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Roma return to the Olimpico in a strange dual reality that only this club seems capable of inhabiting: one where the Giallorossi are cruising in Serie A at a level we haven’t seen since 2013, yet are somehow stumbling through a Europa League campaign that should, on paper, be far more straightforward. The club’s domestic […]
about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Roma hosts Midtjylland on Thursday, with the Danish team the only remaining Europa League team with a perfect record. Midtjylland has won all four matches and sits atop the Europa League table. Having already secured an away win at Nottingham Forest in the competition, Gian Piero Gasperini will need to make the right selections if […]
about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Transfers (and transfer rumors) are the meat and potatoes of the modern-day football journalism industry, and I suppose sites like ours as well. In fact, a simple search for Roma transfer rumors is what brought me to this site nearly 20 years ago. While the Roma sides of the early 2000s certainly weren’t bereft of […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
If yesterday’s 3-1 victory over Cremonese had happened in Matchday 1 rather than Matchday 12, Roma fans would have been frothing at the mouth with visions of Gian Piero Gasperini’s attack overwhelming the entire league and ending the club’s decades-long Scudetto drought in one fell, entertaining swoop. But a funny thing happened over the past […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Roma entered today’s fixture sporting the best defensive record in Serie A and in the middle of a five-team race for the top spot. By any objective standard, Gian Piero Gasperini’s group was riding high. Even their dormant offense had shown signs of progress recently, stacking up a pair of two-nil wins before the international […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Back from the international break, Roma’s task remains the same: Keep pace with Napoli, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and even Bologna at the top of the table. After 11 rounds of play, Gian Piero Gasperini’s group has amassed an impressive 21 points and enter today’s fixture against Cremonese winners of three of their last four […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
“Angeliño has started working again, albeit individually. He’s training well; we’re somewhat dependent on the doctors for this situation. Dybala and Bailey are working together; I think they’re good going forwards, but we need approval here too. The internationals, on the other hand, arrived a day earlier than in previous weeks. They performed well, almost […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
Typically, when we discuss full-backs in these spaces—especially when it comes to contracts and transfers—our usual introduction focuses on the club’s historical struggles at the position. Since you’ve probably been following us for a while (and if not, hello and welcome!), we’ll skip the trip down memory lane. Instead of analyzing the club’s past failures […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Please don’t say we didn’t warn you: With journalists up and down the Italian peninsula and from every part of Great Britain flooding us daily with updates on Joshua Zirkzee’s possible transfer to Roma, we’ve officially entered the Jadon Sancho zone—a place where every phone call, telling glance, subtle suggestion, and non-denial shifts the rumor […]
2 months ago | 1 read
When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
Next to the actual events on the pitch, and of course, transfer rumors, few things capture the imagination of football fans quite like kits. With new looks released every year, fans don’t have to wait long to get their fix—even though it’s a blatant marketing scheme (or scam), we can’t get enough. From debating the […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
It’s becoming harder and harder to understand Niccolò Pisilli’s situation at Roma. It’s only been months since the 21-year-old’s coming-out party during the 2024-2025 campaign—and only weeks after a spate of performances for the Azzurrini that may have anointed him the future of both the Italian National Team and the Giallorossi—but Pisilli still finds himself […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
While we haven’t quite reached the seven updates a day rate of the Jadon Sancho to Roma rumors from the summer, the Giallorossi are suddenly caught up in another transfer saga involving a wantaway Manchester United attacker. As we discussed yesterday, Gian Piero Gasperini and Roma have their sights set on United’s forward/attacking midfielder, Joshua […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
With a pair of two-nil wins over Rangers and Udinese before the international break, the optimistic among us might suggest that Roma’s struggling attack is starting to take shape. With injuries forcing his hand, Gian Piero Gasperini has gotten creative in recent matches, experimenting with different shades of the false-nine formation, even going so far […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
With Evan Ferguson, Paulo Dybala, and Artem Dovbyk all out, Gian Piero Gasperini used Tommaso Baldanzi as a makeshift striker against Udinese, alongside Soulé and Pellegrini. And what did you know, our little Tommaso actually did a decent job. Could Baldanzi reinvent himself in a different role up front? Compare Ferguson and Dovbyk with Baldanzi, […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
It was a successful week for the Giallorossi, as Roma achieved matching 2-0 wins over Rangers and Udinese. The latter victory, along with some favorable results across the league, means that the Giallorossi enter the international break tied for the top spot with Inter. However, despite their strong play, Gian Piero Gasperini is dealing with […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
The start of Roma’s season has been a pleasure for Romanisti. With the Giallorossi beginning with an 8-3-0 record, they are tied for first with Inter on 24 points—that’s the first time they’ve reached 24 points in 11 matches since the 2017/18 season. Their nearly impenetrable defense has been a key factor in their strong […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
The international break may be a necessity (especially during a World Cup year), but it remains an annoying one. With no matches to dissect and discuss, the news tends to run dry this time of year. However, there is one thing football fans can digest any time of year: transfer rumors. While Gian Piero Gasperini […]
2 months ago | 0 reads
Although yesterday’s 2-0 win didn’t ultimately give Roma sole possession of first place (thanks, Lazio), they beat a tough Udinese team and returned to their winning ways after dropping last weekend’s fixture at the San Siro against AC Milan. When combined with Thursday’s win over Rangers in the Europa League, Gian Piero Gasperini’s group navigated […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
A composed, professional clean sheet win: this has been the story of Roma’s season to date, and even though the Giallorossi managing to score multiple goals was a break from the typical bevy of 1-0 wins, this win provides a template for the rest of the season. Gian Piero Gasperini was able to dispatch Udinese […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
After their mid-week win against Rangers in the Europa League, Gian Piero Gasperini and Roma return to their domestic responsibilities, hosting 10th-place Udinese at the Stadio Olimpico. After winning five of their first six matches to start the season, Roma has dropped two of their past four league matches, losing a pair of 1-0 matches […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Roma is set to face Udinese on Sunday in the last game before the international break. Having played on Thursday against Rangers, the team might include some fresh players in the lineup against the Zebrette. However, Gasperini will still be missing key attackers such as Paulo Dybala, Evan Ferguson, and Leon Bailey due to injuries, […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
Roma closes out a busy stretch on Sunday by hosting Udinese at the Olimpico. The Zebrette are off to a solid start in the first quarter of the season — sitting 9th with 15 points. After a 1-0 win over Atalanta last weekend and a 2-1 victory earlier this season against Inter, Udinese won’t fear […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
After dropping two consecutive matches to Lille and Viktoria Plzen (at home, no less!), Roma’s status as a Europa League favorite took a significant hit. Sure, Gian Piero Gasperini’s group was doing well in Serie A, supported by the league’s stingiest defense, but that success hadn’t carried over to European play. While Roma doesn’t necessarily […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
“What does ‘rest’ mean? For what reason? We’ll rest tonight. Tomorrow when we play, we won’t rest. I find it hard to understand this idea of resting… “No, that’s another matter. If you’re talking about rotating – or playing some other players – then that’s different. But resting… You rest at home. As for who […]
3 months ago | 0 reads