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A dream debut from the Giallorossi’s newest player, Donyell Malen, who was signed on loan from Aston Villa on Friday, and a second-half strike from Paulo Dybala propelled Roma to a decisive 2-0 win over Torino at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. Just days after crashing out of the Coppa Italia to Torino, Roma tamed […]
20 days ago | 1 read
It’s not very often that two football clubs face each other twice in a week, but after squaring off in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 on Tuesday, Roma and Torino are back at it again today. Only this time, the circumstances and the location have changed. Rather than battling to advance into the latter […]
20 days ago | 1 read
Roma may still be smarting after their midweek Coppa Italia exit to Torino, but a unique wrinkle in the Serie A calendar means they must face the same team only a few days later. The Coppa defeat was a joyless one, decided on margins that Roma never quite managed to bend. It’s lingering (in my […]
21 days ago | 1 read
“Regarding our general condition, the team is definitely in a better place than it has been the last 15-20 days, around the end of December and start of January. [Evan] Ndicka is back and we got through the suspensions of [Mario] Hermoso, [Gianluca] Mancini and [Bryan] Cristante. [Lorenzo] Pellegrini will return and probably Ferguson too. […]
21 days ago | 1 read
The following is a guest post from Zach Lowy of Breaking the Lines; be sure to follow Zach on social media to read more of his work! You’d struggle to find a more experienced coaching expert in North America than Glenn Crooks. Born and raised in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Crooks graduated with a Bachelor’s […]
21 days ago | 1 read
While it wasn’t quite the attacking double dip we expected a few weeks back, Gian Piero Gasperini will have two new attackers in tow as he prepares for this weekend’s matchup against Torino. A day after announcing the signing of 18-year-old French forward Robinio Vaz, who arrived from Marseille on a deal potentially worth €25 […]
22 days ago | 0 reads
It’s been an eventful few days for Roma. A win on the weekend over Sassuolo was followed by a disappointing crash out of the Coppa Italia on Tuesday. However, prior to the match with the Granata, some big mercato news broke: Roma finalized deals for Robinio Vaz and Donyell Malen And we’re here to break […]
24 days ago | 3 reads
After spending the entire summer single-mindedly chasing Jadon Sancho, only to be left holding the bag when he spurned Roma’s advances—forcing the club into a hasty loan of Leon Bailey—Gian Piero Gasperini and Frederic Massara seemingly learned their lesson. Rather than waiting for Giacomo Raspadori to give the all-clear to join the Giallorossi or hoping […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
While it would have been nice if Roma had won tonight’s Coppa Italia Round of 16 match against Torino, the real test for Torino comes on Saturday, when the sides face off at the other Stadio Olimpico in a critical Round 21 fixture. Given the heavy squad rotation in today’s match and the relatively lighter […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
After seeing off Sassuolo in a 2-0 win on Saturday, Roma faces another quick turnaround today, but with special twist. Today’s midweek feature sees Roma host Torino in the Coppa Italia Round of 16. With multiple cup titles in their trophy cabinet, its a tournament Roma knows well, even if the recent results dont stack […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
For months now, we’ve been hearing rumors that Joshua Zirkzee was Roma’s preferred profile to arrive in January and solidify the striker position. However, with the managerial change at Old Trafford, it looks like Zirkzee is no longer on the market. Meanwhile, Giacomo Raspadori, who was rumored to be arriving in tandem with Zirkzee, still […]
26 days ago | 1 read
Take one look at the transfer headlines surrounding Roma over the past 10 days or so, and the message is abundantly clear: Gian Piero Gasperini is not satisfied with his attacking options—to put it mildly. With the club struggling to land their top two targets, Atletico Madrid’s Giacomo Raspadori and Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee, Gasperini […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
A chilly January evening in the capital resulted in the Giallorossi rebuilding their momentum with a 2-0 win over Sassuolo. It’s a win that was both expected and essential for their hopes of Champions League qualification, as Roma followed up their mid-week victory over Lecce with a composed performance at the Stadio Olimpico (even if […]
28 days ago | 1 read
The Giallorossi righted the ship with a convincing 2-0 win against Lecce, allowing them to stay level with Juventus in fourth place at 36 points. Yet in many ways, that Lecce win was all but expected; it would have truly been a major problem if Roma had dropped points to Eusebio Di Francesco’s side. Today’s […]
28 days ago | 1 read
“As for the team, Wesley’s not ok today. We’ll see tomorrow. He has strong flu-like symptoms but we hope we can recover. Apart from that, we’ll be without [Bryan] Cristante through suspension. We’ll have [Gianluca] Mancini and [Mario] Hermoso back but we’ve lost [Artem] Dovbyk. It certainly is an emergency situation, as it has been […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
Don’t say we didn’t warn you. While Joshua Zirkzee and Giacomo Raspadori always seemed like ideal fits for Gian Piero Gasperini’s struggling attack, the transfer rumor mill doesn’t move in a straight line. Instead of simply connecting Point A to Point B, we’ve been subjected to a circuitous cycle of denials, delays, and hopeful confirmations. […]
30 days ago | 1 read
After dropping two of their past three matches, a skid that has seen them drop out of the top four, Roma found themselves facing an unexpected must-win match against 16th-place Lecce. While Roma are generally favored when they face the other Giallorossi, given the club’s up-and-down performances over the past month or so, it wouldn’t […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Roma roll into the Via del Mare today under a cloud of frustration and attrition. After a sloppy 1-0 loss to Atalanta where the Giallorossi controlled the ball but lacked punch in the final third, Gasperini’s men now face a Lecce side trying to scratch their way out of the relegation battle. While Roma’s recent […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Gian Piero Gasperini didn’t make his usual pre-match comments ahead of Roma’s trip to Puglia to face Lecce on Tuesday. As a result, we didn’t get any insight into the Roma CT’s thoughts on his lineup for the match. However, we do know that the Giallorossi will be shorthanded, especially in defense. For this one, […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Roma travel south to Lecce tomorrow, with the sting of their last match still hurting Romanisti worldwide. The club’s weekend 1–0 loss to Atalanta, decided by an early Giorgio Scalvini header from a set piece and followed by nearly 80 minutes of Roma possession that rarely turned into danger, was not just three points dropped […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
With Juventus versus Lecce ending in a surprising 1-1 draw and both Inter Milan and Napoli facing challenging fixtures, Roma had a perfect chance to close the gap on the top three while keeping the teams below them at a safe distance. However, there was a catch: they faced one of those competing teams—Gasperini’s former […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Aside from being able to sleep later and finding convenient excuses to eat sugar for two weeks, one of the ancillary benefits of the extended holiday season was that it afforded me more time to write the Sinners & Saints pieces. Rather than cranking them out immediately after the match, I had the luxury of […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
A frigid night made for a frosty reunion as Gian Piero Gasperini led Roma back to his old stomping grounds, albeit with a new corporate sponsor. A week after ruining Daniele De Rossi’s return to Stadio Olimpico with a rousing 3-0 win over Genoa, Gasperini and Roma failed to match wits with Raffaele Palladino’s Atalanta […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Since 2025 ended with a reunion, Daniele De Rossi’s return to Roma as manager of Genoa, it’s fitting that we’re beginning 2026 the same way. Gian Piero Gasperini’s nine-year run with Atalanta was nothing short of miraculous; it’s not often that you see a football manager with a singular vision being afforded the runway to […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
“[Lorenzo] Pellegrini and [Leon] Bailey have got the flu, although they were injured anyway. [Niccolo] Pisilli should recover, hopefully. [Mario] Hermoso has recovered and we need to look at Wesley, who has a few niggles. There’s quite a bit going on and we’ll need to make some decisions but I’m sure we’ll try to get […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read