One of those victories rarely seen at Roma. These games belong more to English football, the homeland of never giving up anything until the last second. In Italy only one team can do this by tradition, Juventus. Victories made of cynicism and a fortune that must always be sought. Dzeko brings us the three points … Frosinone 2-3 Roma “With the balls”
If it wasn’t for our keeper we would be probably be here talking about another lost opportunity. It’s not for the first time. Roma keeps losing concentration against lower level teams. It’s been going on for the whole season. We had already lost the first leg away, to see the replay of that game was … Roma 2-1 Bologna “Olsen The Saviour”
Unlucky. To say the least. A shot blunder that becomes a clumsy assist but perfect for the Portuguese striker who then does not miss. 2-1. The goal that enshrines a result that is not satisfying from Roma’s point of view, for what has been seen on the pitch. And what makes Porto happy is that … Rom 2-1 Porto “Zaniolo show”
Back to the ordinary. Rome easily put three past Chievo to keep up the chase to 4th place. EDF changed to 4-3-3, with El-Sha and Schick on the wings, and Edin Dzeko in the centre. Although Chievo did have some great chances to score, there was no doubt this time Roma would not make the … Chievo 0-3 Roma “Ordinary”
Regrets for so many chances and no three points in the bag, sure. Equally, on-form Milan can claim a penalty not given and a red card for a Roma player, also not given. The referee didn’t do a great job. Donnarumma was man of the match, stopping the unstoppable. Roma did well enough to reedeem … Roma 1-1 Milan “Donna-Rumba”
Eusebio Di Francesco had said that he cared for the Italian Cup. For years, the only competition that Roma could really try to win continued to be snubbed. In the last few years we had seen only shambolic showdowns, between Spezia, Torino and Fiorentina. When we thought that this was the right time here is … Fiorentina 7-1 Roma “Apocalypse Now”
0-3-3-3. Is this the new football manager formation? Nope. But it could have gone worse. Castagna’s goal at min 44 signalled what was coming next. The incurable disease. Roma went to dressing rooms and never came back, even when Duvan Zapata missed the penalty we all knew it was coming anyway. It took only 40 … Atalanta 3-3 Roma “Incurable”
First half with Torino at very good levels with a rediscovered Karsdrop on the right flank. The usual amnesia incidents remain after the double advantage gained, the only flaw of this Roma team yet clear improved under many points of view. A problem that persists that of not being able to finish off when the … Roma 3-2 Torino “Bullfight win”
Roma goes through comfortably in the Coppa Italia quarter finals by beating Entella 4-0. Next we will play Fiorentina in Florence. Straight Cup tie. All according to schedule. Entella is a weak opponent, though in the first half they had a couple of chances to equalize, but then the gap was really too obvious, in … Roma 4-0 Entella “Rick-Schick”
In September we heard so many Roma fans labelling Cristante and Pellegrini as two useless palyers, to be sent away immediately. That’s normal. Their performances on the pitch were just awful, the results did not arrive, and the sales of Nainggolan first and Strootman later only amplified everything that was not going right at Roma. … Parma 0-2 Roma “Life of Bryan”