Roma are definitely betting on finishing in the top four of Serie A, but it will be very difficult for Paulo Fonseca’s team to achieve what they want. At the moment, the Romans occupy only the seventh line in the table with 54 points. The wolves are seven points behind the fourth Atalanta. Such a handicap can already be called critical. Complicating the task is the presence of Lazio and Napoli in the competitors, which are higher in the table. The Neapolitans have five points more, with a match in reserve. In the last round Roma defeated Bologna with a score 1:0 at home with a not quite main line-up, ending a series of three matches without winning the championship. While the Italian press is trying to guess the name of the new coach, Roma are doing everything to prevent the Portuguese specialist from leaving the club ahead of time. A 2:1 win in Amsterdam over Ajax definitely extended Fonseke’s life, but today that advantage still needs to be defended.
In turn, the metropolitan club again groped for luck. In the last match Washington interrupted a series of 24 Utahs wins on the road . Moreover, the sorcerers beat twice the leader of the championship this season. Russell Westbrook is simply in shock form, having already recorded five type-doubles in a row in the last five away matches. Washington won three of those meetings and is clearly targeting a fourth victory. Bradley Beale is already in the ranks, who in the game with the jazzmen scored 34 points. Problems with the protection of Washington have not yet been resolved. In 12 of the last 15 away battles, at least 110 points were conceded. By the way, it was the Kings who clearly surrendered in terms of attacks, but they might wake up against such a weak defense.
