Roma is not getting better. On the contrary. After Cagliari we thought we could see something else, at least from the point of view of concentration. And instead in Europe – where Roma has done well so far – the team shows little hunger and suffers another defeat in Plzen, city of beer. The qualification … Plzen 2-1 Roma “No beer”
First half. Second half. Two different teams. Roma started bright and created some clear chances, but Dzeko failed to convert. Not so clinical the bosnian. Instead, he looked better playing behind the strikers than as centrefoward, some great passes, eventually serving a great one for Cengiz Under to put Roma in the lead. Another turkish … Shakhtar-Roma 2-1 “Two faced”
Returning from Madrid we made some reflections on everything that happened and that we did not want to happen. Three thousand fans, a great enthusiasm in the city, the arrival at the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium in metro, the singing up to the away fans section 23. After the anthem of the Champions League something happened but … Atletico-Roma 2-0 “Heroes of Silence”
Sorry about the delay. Just back from London. Exhausted but revived, a pile of mixed feelings after two days in the English Capital; the beautiful atmosphere, the fans, the expectations before the game, then the game itself. Whatever happened at Stamford Bridge, we can be proud , whatever the result. Of course, Roma did not start … Chelsea-Roma 3-3 “Stunning”
Good points, 3 points in the bag and second place above Atletico who lost to Chelsea. Bad points, a not so good performance against a team well below average standards in the Champions League. We were expecting a more convincing spirit and attitude, you need that in European competitions, regardless. Some player slacked on the … Qarabag-Roma 1-2 “In the bag”
Here we go again. After the rain it’s sunny again. The game against Sampdoria was cancelled for adverse weather condition, the other Serie A games went on with Juve, Napoli and Inter moving to the top while Milan were battered by a surprising Lazio side. Roma rested and tonight it’s Champions League football, at last. … Champions League Preview: Roma-Atletico M.
Sono terminate le gare di andata del terzo turno preliminare di Champions League. Gare di notevole interesse anche per la Roma in vista del sorteggio dei playoff in programma il prossimo 5 agosto, e per la possibilità dei giallorossi di evitare il confronto con una big. Si ricorda che quest’ultima ipotesi è legata alla mancata … Champions League. I risultati del terzo turno preliminare, vince lo Shakhtar
Il prossimo 8 agosto andrà consegnata la lista Uefa per i playoff di Champions. Rispetto alla passata stagione, scrive Il Tempo (Serafini), dove le sanzioni legate al fair play finanziario costrinsero a limitare la rosa a 22 unità, quest’anno si tornerà alla normalità: lista completa da 25, composta da 17 stranieri, 4 giocatori provenienti dal … Champions League. Consegna della lista Uefa entro l’8 Agosto