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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
For the second time this season, the Giallorossi lost another 1-0 match to a Milan club. This time, it was AC Milan who defeated Roma at the San Siro thanks to a goal from Strahinja Pavlovic. We examine what went wrong in a match that could have gone Roma’s way but didn’t. Some topics of […]
While Roma’s European legacy can’t compete with the likes of Real Madrid, AC Milan, or Bayern Munich, the Giallorossi have provided many memorable European nights. From decisive victories to crushing defeats, memorable goals, epic comebacks, and everything in between, there’s seldom a dull moment when Roma faces its continental foes. Roma’s latest European campaign hasn’t […]
Roma entered yesterday’s match against AC Milan at the San Siro with hopes of a two-point lead at the top of the table. After Cesc Fabregas’s Como side held Napoli to a draw on Saturday, Roma had the chance to claim sole possession of the top spot on the Serie A ladder after 10 games. […]
With Gian Piero Gasperini preferring to focus on how his team could best Milan on the road, and with Roma fans trolling for bigger prizes (claiming sole possession of first place on the table), the rationalists among us probably sided with Gasperini. After all, it’s only Round 10 and, as good as finishing the weekend […]
Gian Piero Gasperini may have preferred to keep the focus on Milan in his pre-match press conference, but there’s no denying it: Roma has a chance to make a huge statement today. Thanks to Como’s draw against Napoli earlier this weekend, a win today at the San Siro would give Roma sole possession of first […]
Ahead of an all-important match against fourth-place Milan, Gian Piero Gasperini gave a full-fledged presser and spoke at length about fitness issues in the squad, what he’s expecting from the team moving forward, and some of his gripes with the changes to football substitutions over the last several years. The stakes of the match are […]
Five away games, five wins. It looks like Gasperini has cured Roma’s old Achilles Heel: poor results on the road. But what’s behind their struggles at home? Roma’s results are split into two parts: they have won all their away matches, but all their defeats have occurred at home. The Stadio Olimpico, once an impenetrable fortress, […]
“The midfield and defense are very similar in every game. The defense is the same, the midfield is the same, and the wingers are the same. Cristante is the one who’s played the most. We’ve varied the attack the most. Our squad is very strong numerically. We’re looking for solutions in attack. At the start, […]
While it may lack the name recognition of the Derby della Capitale or the Derby d’Italia, the calcio world’s collective ears tend to perk up whenever AS Roma and AC Milan face off. Featuring some of the biggest stars in Serie A over the past twenty years, this rivalry has rarely lacked star power, even […]
After beating Sassuolo in a difficult 1-0 match on Sunday, Gian Piero Gasperini and the Giallorossi immediately turned the page to their next opponent, Parma. With only two days of rest between games and tough fixtures against AC Milan and Rangers looming next week, Roma might have been forgiven if they played a bit flat […]
With a tight turnaround after Sunday’s difficult 1-0 win over Sassuolo, Roma had very little time to enjoy the fruits of their labor. While Sunday’s victory put the Giallorossi even with Napoli at the top of the table, after watching Antonio Conte’s club dispatch Lecce on Tuesday, the pressure was on the capital club as […]
Gian Piero Gasperini came to Roma with the expectation of reshaping the Giallorossi in the image of his Atalanta sides: Intense, up-tempo football that was not only effective but pleasing to the eye. While we hope a day will come when Roma’s attack is the envy of the league, but in the here and now, […]
After defeating Sassuolo on Sunday, the Giallorossi have a quick turnaround when they host Parma on Wednesday at the Olimpico. The only player ruled out for the match is Angeliño, but a decent amount of turnover is likely as the Giallorossi enter their fourth match in twelve days. Gasperini is expected to again use Paulo […]
The lights of the Olimpico are flickering back on after a trip to Sassuolo, and Roma return with a simple task that’s not their typical order of business: stay on top. Sitting tied for first in Serie A after eight matches, Gasperini’s side have built their rise on something rare in Rome—consistency. The defense has […]
For more than three decades, James Richardson has been one of the most recognizable English-language voices covering Italian football. Best known for his decade-long run as host of Football Italia from 1992 to 2002, Richardson helped introduce a generation of viewers to Serie A’s glamour, chaos, and charisma. A noted Roma fan, he recently sat […]