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Matchday 5: Roma vs. Inter Milan
Roma’s Perfect Start Faces Its Biggest Test Yet Against Inter
Roma’s Perfect Start Faces Its Biggest Test Yet Against Inter
If any Romanista expected the Giallorossi to start their season in this particular fashion, I’d like to hire them as my own personal psychic. Four matches into the Serie A season, and Roma are undefeated with an eye-watering +11 goal differential, thanks to world-class performances throughout the side, but particularly from Donyell Malen and Paulo […]
Gasperini Assesses Roma: “We’ve Eliminated the Major Weaknesses”
As the first of the newly expanded three-week international breaks approaches, now is a good time to take stock of Roma’s progress through the first month of the new season. From blowout victories over minnows to come-from-behind wins over recent nemeses, Gian Piero Gasperini and the Giallorossi have hit all their marks in September. With […]
Four Key Figures From Roma’s 2-0 Win Over Torino
Roma continued its superb start to the season with another Serie A victory—making it a perfect 12 points from 12 to open the season. The win puts Roma top of the table with a +11 goal differential, giving the Giallorossi the tiebreaker over their next opponent, Inter Milan. But before we turn our attention to […]
Sinners & Saints: Torino 0, Roma 2
We’re not even a month into the season, but Roma is already showing serious potential as they ease into year two under Gian Piero Gasperini. With four matches in the books, the Giallorossi remain undefeated while boasting a nearly unblemished record, conceding only one goal through their first 360 minutes of action; a start that […]
Roma Grinds Out a 2-0 Win to Stay Perfect in Serie A
Another week, another win. Roma’s momentum just can’t be halted right now in Serie A, with a 2-0 win over Torino representing a positive return to league action after Thursday’s Champions League draw with Fenerbahçe. Roma are now four from four in Serie A and they’ve been winning in a variety of ways. There were […]
Torino vs. Roma: Lineups & Game Thread
While Roma made their long-awaited to the Champions League last week, their first appearance on the big stage in eight seasons was a bit of a mixed bag. Gian Piero Gasperini’s group played well enough to carry a one-nil lead into the second half in Istanbul, quieting a raucous Fenerbahçe crowd for most of the […]
Probable Formation: Torino vs Roma
“You need a solid group, which luckily, we have. You must never undermine that. We have really great players here and we have faith in everyone. There isn’t a standard approach to managing periods in which you have a lot of games. You take it as it comes and hope to get it right. After […]
Mora Set for Bigger Role as Roma Looks to Stay Perfect at Torino
While Roma’s first match back in the Champions League didn’t knock anyone’s socks off, it’s still such a relief to see the Giallorossi back in Europe’s best continental cup. The 1-1 draw to Fenerbahçe ended Roma’s perfect start to the season across all competitions, but it was a hard-fought match where there were definite positives […]
Matchday 4: Torino vs. Roma
Four Key Figures From Roma’s 2-0 Win Over Torino Sinners & Saints: Torino 0, Roma 2 Roma Grinds Out a 2-0 Win to Stay Perfect in Serie A Torino vs. Roma: Lineups & Game Thread Mora Set for Bigger Role as Roma Looks to Stay Perfect at Torino Roma Set for Squad Rotation Ahead of Brutal Fixture Run
Roma Set for Squad Rotation Ahead of Brutal Fixture Run
Four matches in the first 17 days of the season isn’t exactly a Spartan regime by modern football standards, but Roma’s somewhat sluggish performance against Fenerbahçe in Thursday’s Champions League opener could signal sweeping changes ahead of Monday’s trip to Torino. Strictly speaking, the Giallorossi didn’t play poorly against their Turkish rivals, but the spring […]
Four Key Figures From Roma’s 1-1 Draw With Fenerbahçe
2,745 is a pretty substantial figure, and fortunately, it’s one Roma will no longer need to dwell on. That was the number of days between their last Champions League game, against Porto in 2019, and Thursday’s clash with Fenerbahçe upon their return to the competition. Roma claimed a 1-1 draw away from home, going ahead […]
Sinners & Saints: Fenerbahçe 1, Roma 1
Win, lose, or draw, yesterday was a momentous occasion in the Romaverse. After spending the better part of the past 10 years sweating out every result, running every table scenario, and typing the phrase “top four” until the keys nearly got erased on my laptop, Roma finally made their long-awaited return to the Champions League. […]
Roma Grinds Out a Point Against Fenerbahçe in Champions League Return
It may have taken nearly eight years for Roma to return to Europe’s biggest stage, but we only needed a few moments to remember how special Champions League evenings can be. From the opening notes of the Champions League anthem to the impressive, Frankenstein-esque tifo by Fenerbahçe fans and even the presence of a few […]
Fenerbahçe vs. Roma: Lineups & Game Thread
This is it! After eight long years, Roma has finally returned to the Champions League. Following last season’s surprising third-place finish, Gian Piero Gasperini and the Giallorossi secured a spot in Europe’s big dance for the first time since the 2018-2019 season. Although the format has changed, the challenge remains the same for Roma: prove […]
Roma Face Fenerbahçe in Their Long-Awaited Champions League Return
Following Roma for the past decade has been an exercise in patience—at least if your goal was to be watching your club play in the Champions League. Season after season, Roma would combine deep runs in the Europa League (and, eventually, the Europa Conference League) with just barely missing out on Champions League qualification through […]
Across the Romaverse, #238: Soulé Rescues Roma, Champions League Preview & More!
Roma stayed perfect on Saturday with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Atalanta at the Olimpico. The Giallorossi dominated for large swaths of the match, only to find themselves down as the clock neared the 90 minute mark. However, goals from Mario Hermoso and Soulé sent the Olimpico into delirium and gifted Roma a much-deserved three […]
Roma Unveils New Third Kit
If it’s almost time for European football, that can only mean one thing: the unveiling of Roma’s third kit. Rather than rolling out three new kits each season on a predetermined schedule, the Giallorossi have traditionally released their third kits before the start of European play. We saw it last year with the club’s Shakhtar […]
Roma Considering Move for Free Agent Raphaël Guerreiro
With three wins on the trot and a healthy +9 goal differential to start the new year, Gian Piero Gasperini and the Giallorossi are playing as well as any side in Europe. From Donyell Malen’s continued goal-scoring binge to Bryan Cristante’s surprisingly strong start to Paulo Dybala dialing back the clock, Roma is hitting all […]
Sinners & Saints: Roma 2, Atalanta 1
A little bit of personal story-time to start this week’s Sinners & Saints. Yesterday was the first Roma match that my girlfriend watched all the way through in a serious way. She’s a fan of football in general, but follows the NWSL most closely. Thanks to my work with Chiesa di Totti, she knows what’s […]
Four Key Figures From Roma’s 2-1 Win Over Atalanta
After cruising to 4-0 wins over Fiorentina and Lecce to open the season, we all knew Atalanta would provide a stiffer test at the Olimpico on Saturday. Nevertheless, despite the Giallorossi dominating in the first half, they couldn’t break the deadlock. La Dea scored an early second-half goal, but the Giallorossi pressed on, pulling out […]
Roma Finally Exorcises Its Atalanta Demon
One could write a compelling doctoral dissertation on Roma’s various mental hang-ups against certain opponents. Whether you call them bugaboos or deep-seated mental blocks, Roma tends to come up short against certain opponents more than others. Sometimes this manifests as poor shooting, losing your man at the far post, or the opposition keeper seemingly growing […]
Roma vs. Atalanta: Lineups & Game Thread
No matter what side of the ledger Gian Piero Gasperini is on, recent history between Roma and Atalanta hasn’t been kind to the Giallorossi. Even after making the switch last season, Gasperini, now with Roma, couldn’t reverse the hex he himself created. In two cracks at his former club last year, Gasperini came up empty-handed, […]
Probable Formation: Roma vs Atalanta
“We need to take it match by match. It’s true that these games are all close together but it’s impossible to predict what will happen on the pitch. We’ve gone months with no injuries, but when you start playing in the league and then the Champions League too, a few players are bound to pick […]
Matchday 3: Roma vs. Atalanta
ROME, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: AS Roma player Paulo Dybala during training session at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini on September 02, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Luciano Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images) | AS Roma via Getty Images Four Key Figures From Roma’s 2-1 Win Over Atalanta Roma Finally Exorcises Its Atalanta Demon Probable Formation: Roma vs Atalanta Roma’s Perfect Start Faces Its First Real Test Against Atalanta
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