A very important day for the rest of the season of AS Roma. The victory over Napoli sends a clear message to the rest of the pack; the knowledge that on paper only Juve are stronger. At the San Paolo stadium today Roma showed again superiority after doing the same by beating Inter Milan. Another victory of strength, Roma deserved the three points, that propel … Napoli-Roma 1-3: “The Great Leap”
An entertaining match! Frenetic and pulsating until the last second! It was an open match, with lots of scoring chances on both sides. At the end, Roma clinched a 2-1 victory thanks to Dzeko’s early goal – his fifth of the season, and Manolas’ first goal of the season, via a deflection off Mauro Icardi. … Roma-Inter 2-1 “Edin, at last”
It’s hard to believe Francesco totti has turned 40 last Tuesday. Francesco capped another memorable week with three assists as Roma thrashed Astra Giurgiu 4-0 in Group E of the Europa League. The genius playmaker, who scored his 250th Serie A goal on Sunday made the difference once again. The hosts took the lead in the … Roma-Astra 4-0. Europe Totti
Sometimes people fear about the worst possible outcomes, hoping that it will not happen. Then, it happens. Last summer, Iago Falque and Castan were offloaded to Torino while Bruno Peres came the other way. We were all happy. Today Falque was man of the match, scoring two goals. Peres was one of the worst on … Torino-Roma 3-1. The good, the bad and the ugly
Roma are back to winning ways against newly promoted Crotone FC. 4-0 the final score. A feast, as expected. Although it was never really a contest, there were some scary moments in defense at the very beginning of the match and, at the very end of the match, as the coach pointed out. The usual lack of concentration that you might get away against … Roma-Crotone 4-0. A predictable feast
An undeserved defeat. Better than Fiorentina but zero points. Performance was good overall, better than recent ones, at least. A couple of negative episodes, goal offside and penalty denied, the ref did not help but we denoted the usual limitations. The team is unable to control and finish off, and the replacements on the bench aren’t good enough. Nainnggolan and Strootman kept sweating in the middle, Manolas … Fiorentina-Roma 1-0. Step forward or step back?
“Deferral” is the word used by Luciano Spalletti after the 1-1 draw in Plzen: Any thoughts postponed until next match, he told the media. Make no mistakes, the team played like a bunch of fools wandering around the field. The subs who started did not exploit their chance, and you need to impress at once if you want to remain at Roma. Spalletti has accused his players again. … Viktoria Plzen-Roma 1-1. A European deferral
Here comes again Pope Francis. We are not talking about Bergoglio, yet our number 10 Francesco “Francis” Totti, just waiting for a call by the Pope to be canonized like all good saints called to St. Peter. Miracles. How many more miracles we need to make it clear to someone that 40 years Totti is still a step ahead than his younger teammates? If … Roma-Sampdoria 3-2. Saint Francesco Totti
“Roma are ready.” This is what he said before the double fixture against Porto, we now know that certainly no longer exist. After yet another inexplicable blackout in the field, Luciano Spalletti does not like it and accuses the team, defining their players very soft and little combative. But there’s more. According to us there is something underneath, something that … Roma are ready, not!
Chronicle of a disaster waiting to happen. Well yes, we did say, now Roma must show to keep head up and be aware of their ability in certain games and in certain competitions. The same had hoped Kevin Strootman when he mentioned the need to acquire that winning mentality, not being afraid of anyone. Instead, … Roma-Porto 0-3. What went wrong?