One of those days where I don’t really fancy writing. Too sad. Today, Nicolò Zaniolo underwent surgery for Anterior Cruciate Ligament rupture of the knee (ACL). His loss is far bigger than the actual defeat to Juve. We have lost our powerhouse talisman for a few months, we might be able to see him back … Roma 1-2 Juventus ‘Forza Nico’
This game was to catapult Roma towards the very top, the crossroads of the season, with the clashes with Juve and Lazio very near. A defeat that is very bad for the morale and the table. Against a Torino team who had not won in Rome for 13 years, without 5 players, with 5 goals … Roma 0-2 Torino ‘Not so Di Bello’
The shameful 7-1 still in my head. Vendetta. This was a revenge due, the players had to reedem themselves and so they did. They put 4 past Fiorentina on their own ground. A game that marked the technical gap between the two sides, with Lorenzo Pellegrini – Pilgrims in english – author of some fabulous … Fiorentina 1-4 Roma “Pilgrims”
A convincing victory. The 3-1 leaves no doubt about Roma’s performance, but at the end of the first half we were kind of frightened. Down by a goal for Kolarov’s silly foul, here is the inevitable penalty by Petagna, of course, just after the rumours during the week of a possible move. Roma goes to … Roma 3-1 Spal “Bouncing”
An unexpected twist. Borussia out of the Europa League in the 90th min. at the hands of Istanbul Basashkir, a team that got stuffed 7 times by Roma but now qualifies as top of the group. Roma qualifies as a second with tons of regrets. Another draw against a very poor team. Wrong approach, superficial … Roma 2-2 Wolfsberger ‘Euro-Second’
Dzeko, Kluivert and Pau Lopez out at the last minute for fitness problems. On top of that, we lost Santon only after 15 mins of play. Then, Flaco, Cristante and Zapp, the other long term absenteees. Yet, Roma managed quite well against the league leaders, a great display in defense by Small-dini and Mancini, with … Inter 0-0 Roma “Point blank”
An impressive win against an impressive team. Roma showed the right character and resilience to grab 3 points at the Bentegodi stadium. Verona run all over the place for 90 mins, they have some good players like Amrabat, Faraoni and Di Carmine, glimpses of a team that will give hardtime to anyone. Roma didn’t play … Verona 1-3 Roma “Rome & Juliet”
Easier than expected. Roma beat Istanbul and even President Erdogan. A game never in discussion, Roma in full control with the Turks not even making a shot on goal. Are they poor or it us too good? a little both, I would say. Three goals in the first half that put the result in the … Istanbul 0-3 Roma “Turkish delight – part 2”
Chris Smalling showed what great buy he’s been so far. Scored, nearly scored again, provided the assist for another goal, impeccable defending. Roma now need to close a deal for a permanent move as soon as possible. The price tag is on the increase as time goes by. On the pitch, Roma started kind of … Roma 3-0 Brescia “Small-Big”
Roma did not lose in Parma because they did not play Florenzi. There is no counter-proof. But the sidelined Roma captain surely was more suitable than Santon to attack on the flank. I hadn’t talked about it until now, also because the team went well, if not better, without him. But in Parma it could … Parma 2-0 Roma “Cooked”