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Will be interesting to see how you do with Roma. As an hardcore Giallorossi fan I hope you will bring them to the elite of world's football, although I'm a huge fan of both De Rossi and Pjanic and to see you've sold them both is a bit disappointing. But, I've to say the cash you got for them is very good.

Roma chase ter Stegen



Last updated: 28 June 2014
Giallorossi in pursuit of the young goalkeeper
Roma's manager has just confirmed the rumours which wanted his club chasing young German goalkeeper Marc ter Stegen. "We believe he's one of the best in the world in his role already and given his age we can't help being interested in the player. We know he will cost us a big fee but he definitely is worth that"

Roma to spend big this summer



Last updated: 28 June 2014
Giallorossi will count on a 70M euro transfer budget
According to Roma's director Franco Baldini, the club will allow a 70M euro transfer budget to the manager this summer; "He just led us to win four trophies in one season, making it five in two seasons; we have spoken with him and he believes he can bring us to more success, and we have no reason to doubt he will do that, so we want to show that we fully back him by handing him such a big transfer fee, sure that he will spend it well like he has done so far"

Roma lift the Champions League



Last updated: 24 May 2014
Thrilling final ends to extra time
It was a spectacular Champions League final between Roma and Borussia Dortmund, which saw in the end the Italian side bring home the prestigious cup; Dortmund started the game better and found the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a Perisic header from a corner, however Roma soon equalised with De Rossi scoring the penalty awarded for a foul on Osvaldo by Wallace.

Destro then gave Roma the lead as he intercepted a back pass from Hummels and was one on one with the keeper, having no trouble to beat him and place the ball into the net; Roma then furthened their lead with Lamela after less than fifteen minutes in the second half, but what seemed now a certain victory became much more complicated as Dortmund came back from two goals down, thanks to Hummels who scored a close range finish from a corner, then Reus who corrected home a cross from Lowe with ten minutes to go.

The match thus headed to extra time, and the inertia of the game seemed favourable for Dortmund; this however didn't put into account the Destro factor. The Italian striker lifted Roma by himself as he went to intercept another bad pass in the 94th minute, scoring his second of the game, and then put the end word on the final as he hit a 30 feet strike which went over Weidenfeller and then fell into the net.

It was Destro's third goal of the game, the 12th of the competition, which sealed Roma's triumph.
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Scorers: 16' Perisic 22' De Rossi (pen) 34' Destro, 57' Lamela, 69' Hummels, 79' Reus, 94', 112' Destro

Booked: Crescenzi, Lamela, Destro, De Rossi, De Sciglio, Piris, Papadopoulos, Ward-Prowse (Roma), Wallace, Gundogan, Hummels, Lowe, Kirchoff (Dortmund)

Man of the Match: Destro

Second Tim Cup in a row for Roma



Last updated: 18 May 2014
Siena smashed 4-0 in the final act of the competition
Roma won their second Tim cup in a row as they dominated the final against Siena; Destro opened the score in the 16th minute, then Marquinhos doubled the lead in the final minutes of the first half as he was the quickest to get on the rebound from the bar after Destro's header, and tapped the ball into the net; in similar fashion arrived the third Roma goal with Osvaldo in the first half injury time, as the Italian striker was there to tap in the rebound from the bar hit by Pjanic with a direct free kick.

In the second half Roma controleld the game searching for a fourth, but Destro missed a couple of very good chances; the striker, however, managed to complete his brace as he scored on a good solo move right at the end of the game.

The Roma camp will now keep their concentration high ahead of the clash with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final.
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Scorers: 16' Destro 41' Marquinhos 45+2' Osvaldo 90' Destro

Booked: Belmonte (Siena), Balzaretti, Osvaldo, Pjanic (Roma)

Man of the Match: Destro

Roma finish the league on a high



Last updated: 11 May 2014
Giallorossi record a win in the final game of this league campaign
In the last game of the league campaign Roma was in front of its fans at the Olimpico, and sent them home happy for another win; Spezia proved no match for the home side which was ahead by to goals by the 20th minute, thanks to a double salvo from Lamela in the 15th minute and Pjanic four minutes later.

In the second half Spezia managed to reduce the gap as Sammarco missed the penalty in the 53rd minute, but Gentili managed to score from the following corner kick. However, Roma's control of the match never wavered, and Destro put his final word on the proceedings scoring the 3-1 goal right at the end.
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Scorers: 15' Lamela 19' Pjanic 54' Gentili 90' Destro

Booked: Balzaretti (Roma), Sammarco (Spezia)

Man of the Match: Lamela

Roma win in Turin



Last updated: 7 May 2014
Giallorossi bounce back after the Milan game
Roma didn't let the Milan loss bring them down as they bounced back with a win away to Juventus; it was a tight game, resolved for the new champions by Mattia Destro, who scored the only goal in the 63rd minute.

Juventus could have equalised in the dying minutes of the game thanks to a generous penalty awarded by the referee, but Arturo Vidal missed his spot kick, allowing Roma to bring back in the Capital the full spoils.
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Scorers: 63' Destro

Booked: none

Man of the Match: Bonucci

Roma lose to Milan



Last updated: 4 May 2014
Milan get the win in final minutes
In a game which Roma had little interest in playing, the home side went ahead thanks to Julio Norinho in the starting minutes of the second half, but could not find a second and were punished by a late comeback from Milan, thanks to Pazzini who came onto the pitch from the bench to score two in the last five minutes and turn the score around.

That is the second defeat of the league campaign for Roma, both of which were at home.
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Scorers: 47' Norinho, 84',86' Pazzini

Booked: Ademilson (Roma) Abate, Antonini, Muntari (Milan)

Man of the Match: Ogbonna

Roma to play the Final



Last updated: 30 April 2014
Roma lose at the Camp Nou but reach the last act of the competition
Even if Roma once more lost the return leg of the tie, tonight at the Camp Nou they didn't put on show a woeful display as in other occasions; Dani Alves gave the Blaugrana the lead with a beautiful free kick, but Roma didn't lay down and repleid with Pjanic in the 19th minute, the Bosnian being the quickest to get onto Valdes' short deflection and slam it into the net.

The first half ended level, a fair result for what was seen on the pitch; however in the second half Barcelona found the winner thanks to Pedro who received a cross from the right flank, shot from close range but was denied by the keeper, with the ball falling once more to his feet though, so that he was able to have a second attempt and push it into the net.

Roma go through on an aggregate of 5-2.





Scorers: 11' Dani Alves 19' Pjanic 58' Pedro

Booked: Song, Pedro (Barcelona) Balzaretti (Roma)

Man of the Match: Fabregas

Goal-rich draw for Roma



Last updated: April 2014
Sampdoria keeps the new champions from winning
It was an entertaining match between Roma and Sampdoria tonight in Genoa; the home side got the lead thanks to a free kick from Kahlenberg but Ademilson immediately equalised; with a half an hour on the clock, Kahlenberg scored another free kick, but as the half time whistle loomed over the players, Ademilson equalised again.

In the second half the match remained tight, until with fifteen minutes to go Pisano scored a casual goal with a wrong cross from the right flank; however, Sampdoria were denied the win by Ademilson's third goal right at the end of the game, with the Brazilian turning into the net a loose ball in the home side's box.



Scorers: 11' Kahlenberg 12' Ademilson 30' Kahlenberg 43' Ademilson 75' Pisano 88' Ademilson

Booked: Juan Antonio (Sampdoria) Norinho, Piris, Castan (Roma)

Man of the Match: Ademilson

Barcelona stunned at the Olimpico



Last updated: 22 April 2014
Roma trash the Blaugrana in the semi-final first leg
Lamela was once more the man who shined in tonight's spectacular win by Roma over Barcelona, which they has already met in the group stages; the Argentine opened the score after 9 minutes with a header on a cross from Balzaretti, then doubled his tally few minutes later when Gabbiadini forced Valdes to a difficult save, and the Argentine was there to tap the rebound in with his head. Not more than two minutes later Roma widened the gap again, taking advantage of a clearly shocked Barcelona, as De Rossi found Destro, who laid it back for Pjanic; the Bosnian saw Florenzi's run, served a perfect ball to put the Italian midfielder through on goal, and he didn't miss.

To complete Roma's astounding first half, Destro scored the fourth, heading home a free kick from Pjanic. In the second half Roma went close to a fifth, but Barcelona played much better than in the first half and managed to test youngster Santopadre a number of times, even if mostly from long range. Nonetheless, the young keeper, forced into the squad by the emergency which has hit Roma, was attentive and didn't let any past him, keeping a clean sheet.

Santopadre also set the record for the youngest player in the Champions League, being only 16 years and 15 days old.





Scorers: 9', 14' Lamela, 16' Florenzi, 32' Destro

Booked: De Rossi, Pjanic (Roma) Dani Alves (Barcelona)

Man of the Match: Lamela

Thanks!! Now let's challenge for the Champions League!!

Roma are Serie A champions!!



Last updated: 19 April 2014
Giallorossi win against Catania and seal the title
Roma's decisive match against Catania started well as Pjanic sent the home side in front after only six minutes, finishing a nice team move; the Giallorossi had the match under control but missed many chances and thus the score wasn't as round as the way the game went would have allowed, especially Destro seemed unable to find the net despite having many shots toward Andujar's goal.

What counts at the end of the day, though, is that Roma have got the result they wanted, and now they can celebrate winning the title, although there's a Champions League semi-final ahead which will probably postpone the parties for some days.



Scorers: 6' Pjanic

Booked: Balzaretti

Man of the Match: De Sciglio

Goal emergency for Roma



Last updated: 16 April 2014
Giallorossi without a goalkeeper for the main games of the season
Roma will have to face the title decider against Catania and at least the first leg against Barcelona without both its goalkeepers; Stekelenburg will be out for the season as he reported a hip ijury which will keep him out for two months; Perin instead reported a sprained ankle which will see the young goalkeeper out of action for at least 4 weeks.

Roma ease past Bologna



Last updated: 12 April 2014
Lamela guides the Giallorossi to victory
A brilliant start from Lamela allowed Roma to get into a comfortable position early into the Bologna clash, as the Argentine scored the first goal after a great solo move, then from the right flank crossed low for Destro who only had to push the ball home, which he did, doubling the lead in the 16th minute.

From then on Roma controlled the game quite easily, conceding little to Bologna and bringing home the three points. As Inter drew again, their advantage grew to 15 points with 5 games to go, this means that one point in the remaining games will give them the title; Roma will want to secure it as soon as possible though, to be able to focus on their Champions League campaign, and also because next game is at home against Catania, so they will want to have the celebration in front of their fans.



Scorers: 7' Lamela 16' Destro

Booked: Annan

Man of the Match: Cherubin

Roma has second leg issue



Last updated: 8 April 2014
Giallorossi go through on away goals
Roma clearly has an issue going into away second legs with a good advantage as they once more made things hard for themselves in the return leg against Benfica; De Rossi fouled Cardozo in the box and the referee awarded the home side the penalty which Fletcher scored; from then on Roma's players showed signs of nervousness and Benfica took control of the game, scoring again with Gomez in the dying minutes of the first half, and matching Roma's advantage from the first leg.

In the second half the Roman side played better and found a deserved goal with Destro in the 78th minute, but soon later they were worried again as Fletcher found space in the box and scored his second of the game.

The 3-1 allowed Roma to go through on away goals, but they need to sort themselves out if they want to have a chance against Barcelona in the semifinal.





Scorers: 25' Fletcher (pen), 40' Alejandro Gomez, 78' Destro, 80' Fletcher

Booked: Garay (Benfica), Osvaldo (Roma)

Man of the Match: Cardozo

Roma zeroes on the title



Last updated: 5 April 2014
Nine man Fiorentina lose 2-0 at the Olimpico
Roma easily controlled the match against Fiorentina as the won 2-0, thanks to a brace from Ademilson who opened the score in the 28th minute witha header from Piris' cross; Olivera made things easier for Roma as he got himself sent off in the 34th minute, and Roma only had to finish off the game from then on, which they did in the 72nd minute when Ward-Prowse found Ademilson's run and the Brazilian sent the ball into the net past Neto with a low finish; things got even worse for Fiorentina soon later as Mbokani dived in the box and received the second yellow card of his game, leaving his teammates down to nine men.

As Inter drew against Juventus Roma are now 13 points off the second with 6 games to go, this means that two wins will seal the Serie A title for the Giallorossi.



Scorers: 28', 72' Ademilson

Booked: Ward-Prowse, Martins Indi (Roma), Mbokani, Mesbah, Olivera (Fiorentina)

Sent off: 34' Olivera, 77' Mbokani (two yellows)

Man of the Match: Ademilson

Giallorossi see the semi-final



Last updated: 2 April 2014
Roma win 2-0 and look to the semi-final
Roma played well against Benfica in the first leg of the quarter finals tonight, and got a nice 2-0 win which should see them go through and reach the semifinals of the Champions League; after some good chances, Roma found the lead thanks to a well timed combination which allowed Pjanic to enter into the box with the ball on his feet, and strike it past Artur; in the second half Benfica raised the pressure on Roma's back line and the fans were calling for a second goal, fearing an equaliser; however, up front Roma wated a number of opportunities, until Lamela finished the game off with a solo move which he concluded with a low left foot drive which went into the net right in the low corner.

Pjanic was awarded the man of the match prize for his commanding midfield display, and the much important goal which opened the score.





Scorers: 25' Pjanic 85' Lamela

Booked: Balzaretti, De Sciglio (Roma), Mulumbu, Pereira (Benfica)

Man of the Match: Pjanic

Roma beat Napoli



Last updated: 30 March 2014
Balanced game edged by the home side
It was a tight game at the Olimpico as Roma faced Napoli tonight; both sides had good chances, and the first half ending in a draw was probbaly the right result.

However, it is often said that the quality of title-winning sides is to somehow find a breakthrough in games like these, and that's what Roma did in the second half when a good team move saw Destro nod it down to Norinho, who played a through ball for Gabbiadini, and the Italian striker didn't miss from so close to the goal, giving Roma the lead that they managed to keep till the final whistle, getting the three points and keeping Inter, who had won the derby against Milan, eleven points off the top.



Scorers: 68' Gabbiadini

Booked: Norinho, Ward-Prowse (Roma), Gargano (Napoli)

Man of the Match: Campagnaro

I had lelft FM open yesterday and it crashed today when I went to play, thus I had to redo the Atalanta game, which I now lost 1-0 but I'm still through to the final, and had to redo the Champions League draws, now I'll have to face Benfica instead of Dortmund and Barca got paired with United instead of Porto.

Thought I would tell you so those of you who have seen the post yesterday don't get confused when I get to the Champions League matches

Roma will face Benfica



Last updated: 29 March 2014
Champions League draw puts Roma against the Portuguese side
Roma will face Benfica in the Champions League quarter finals, as decided by tonight's draw; the pairings for the semi-finals were alse drawn today, and the winner of this clash will face the winner of the Manchester United-Barcelona tie for a place in the final.

"Could have been much worse to be fair, it won't be easy but we can manage to go through" said the Roma manager after the draw had ended. "As for the semi-final, we will worry about that if and when we get there"

Roma get the final



Last updated: 26 March 2014
Atalanta almost close the gap but Roma are through
Roma did exactly what they did with Real against Atalanta, allowing the home side to almost nullify the first leg disadvantage; the game started balanced but slowly Atalanta got a firm grip on the midfield and thus on the game, finding the lead with Kozak in the 23rd minute, and getting close to a second in many occasions.

When Norinho got himself sent off for two yellows, Atalanta's control of the game increased even more and brought them to a second goal with Schelotto, but it was by now injury time of the second half, so it was too late for them to complete the comeback.

Roma will face Siena in the final.



Scorers: 23' Kozak 90+2' Schelotto

Booked: Marilungo, Bellusci, Peluso, Parolo (Atalanta) iris, Crescenzi, Norinho, Tachtsidis (Roma)

Sent off: 82' Norinho (Two yellow cards)

Man of the Match: Schelotto

Roma widen the gap



Last updated: 23 March 2014
Palermo beaten at home
Roma's response to its manager's critics after the Real game came in the form of an important title race win in Palermo; the first 20 minutes were balanced but then Osvaldo gave Roma the lead with a fine header on Balzaretti's cross, then De Rossi doubled the lead with another header, this time on Pjanic's free kick, at the end of the first half; in the second part of the game the Giallorossi controlled the game and made sure to bring home the three points which mean, as Inter and Juventus won, that now Roma's pursuers are the two giants, which are joint eleven points off the top of the table.



Scorers: 26' Osvaldo 42' De Rossi

Booked: Morganella (Palermo) Lamela, Florenzi, Balzaretti (Roma)

Man of the Match: Balzaretti

Dreadful Roma go through



Last updated: 18 March 2014
Madrid almost pulled back the four goal disadvantage
Roma travelled to Madrid confident of going through thanks to the 4-0 win of the first leg, but the Giallorossi almost messed that up as they allowed Madrid an early lead thanks to Xabi Alonso heading home a corner from Modric; then Madrid went to dominate the game and deservedly doubled the lead with Cristiano Ronaldo in the 37th minute, effectively halving their deficit.

Roma came out of the locker room for second half a bit more concentrated but Real kept controlling the game and had a goal disallowed for offside in the 57th minute, then finally found a third with 20 minutes to go as Higuain was found into space by a long ball from Ramos; the Argentine had no problem to beat Stekelenburg.

Real now were piling up the pressure to find a fourht and bring the game to extra time, but Roma somehow resisted to the assault and brought hom the pass for next round despite a woeful performance.





Scorers: 5' Xabi Alonso 37' C.Ronaldo 70' Higuain

Booked: Rafael, Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Osvaldo, Pjanic (Roma)

Man of the Match: Sergio Ramos

Cagliari snatch a point



Last updated: 14 March 2014
Roma can't win against the Sardi
On a frozen pitch, Roma drew with Cagliari as their mind was probably already in Madrid for the clash with Real; nonetheless, the home team had taken the lead with Ademilson heading home a cross from Gabbiadini; but soon later Perin missed a low ball in the box leaving the goal unguarded for Sau to equalise.

From then on the match remained balanced and neither side could find a winner.



Scorers: 11' Ademilson 16' Sau

Booked: Dodò, Ward-Prowse, Norinho, Papadopoulos (Roma) Sau, Perico (Cagliari)

Man of the Match: Tachtsidis

Thanks

Roma return to winning ways



Last updated: 9 March 2014
Chievo slammed by the Giallorossi
Their previous defeat made Roma particularly determined against Chievo, and they gained a clear win at the expense of the home team as Pjanic opened the score with a brilliant free-kick; Osvaldo then doubled the lead as he tapped in Sorrentino's deflection on Pjanic's shot. Hetemaj tried pulling Chievo back into the game but Osvaldo was ready to close the door again for Chievo as he was the quickest to get on the rebound after Destro hit the bar with a header, and score his second of the game.

Right before half time he could have completed his hat-trick but missed the penalty which had been awarded for a foul on Destro, however the fourth goal for Roma arrived in the 73rd minute with Lamela, who was found into space by Pjanic and did not miss from close range.



Scorers: 10' Pjanic 14' Osvaldo 25' Hetemaj 26' Osvaldo, 73' Lamela

Booked: Rigoni, Hetemaj (Chievo) Papadopoulos (Roma)

Man of the Match: Pjanic

Roma surprised by Torino



Last updated: February 2014
The Giallorossi record their first league defeat in 65 games
Roma must have still been on a high for the Champions League triumph over Real as they faced Torino at home, allowing the opposition an early lead thanks to Andre Dias' header on a corner in the seventh minute.

Meggiorini offered the Giallorossi a lifeline as he got himself sent off in the 14th minute for violent conduct following a reckless challenge on Papadopoulos, but despite the man advantage the home side could not find an equaliser and even risked conceding another as Stekelenburg saved Sansone's penalty in the 72nd minute.



Scorers: 7' Andre Dias

Booked: Ward-Prowse, Piris, Papadopoulos (Roma), Hallenius (Torino)

Sent off: 14' Meggiorini (Violent Conduct)

Man of the Match: Andre Dias

Real shock at the Olimpico



Last updated: 26 February 2014
Merengues annihilated by Roma and Destro
Real Madrid might have suspected the Roma match would not be a walk in the park but they surely didn't expect leaving the Olimpico trashed by the home side; Mattia Destro was the absolute hero of the night as he put the Merengues to the sword, opening the score in the seventh minute as he corrected an header from Pjanic past Casillas.

Roma held tight for the remaining part of the first half, trying to hit Real on the counter and getting close to a second goal with Destro who was pushed into the box and the referee awarding the Giallorossi a penalty; De Rossi stepped up but his spot kick ended on the bar and then the rebound was saved by Casillas.

Some would have thought that a bad sign, and in another occasion it might have been; but whatever Roma's manager said in the locker room at half time must have worked like magic because the second half saw the Giallorossi widen the gap with goals in quick succession; first Destro lobbing Casillas with a header on a cross from Lamela, then Destro again, found space for a solo move which he ended placing a shot close to the post and out of Casillas' reach; then Lamela finished Real off with a headed finish on Caprari's cross.

The Spanish giants were stunned but managed to avoid conceding more goals and went close to score one themselves, but at the end of the day Roma were far superior in this game and deserved their large victory.





Scorers: 7', 55', 57' Destro, 59' Lamela

Booked: Marcelo

Man of the Match: Destro

Yeah, I guess if we don't mess up too badly a 9 point gap should be enough to start thinking the title is ours...but you never know what can happen!

And now it's Champions League time...Real Madrid we don't fear you!!