Cautiously Optimistic Since 2007
In a sporting context, the cross-cultural exchange between Argentina and Italy is perhaps the most fruitful and celebrated in the history of football. Starting in the early 20th century, waves of Italian immigrants arrived on the shores of Argentina, bringing the most cherished aspects of their culture to the New World, including their unique brand […]
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Roma’s reputation as a selling team has rarely been in question. From the days of Antonio Cassano and Walter Samuel to Marquinhos and Erik Lamela a decade ago to the recent back-breaking sales of Mohamed Salah and Alisson Becker, Roma fans have grown accustomed to saying goodbye. We’re oversimplifying things, of course, but Roma doesn’t […]
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It isn’t easy being a Roma academy product. While there are countless successful players scattered across Europe who trained with the Giallorossi in their youth, the number of players who are able to train with the Giallorossi Primavera system and then stay in a Roma kit as a senior player is quite low. Even if […]
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If Roma’s weeks-long pursuit of Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho this summer didn’t clue you in, allow me to state the obvious: Gian Piero Gasperini desperately wants to upgrade Roma’s attacking options. While Matíás Soulé’s significance to the Giallorossi becomes clearer each day, the young Argentine can only do so much. With strikers Artem Dovbyk […]
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Three goals and two assists after six Serie A games. At least one goal or assist in his last three Serie A matches. If there’s one Giallorosso who’s in red-hot form right now, it’s Matias Soulé. Starting all eight games this season, Gasperini is clearly relying on Matias as the main player up front to […]
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