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#40069 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Catania holds Roma to draw
Last updated: 22 January 2013
The Tim Cup semifinal first leg ends all square at the Massimino
Roma were held onto a 0-0 draw tonight in the first leg of the Tim Cup semifinal in Catania; the Giallorossi suffered the counters of the home side and their solid back line. The Roma front line was particularly uninspired today and could not find a way to breakthrough, although it must be said that the Roman side had the best chance of the game with Destro, but the young striker missed it. The tie will be then decided at the Stadio Olimpico one week from now.
Scorers: none
Booked: Paglialunga, Alvarez (Catania) Tachtsidis, Castan, Burdisso (Roma)
Man of the match: Izco (Catania)
#40066 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
All square in Florence
Last updated: 19 January 2013
The Viola stops league leaders Roma onto a 0-0 draw
The congestion of fixtures might have played a part in a lacklustre Roma performance in Florence, where the home team had a better first half but could not convert their chances; in the second half Roma's manager tweaked the formation changing all of the midfield trio trying to freshen things up for his side in the middle of the park, but while Roma's display was improved, it was still not enough to put one past Viviano and take the lead.
Scorers: none
Booked: Robinson, Dodò (Roma)
Man of the match: Paletta (Fiorentina)
#39984 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Yeah, I didn't expect us to beat Inter so easily to be honest. Just like I couldn't believe my eyes when we almost gave away a four goals lead at Parma
I'm pleased with the January transfer market, good to know Marquinhos and Destro will be with us permanently from now on, hopefully Robinson can cover well for Dodò and for the other two, they are quality signings for the bench, we will need all the depth we can get next season if everything keeps going so well in the league.
#39749 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Goal Party at the Tardini
Last updated: 16 January 2013
Roma almost give away a four goal lead
Roma started the match concentrated and Osvaldo gave them the lead with a fine volley, then Destro doubled the lead with an header on a cross coming from Osvaldo; Pjanic further increased the lead directly from free kick in the 36th minute, and with the teams looking toward half time Destro mae it four, again on a cross from Osvaldo.
At half time Roma was cruising with a 4-0 lead, but whatever was said in the locker rooms changed the game because Parma looked fired up while Roma lost their focus and allowed the home side to close the gap with goals from Gobbi, Belfodil and Ninis; luckily for the Giallorossi, the game had to end and Parma could not find a shock equaliser before it did.
Scorers: 3' Osvaldo, 22' Destro, 36' Pjanic, 43' Destro, 57' Gobbi, 66' Belfodil, 83' Ninis
Booked: Acquah, Parolo, Belfodil (Parma) Piris (Roma)
Man of the match: Osvaldo
#39745 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Roma struggle to go past Atalanta
Last updated: 13 January 2013
Destro gifts Roma the three points in hard match
Just like in Tim Cup, Roma found it hard to beat Atalanta at home, and once again it was just in the dying minutes of the game that the home side found the winning breakthrough, this time thanks to a header from Mattia Destro who received on the far post the cross by Ivan Piris and sent it into the net to the joy of the Roma fans who were resigned to a goalless draw, seeing the super form of Atalanta's keeper Consigli, which won the man of the match award.
Scorers: 86' Destro
Booked: Dodò, Florenzi (Roma)
Sent off: 89' Raimondi (violent conduct)
Man of the match: Consigli
#39739 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Demolition job in Tim Cup for Roma
Last updated: 9 January 2013
Roma brush aside rivals Inter in the Quarter Final encounter
It was a triumph for Roma at the Stadio Olimpico when they clashed with Inter for the Tim Cup quarter final; Mattia Destro scored from the spot in the seventh minute following a foul on Lamela by Chivu; then Lamela's shot was deflected by Silvestre past his own goalkeeper to double Roma's lead, which extended even more in the 27th minute when Destro held up the ball and then laid it for the oncoming Pjanic who ran into the box and beat Handanovic with a precise shot on the far post.
Things got even worse for Inter when Gargano earned himself an early shower for a second yellow in the 31st minute.
In the second half, Roma controlled the match allowing a couple of chances for Inter but further extending the lead with Bradley's first goal for the club, an header following a free kick from Pjanic.
Roma will face Catania in the semi-final.
Scorers: 7' Destro (pen) 11' Silvestre (own goal) 27' Pjanic 61' Bradley
Booked: De Rossi (Roma) Gargano, Nagatomo (Inter)
Sent off: 31' Gargano (two yellows)
Man of the match: Destro
#39735 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Young loanee for Roma
Last updated: 8 January 2013
Jack Robinson makes the switch from Liverpool to Roma
The Giallorossi put a stop to their full back problem following Balzaretti's injury by loaning 19 years old Jack Robinson from Liverpool till the end of the season; the Anfield club hopes this will help the youngster's development while Roma hope he can provide the cover for Dodò until Balzaretti is back, plus his ability to play on both flanks will prove useful to now and then rest Piris too, who so far only had Loic Nego as cover.
#39732 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Marquinhos - Roma, it's done!!
Last updated: 6January 2013
The Brazilian defender completes his permanent transfer to the Rome club
Defender Marquinhos has been one of the top performers for Roma in this campaign so far and the club had decided to invest the money coming from the recent sales to secure the young Brazilian's services on a permanent basis, paying Corinthians the 3M euro fee agreed when the loan deal was completed back in the summer. At this price, it's surely a great piece of business by Roma, which has seen the 18 years old feature in most of their matches so far, scoring two goals, one of which gave the Giallorossi the win in the local derby against Lazio.
Rumours want the wages to be in the region of 750k euro per year, 350k after tax.
#39728 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Roma sets the basis for next season with free transfers
Last updated: 4 January 2013
The Giallorossi pounce on players with contracts running out in six months
In a transfer market were funds are hard to find, especially in Italy, Roma was shrewd to acquire three important players with contracts running out at the end of the season; the Giallorossi got the signatures of young Italian keeper Mattia Perin, centre back Bruno Martins Indi, and most of all Mattia Destro, at the club on loan from Genoa and who's been on fire for the Capital side this term.
It's frankly unbelievable how Genoa could let such a gem go without a fight and on a free.
As for the other two, Perin is labelled as the next Walter Zenga and everyone in Italy firmly believes in the future of the keeper being quite bright; Bruno Martins Indi instead is a solid young Dutch centre back.
#39719 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Guberti and Virga say farewell
Last updated: 2 January 2013
Both wingers set for a permanent transfer away from the Olimpico
Stefano Guberti has agreed terms with Brescia for a fee around 2M euro, while Virga was sold to Grosseto for 300k euro, the club deciding to save up on their wages even if the offer was below the value of the player in both cases.
"We wish them luck" Roma's manager said in the press conference announcing the sales. "We will now look to reinvest the money in a couple deals we have been lining up"
#39718 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Roma duo sidelined for three months
Last updated: 29 December 2012
Balzaretti and Perrotta out injured
The two players got injured today during training, Perrotta reporting a hernia problem while Balzaretti will be out due to a torn hamstring. It will be a blow for Roma especially because Balzaretti has featured quite often in the starting eleven and they find themselves a bit uncovered in that position with only Dodò and the adapted Taddei.
This means that the manager will be forced to look around for a short term solution, the loan of a youngster is the most probable way he will try to pursue.
#39592 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Roma looking to offload some dead wood
Last updated: 26 December 2012
League leaders trying to make up some cash by offloading useless players
Roma will need to sell before they can buy in the January transfer market and the club's Director Franco Baldini is at hard work to try and find a new club to Stefano Guberti, Valerio Virga, and a couple other players the manager has indicated as unwanted. It is understood that Guberti might have some fans in Serie B clubs, as well as the other winger Virga, and Roma hope to get up to 4 million euros for the pair.
The Giallorossi plan to use the cash to secure at least one between Destro and Marquinhos who are currently on loan at the club and have been amongst their top performers.
#39590 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Stekelenburg: "It's all thanks to the manager"
Last updated: 26 December 2012
The goalkeeper thanks his manager for the award
Holland international Maarten Stekelenburg was awarded the "Serie A best goalkeeper of the year" award tonight in the traditional end of the year ceremony which has also seen awards for the other roles being dished out, as well as those for the best player and best young player of the year; the Roma goalkeeper then proceeded to thank his manager, and pointed at him as the main reason for the award.
"He's helped me a lot and I hope to keep improving under his guide" the player said as he was handed the prize. Roma will be delighted to have also placed Marquinhos as second best defender of the year, while Lamela was second both in the best foreign player and best young player awards.
#39584 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Yeah, we will enjoy till it lasts although we are potentially four points off Juve if they win their two games in hand.
#39473 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
I'm playing him the same way, with Support duties and instructed him to not shoot from long range, and to go down the flank to cross from the byline; this because I noticed he kept cutting toward the middle, closing himself against three or four players, then lose the ball or pass it backwards. Now he still cuts through the middle but less than before, also because I've reduced his creative freedom a bit. Seems to work , so far 6 goals and 2 assists with an average rating of 7.41
#39470 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Roma sink ten men Bologna at the Stadio Olimpico
Last updated: 22 December 2012
Destro shines once more as the home side sees off the Rossoblu
Bologna's Diego Perez decided to get on holiday early as he got sent off two minutes into Serie A's last match before Christmas as his side were hosted by Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. The Uruguayan midfielder elbowed Destro in the face and deservedly was shown the way from the referee.
The job got suddenly and immediately easy for Roma then, as the home side installed itself into Bologna's half of the pitch assaulting Curci's goal. Lamela provided the breakthrough converting a cross from Osvaldo into the 1-0 goal with a delicious volley from close range; Bologna held the disadvantage to only one goal till halfway through the second half, but then a so far lacklustre Destro woke up scoring twice in the last twenty minutes, first with a header on a cross from Dodò, then from the spot as Bradley, who had previously came off the bench to take Pjanic's place, was fouled into the box by Pazienza.
Roma can now go on holiday satisfied for a first part of the season which has seen them rise to the top of the table, albeit only thanks to Juventus having played two games less.
Scorers: 18' Lamela 70' Destro 80' Destro (pen)
Booked: De Rossi, Pjanic, Florenzi, Dodò (Roma) Gilardino (Bologna)
Sent off: 2' Perez (Bologna)
Man of the match: Destro
#39459 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Good to know that Lamela has the potential to become so strong, I have always been a huge fan of his, this season he's been on fire in real life too. Let's hope he'll get WPOTY for me as well
#39457 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Roma snatch another victory
Last updated: 16 December 2012
Hard game but the Giallorossi come out on top
Away to the traditionally difficult Catania, Roma faced a first half of struggle against the quick home side attackers, especially because the Giallorossi midfield didn't do a good job of possession, and thus failed to create chances to scare Catania off. At half time the score was 0-0 but only one of the two clubs welcomed the result.
In the second half, Roma showed more desire and most of all must have received some tactical instructions because their passing in midfield was more direct, and the two wingers were more dedicated to hug the touchline, firing crosses into the box; also, Osvaldo was brought in the middle of the frontline with Mattia Destro now operating on the left flank.
Roma managed to create a great number of chances and pushed Catania on the back foot, until a Piris cross found Destro ready for the header on the far post, the young striker gifting Roma three important points.
Rumours have it that after the match the manager criticised the players for the performance despite the win, soliciting controversial reactions from some of his men.
Scorers: 85' Destro
Booked: Marquinhos, Osvaldo, Florenzi (Roma)
Man of the match: Piris
#39445 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Sure they are!!
#39394 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Totti aids Roma past La Dea
Last updated: 12 December 2012
Harder than expected for the Giallorossi
Roma had hoped drawing Atalanta in the first round of the Tim Cup would prove a fairly easy assign to go to the next round, and their manager set to give a rest to those who had played the most till now; however, the game proved to be far from easy for the home side which grabbed the lead thanks to a very good striker from Cornelius, but was then reduced to ten men when young Brazilian full-back Dodò gained a second yellow after 22 minutes.
Atalanta capitalised on the man advantage to equalise with Marilungo, and at half time Roma were facing a struggle, held onto the draw and one man down; however, soon into the second half Atalanta was down to ten men as well as Peluso earned himself another yellow; from then on Roma regained a firm hold onto the game and managed to snatch a winner with skipper Francesco Totti, who corrected into the net a short deflection from the Atalanta goalkeeper just as the game was heading toward extra time.
Scorers: 14' Cornelius 35' Marilungo 82' Totti
Booked: Dodò, Bradley, Florenzi (Roma) Moralez, Peluso (Atalanta)
Sent off: 22' Dodò (two yellows) 55' Peluso (two yellows)
Man of the match: Totti
#39369 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
As you can see Lamela helped us to do just that
#39368 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Lamela thunderstorm on Chievo
Last updated: 9 December 2012
The Argentinian guides Roma to twin
It was an astounding display that Erik Lamela gifted to Roma fans against Chievo tonight, as the young star opened the score five minutes into the game with a splendid volley on Destro's cross from the left flank; Lamela then had another crack in the 16th minute but this time the ball fizzled not far from the bar.
De Rossi pulled the strings in midfield once again like it's right to expect from a player of his calibre, and his ball for Destro at minute 22 was another proof of that; the young Italian striker finalised it at best with a low hard shot on the near post which proved too much for Sorrentino to save.
At half time, Roma led 2-0 but it could have easily been a bigger gap if the Giallorossi strikers hadn't been so wasteful in front of goal, Osvaldo and Destro both missing a number of chances to put the game to bed; it was up to Lamela to do that then at the start of the second 45 minutes, as he got the ball in the Chievo final third, started to run toward goal avoiding two defenders and then unleashed a fierce drive to complete his brace and put Roma on its way to a comfortable 3-0 win.
Scorers: 5' Lamela 22' Destro 51' Lamela
Booked: none
Man of the match: Lamela
#39364 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Third draw in a row for Roma
Last updated: 2 December 2012
Udinese held Roma to 0-0 draw at the Friuli
It was an hardly fought match at the Friuli between Udinese and Roma; the Giallorossi, wanting to win to keep the title shout alive, were evenly matched by a brave Udinese which counted on Di Natale and Fabbrini to threaten on the counter, while a solid back line managed to frustrate the Roma attackers and keep them at bay.
It is understood that Roma's manager is not happy at the result and the display of his men.
Scorers: none
Booked: Benatia, Pinzi, Domizzi (Udinese) Florenzi (Roma)
Man of the match: Benatia
#39091 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
No it can't, and neither can a point away to Juventus, which imho on paper is the most difficult game in the whole Serie A.
#38981 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Draw at the Olimpico
Last updated: 29 November 2012
Roma can't go past Milan
After the battle with Juventus Roma faced Milan at the Stadio Olimpico, hoping to keep up the pressure on the Vecchia Signora with a win; the game was controlled mostly by the home side, with Milan now and then managing to create dangers to the opposition goal, especially from set pieces; however, at half time with the score 0-0 it was certainly Roma who would have deserved the lead.
The second half followed suit, although Milan seemed more intent in trying to win the game now, and it was them who finally got the lead in the 83rd minute with Pato, following a corner which Roma's back line couldn't clear completely; Roma wouldn't accept the defeat though, and immediately equalised with a Totti free kick, which was deflected by a defender.
The Giallorossi keep their unbeaten run going, but will surely feel they could have won this game.
Scorers: 83' Pato 85' Totti
Booked: Balzaretti (Roma)
Man of the match: Florenzi (Roma)
#38980 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Top of the table battle at the Juventus Stadium
Last updated: 25 November 2012
Juventus and Roma share the spoils in an entertaining match
Juventus hosted Roma in the main match of the day as the two sides played for the top of the table; the start of the match was quite explosive with Pirlo netting from a Marchisio free kick, but having his goal ruled out for offiside; Juventus found the lead soon later though, with Matri found in front of the net by a Vucinic cross, and easily pushing the ball past Stekelenburg.
Roma's reaction was fierce and Destro equalised in the 16th minute from inside the box, receiving the ball from Florenzi and keeping it low to go past Buffon. The Roma striker soon later had another good chance but this time he couldn't score.
Till half time the two teams equally shared chances and control of the game, then in the second half Juventus got a slightly more firm grasp on the proceedings, especially in the last fifteen minutes when they had a number of efforts toward Roma's goal, but they also had to thank Buffon for saving them on a low hard shot from Destro in the 86th minute.
All in all, a deserved draw between two of the most in form teams of the league so far; Roma will now face AC Milan at home without De Rossi and Castan who picked up a yellow card ruling them out of the big match due to suspension.
Scorers: 7' Matri 16' Destro
Booked: De Rossi, Florenzi, Taddei, Castan (Roma) Bonucci, Pepe (Juventus)
Man of the match: Bonucci (Juventus)
#38979 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
Roma prolongs winning streak
Last updated: 18 November 2012
After the derby win, Roma mantained their good form against Sampdoria, as Marquinhos got his second goal in a row and Lamela rounded the score for the Giallorossi
Brazilian defender Marquinhos immediately impacted the game as he headed a free kick from Pjanic past Sampdoria's goalkeeper in the first minute, a repeat of his goal against Lazio which gave Roma the three points. The home side then proceeded to create a number of chances to double their lead, but it was up to Lamela to do it with a splendid solo move in which he ran across the Doria's final third before unleashing a fierce low shot which gave Romero no chance.
The second half could have given Destro the joy of a goal, but the Italian striker saw his penalty kick saved by Romero.
The young Argentinian star inspired Roma's attacking play for most of the game, winning a deserved man of the match award.
Scorers: 1' Marquinhos 20' Lamela
Booked: De Rossi (Roma) Munari (Sampdoria)
Man of the match: Lamela
#290695 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
They set up with a defensive approach, with a four men back line and two defensive midfielders to help it.
Nonetheless we manage to create many chances, grabbing the lead with a Marquinhos header in the 13th minute, following a free kick hit by Pjanic; Lamela then should have doubled the lead when he found himself in front of the goal from close range in the 30th minute, but Marchetti saved it.
Lazio rarely create anything in our final third, so it's not a surprise that their keeper gets the man of the match award as the final score remains 1-0 for us, a win which will delight our fans and helps us keep the pace of Juventus and Milan who are ahead of us by two and one point respectively.
Scorers: 13' Marquinhos
Booked: Osvaldo, Piris, De Rossi, Marquinhos (Roma)
Man of the Match: Marchetti (Lazio)
#290694 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
The second half followed the same script, and when the fear of a possible late equaliser started to grasp our fans, Pjanic, coming off the bench, put it to rest volleying into the net a cross from Nico Lopez from the left flank.
Overall, a good display from us ahead of the Roman derby against Lazio.
Scorers: 3' Lamela 82' Pjanic
Booked: Balzaretti, De Rossi, Cornelius (Roma); Ze Eduardo, Campos Toro, Vergassola (Siena)
#38725 Restoring The Might of Rome
giova2k9
I think I'll stick with the one-game-per-post scheme, although I've decided to upload the highlights only for the most important matches, as that takes quite a bit of time to do for every game