On April 3rd, the Serie A was reignited as Roma challenged Sampdoria away from home. In this fierce battle, Roma striker Abrahams was met with cynicism from the home fans, but coach Jose Mourinho stood firmly behind his players.
In the 28th round of Serie A matches in the early hours of the morning, Roma thrashed Sampdoria with a score of 3-0. Despite Abraham's debut, he unfortunately missed several good scoring opportunities, and his goal drought continues. In the 58th minute, Mourinho decided to replace Abraham, at this time there were few boos in the stands, as if in a silent farewell to the striker's departure.
Mourinho admitted after the game, "The boos were really uncomfortable, but I'm not sure if they were directed at Abraham or my decision - I chose to replace him because I was unhappy with his performance. Maybe some people thought Abraham's performance wasn't good enough, while others may have felt that my decision to make the substitution was too hasty, as he was fully capable of scoring in the game."
Looking back at last season, Abraham contributed 27 goals as Roma's main striker, helping the team win the European Cup. However, so far this season, Abraham has only scored 7 goals for Roma. The last time he scored was back on February 5th in Roma's 2-0 win over Empoli. Mourinho went on to say, "Psychological pressure? Coaches always emphasize that a striker's duty is not just to score goals, but to have self-esteem. Abraham failed to score and perhaps he is suffering a lot from that."
Mourinho further said, "We play side by side and share victories and defeats. I brought on Belotti because Abraham had already received a yellow card and was at risk of another suspension, whereas Belotti had no such concerns. Belotti came out and did a great job. It was an exceptionally tough game, we had four players unavailable due to suspensions. Look at Udinese's performance in this round, they had three players suspended and it was just as difficult. Against such adversity, we managed to take the three points."
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