Norwegian Slip-ups mean Roma Need to Win
Jose Mourinho’s Roma have been a mixed bag in recent weeks. Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Inter was their fourth defeat in six Serie A games, leaving them a long way short of the top four. In Europe, a draw and loss to Norway’s Bodo/Glimt means Roma must beat CSKA Sofia to have any chance of finishing first in Group C and skipping February’s round of 32, although they’ll also need a favour from Ukrainian side Zorya.

CSKA Sofia have already finished bottom after losing four and drawing one of their matches. They failed to score in home games against Bodo/Glimt and Zorya, and though they did find the net early on in Rome, they promptly shipped five goals in what remains Mourinho’s biggest win at the helm.

With Roma’s top four push faltering and Mourinho speaking openly of the importance of challenging for the Europa Conference League trophy, the special one will do everything in his power to top the group. The likes of Tammy Abraham, who missed the loss to Inter through suspension, and Stefan El Shaarawy, who has four goals in this competition already, are likely to feature in a strong visiting team.

Comfortable Evening in Store for Roma?
Roma have not exactly been the archetypal Mourinho team this season, boasting Serie A’s fourth-best record for expected goals created but losing a number of big games against rivals, including to Juventus, Lazio, Inter, and AC Milan. A date with Group C’s whipping boys should mean, however, that they give themselves a chance of securing that all-important top spot.

Roma have averaged three goals per game in this group so far, and the price for them to beat a -1 handicap seems generous, given their dominant win in the return fixture. As a result, backing the Giallorossi to enjoy a comfortable win seems wise, with a repeat of their 3-0 away win at Zorya looking a strong correct score prediction.



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挪威人的失误意味着罗马需要胜利
穆里尼奥领导的罗马最近几周的表现好坏参半。周六0:3负于国米是他们在意甲六场比赛中的第四场失利，离前四还有很长的路要走。在欧洲，一场平局和输给挪威的博多/格里姆特意味着罗马必须击败索非亚中央ska队才能有机会在C组获得第一名，并错过2月的32强，尽管他们还需要乌克兰球队佐利亚的帮助。

索非亚中央陆军已经输掉了四场比赛，并和局一场，垫底。在主场对阵博多、格里姆特和佐利亚的比赛中，他们都没有进球，虽然他们在罗马早早就进球了，但他们很快就进了5个球，这也是穆里尼奥执教期间最大的胜利。

随着罗马前四名球队的脚步渐行渐远，穆里尼奥公开表示挑战欧联杯的重要性，这位特殊的球员将尽他所能成为小组第一。塔米·亚伯拉罕因禁赛而错过了输给国际米兰的比赛，斯特凡·埃尔沙拉维已经在这场比赛中打进了4个球，他们很可能成为一支强大的客队的重要成员。

罗马商店的舒适之夜?
罗马本赛季并不是典型的穆里尼奥球队，在意甲联赛中创造了第四好的预期进球记录，但却输掉了许多重要的比赛，包括输给尤文图斯、拉齐奥、国际米兰和AC米兰。然而，与C组的替罪羔羊们约会应该意味着，他们给了自己一个机会，确保最重要的榜首位置。

到目前为止，罗马在这一组场均进了3个球，考虑到他们在复赛中取得的压倒性胜利，他们要想战胜一个-1的不利条件，付出的代价似乎很大。因此，支持罗马享受一场轻松的胜利似乎是明智的，他们在客场3-0战胜佐尔亚的比赛看起来是一个强有力的正确的得分预测。