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In so many ways, tonight’s fixture was Act One, Scene One from the Roma Happened nightmare script. With Roma dancing around the fringes of the top four for most of the season, the Giallorossi were gifted a lifeline earlier this weekend. Thanks to our old pal Luciano Spalletti guiding Juventus to a 3-0 upset over […]
It’s a cold, rainy day in Rome, but like the mailman, neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these Romanisti from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Today’s appointed rounds is perhaps one of the most significant matches of Roma’s season to date: a duel with second-place Milan that could […]
Roma welcomes Milan to the Olimpico today, hoping to secure its first positive result of the season against a top-four rival. With head-to-head losses to both Milan clubs, Napoli, and Juve, the Giallorossi are doing themselves no favors in the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League. However, with Roma currently fourth in a […]
After spending weeks, if not months, tracking every available and semi-available forward in Europe, Roma closed a pair of intriguing deals last week, landing Donyell Malen from Aston Villa and young French forward Robinio Vaz from Marseille. While Vaz is one for the future, Malen made an immediate impact, scoring the match-winning goal against Torino […]
With all the excitement over Donyell Malen’s dream debut in Roma’s 2-0 win over Torino, which erased much of the consternation stemming from the club’s up-and-down performances over the preceding month, the club’s ongoing Europa League campaign was swept under the rug. After an opening-round win over Nice in late September, Roma stumbled in their […]
Today’s Europa League match between Roma and Stuttgart carries a lot of weight for the Giallorossi’s long-term hopes. A win here would make it far more likely that Roma makes the top eight after league play, avoiding a messy play-in round featuring the clubs that land between ninth and twenty-fourth. Meanwhile, a draw or a […]
“The lads are doing well, except for [Mario] Hermoso, who is injured. Then there are the other players with their ailments who you already know about, and the obvious absences of the two new signings. Otherwise, I’d say that the squad is in good shape physically. Obviously tomorrow’s match is quickly followed by a game […]
Torino learned the hard way that beating a team twice in a week and three times in a season is difficult, as Roma paid Il Toro back with an impressive 2-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico Grande di Torino. It was a complete performance from the Giallorossi, who moved into sole possession of 4th in […]
Robinio Vaz arrives at Roma as a relatively unknown 19-year-old whose transfer came out of nowhere. Despite his youth and inexperience, his talent was enough for Ricky Massara and Co. to drop €25 million on the French teenager. To learn more about Roma’s recent signing, who made his debut on Sunday in Turin, we brought […]
Normally, a road fixture against 13th-place Torino wouldn’t cause much of a fuss, but there was a tinge of excitement in the air yesterday when Roma visited the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. Not only were the two clubs meeting for the second time in a week, but thanks to Cagliari’s earlier upset of Juventus, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]