matchday 24
Roma v Genoa
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
Saturday, 5 February 2022
Kick-off is at 15h00
Roma will be seeking their third victory on the spin when they take on Genoa in a
Serie A clash at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, February 5.
Jose Mourinho's side made a stuttering start to 2022 after losing to AC Milan (3-1) and Juventus (4-3), but they bounced back with successive wins over Cagliari (1-0) and Empoli (4-2).
The Giallorossi went into the international break placed sixth in the standings on 38 points, five adrift of the Champions League spots.
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Mourinho insisted it was important to get a positive result against the Azzurri last time out after the teams around them dropped points.
"Winning at Empoli is never easy and to win 4-2 is a great result. Before the game started we knew that Lazio and Atalanta had drawn and so had Fiorentina [against Cagliari], so it was really important for us that we got the three points – and we managed to do that," he said after the match.
"I think for you guys it was a great second half; if we had made it 5-0 then people would have turned the TV off. So at least we kept the viewing figures up.
"Congratulations to my players and also to Empoli, because when you are losing 4-0 and you manage to keep the game alive for as long as they did then you deserve a lot of credit."
The Grifone recently parted company with Andriy Shevchenko, who lasted just two months at the helm after losing six of his nine league matches as head coach.
Alexander Blessin was subsequently named as his replacement and oversaw a goalless draw with Udinese in his first game on January 22.
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The German tactician called on the club's fans to stand by the players during this difficult period as he attempts to turn around their ailing fortunes.
"My football is high-speed football and pressing. Genoa for me means a traditional club, big club, nine times champions of Serie A, crazy fans, positive fans, and all this makes this club so good," Blessin told Genoa Channel.
"This situation needs the fans, the club, the staff, the team to work together and do everything to make the best out of this situation.
"We have at the moment nothing to lose, so this is showing the right mentality to come back."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Serie A Meetings)
Matches - 5
Roma - 4
Genoa - 0
Draws - 1
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