Cautiously Optimistic Since 2007
Admittedly, we waited a long time to finally see Daniele Ghilardi’s (albeit raw) potential unfold. Ghilardi rarely played between August and December, with only occasional substitutions and a rare start against Midtjylland in November. Why? Beats me. Fortunately, Gasperini finally recognized his talent after the New Year. In 2026, Ghilardi significantly improved and primarily started […]
22 days ago | 3 reads
Objectively speaking, escaping a hostile environment like the Diego Maradona with a point in hand is a decent day at the office. However, as with most things, context matters. In Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Napoli, Roma squandered an opportunity to solidify (ish) their grip on fourth place. A victory over Antonio Conte’s club would have […]
23 days ago | 3 reads
With the usual foreboding sense of fear that overcomes any Roma fan the minute a club above them drops points, Giallorossi supporters were wary of today’s six-pointer against Napoli. After last week’s 2-0 over Caligari, the capital club was imbued with fresh optimism, doubly so thanks to Donyell Malen’s hot form and Bryan Zaragoza’s intriguing […]
23 days ago | 2 reads
After bouncing back from a brief lull in late January with a cushy 2-0 win over Cagliari last week, Roma thrust itself back into the top four chase, joining the likes of AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, and Juventus in the race for one of Italy’s four Champions League places next season. And what’s more, […]
24 days ago | 2 reads
“Right now I don’t even know who will be available, so I need to see that first. Then we’ll see what we decide. Pellegrini has played a lot, right? So those are the options. We’ll see. First we need to figure out what shape we’re in. We’ll train today and then we’ll decide. But Dybala […]
24 days ago | 4 reads
Some fixtures in a season feel like checkpoints; succeed, and it’s good, but fail, and it’s not absolutely fatal. Other fixtures feel like verdicts. Roma’s trip to the Maradona tomorrow is the second kind. This is a straight-up, six-point affair against a direct rival, in a stadium that doesn’t believe in mercy, with the Champions […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
The following is a guest post by Zach Lowy, who recently interviewed journalist Gabriele Marcotti on a range of topics, including Roma’s transformation under Gasperini. You can keep tabs on all of Lowy’s work on social media. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more erudite football journalist than Gabriele Marcotti. Born on July 28, 1973, […]
25 days ago | 2 reads
Roma signing a talented young South American player only to lose him to a mega club 18 to 24 months later; it’s a tale as old as time. A mere mention of the names Lamela, Marquinhos, and Alisson turns even the hardest Roma fan into a blubbering mess. While discovering and developing these talents is […]
26 days ago | 4 reads
The Giallorossi got back on track with a crucial victory over Cagliari on Monday, pulling themselves back into joint 4th with Juve. Things get no easier this weekend as they travel to Naples for a crucial top-4 head-to-head with Napoli. In this episode, we break down the win against the Sardinians and look ahead to […]
27 days ago | 3 reads
As they have throughout the season, Roma bounced back from a brief dip in form—marked this time by a frustrating draw against Milan and a defeat to Udinese—by securing a clean, well-organized victory. This time, they left nothing to chance, outshooting Cagliari by a 5:1 margin and using a Donyell Malen brace to power past […]
29 days ago | 3 reads
Things have gone from bad to worse for Gian Piero Gasperini and Roma over the past two weeks. After reeling off a pair of 2-0 wins over Stuttgart and Torino in late January, the Giallorossi have dropped points in their past three matches: draws with Udinese and Panathianakos and last Monday’s loss to Udinese. As […]
30 days ago | 3 reads
A Monday match against a mid-table side is, in theory, the kind of night Roma should use to exhale: rotate a little, take the points, move on. At first glance, tomorrow looks like that kind of fixture. It’s at the Olimpico, against a team that would happily leave with a point and doesn’t have the […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
“I’ll let him start right away, no problem, but he needs to train, we’ll take fifteen years off him (laughs, ed.). We’re getting to know each other about Zaragoza; he’s trained with us a few times, played regularly for Celta, and is in decent condition. He obviously needs to get to know his new situation […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Ever since he “retired” in 2017, Roma fans have longed for the day Francesco Totti would return to the club in a legitimate capacity. Following his forced exit from the pitch nearly a decade ago, Totti joined the front office in August of 2017, working alongside James Pallotta, Eusebio Di Francesco, and Monchi. Given his […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
With the first of February drawing to a close, we’re now in the nether region between the winter and summer transfer windows, where news and rumors go to die. While it won’t be long before summer transfer rumors trickle in, we’re left to twiddle our thumbs, waiting for Roma to do something we love but […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
It will be several months (if not years) before we can fully assess Roma’s 2026 winter transfer market, but this much is already clear: they learned a valuable lesson from a frustrating summer transfer season. Rather than fixing their aim on a solitary target, only to fail in a lengthy and time-consuming pursuit, Roma finally […]
about 1 month ago | 7 reads
Roma entered today’s Round 22 fixture looking to reclaim third place on the league table. And while a win wouldn’t have advanced the Giallorossi further up the table, a loss would have been a blow to the club’s top-four hopes. With the top six clubs separated by 14 points, week-to-week volatility at the top of […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Now that Roma has secured a spot in the Europa League Round of 16 and sewn up their final transfer of the winter season, former Celta Vigo/Bayern Munich winger Bryan Zaragoza, the club can return its focus to Serie A. After losing four of six matches between late November and early January, Gian Piero Gasperini’s […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Roma arrive in Udine with the table tightening in the way it always does at this point of the season: everyone in the hunt, nobody comfortable. On Monday night at Bluenergy Stadium, the job against Udinese is simple to describe and harder to deliver: show up, impose order, and leave with the points that keep […]
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Roma returns to action on Monday Night Football against Udinese, and we should see plenty of turnover from Thursday’s 1-1 draw in Greece, where Roma played down a man for most of the match. That draw was a vital result in Roma’s overall scheduling situation, as the Europa League bye will mean no Thursday night […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
With two consecutive league starts and a goal on his debut, Donyell Malen’s transition to life in Rome has been nearly seamless. While his younger counterpart, Robinio Vaz, hasn’t experienced the same immediate success, the young Frenchman is an ideal disciple of Gasperini’s footballing philosophy. Still, despite that intriguing mix of production and potential, not […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
We’ll say this much about Roma: they seldom make it easy. While it’s no secret that Gian Piero Gasperini’s priority remains Serie A (and rightly so), today’s Europa League fixture against Panathinaikos—the eighth and final match of the League Phase—carried enormous consequences for the Giallorossi. A win or draw would have advanced Roma directly to […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
With last weekend’s 1-1 draw against AC Milan firmly in the rearview mirror, Gian Piero Gasperini and Roma must now shift their attention back to the Europa League. Following last week’s 2-0 win over Stuttgart, the Giallorossi are virtually assured of advancing to the next phase; the only question remaining is how circuitous a path […]
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
As incredible as it may sound, it took until almost February before the Giallorossi finally drew a match. And the way this one played out against the Rossoneri, it turned out to be a crucial point gained, as the Roma did it come from behind fashion. As a result, Roma pulled into third place in […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Recently, our guest contributor Zach Lowy had the chance to interview former Roma player Ricardo Faty. Faty isn’t a name usually associated with Giallorossi due to his short spell with the club. In fact, I can’t recall even seeing him play during my nascent days as a Roma supporter—he was always just another name on […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads