On Sunday at home to Sampdoria, Roma title hopes came crashing down on them thanks to a 2-1 home defeat. This is now a big mountain to climb for Roma to win the title as Inter are 2 points clear but its not over until its over and i think Roma will fight tooth and nail to get top spot. After Sunday defeat to Sampdoria you could see the hurt and frustration in some of the players including Phillipe Mexes, […]
Serie A is certainly hotting up and Gironata 35 is here! AS Roma will be buoyed by Derby victory and safe passage through to the Coppa Italia final after a 2-1 aggregate win over Udinese. Not many of the first team regulars started the midweek match as the tinkerman; Claudio Ranieri worked his magic in anticipation of Sampdoria’s visit to the Olimpico on Sunday evening. Unbeaten in 23 league matches, Roma will face the toughest of their remaining four games. […]
Guest writer: Jay Scardina - Ciao my fellow Romanista! What a great derby, I thought Roma was going to have a tough time coming back if Lazio converted on the penalty. Julio Sergio gets major props this week for such an awesome save. That save kept them in the game. When Roma tied, I told my brother, who was watching the game with me at the time, “Now we have a deby”. There was plenty of time for both teams […]
In 2003, Claudio Ranieri lost his job as manager of Chelsea after his gamble in the UEFA Champions League semi final against Monaco backfired and cost Roman Abramovich’s newly assembled squad a place in the final. With the Blues a goal to the good away from home in the first leg, Ranieri adopted an ultra attacking formation in an attempt to kill the game when the hosts were reduced to 10 men, a move which came back to haunt him […]
The title race in Italy’s top division now sees the “Tinkerman” take on the “Special One.” Last weekend’s results meant AS Roma went to the top of Serie A for the first time this season. AS Roma beat Atalanta 2-1 at the Olimpico, whilst Inter were held to a frustrating 2-2 draw away to Fiorentina. Roma now have a 1 point advantage over Inter Milan with 5 games to play; so just who is in better shape to win the […]
Have a cracker of a podcast topics include, AS Roma, Ranieri, Mourinho, Coppa Italia, silverware. Join Mando and Kevin as they run with the pack know simply as, i Lupi. AS Roma under Ranieri take charge of Serie A, leading Inter Milan by one point on 68. Is Coppa Italia the next trump? Listen to the podcast and enjoy the ending outtake on Portugesee. Yes I know I said hardware instead of silverware, and Christian Zanetti instead of Javier. Oh […]
Ciao Calcio fans! This is Jay from Atlanta, Georgia and I will be writing a blog on the site dedicated to AS Roma. A little information about me. I grew up an NFL fan, but as I got older it seemed to me that the sport came second to the flash. I stopped watching sports all together. I was never much of a soccer (football) fan, until me and my wife visited Italy about 3 years ago. We were in […]
Mr. Totti, who just helped his club defeat Inter Milan with a late second half substitution on Sunday, relaxes in the green room with trainers on. hover and left click for +zoom pic thanks to Ash from Futbolita for bring this one to our attention
The joy on the faces of all Romanista was a delight to see after the victory over Internazionale at the Olimpico on Saturday night, giving the Claudio Ranieri fairytale the chance to reach a magical end. For most of the season it was felt that AC Milan would be the main protagonists to challenge Inter for the Scudetto, but as the Milanese giants have wilted in recent weeks, AS Roma have gone on an amazing run, before the match twenty […]
After the final whistle was blown last night in the capital, the sense of belief was there in the players and the coaching staff of Roma. Can Roma really pip Inter and win the Serie A Title? all these questions will be answered in the following 5 or 6 weeks. What a game yesterday evening between Roma and Inter and what a performance by Roma to shut up the Inter team and come away with 3 points. Ranieri started with […]
Roma 1-0 Inter Milan goalscorer De Rossi(16′) Roma 1-1 Inter Milan goalscorer Milito(66′) definitely offside in the buildup Roma 2-1 Inter Milan goalscorer Toni(73′) Full Highlights Inter Milan’s fourth loss this season comes just four days before Jose Mourinho’s side hosts CSKA Moscow in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. For my tweets on the match make sure to visit twitter-serieaweekly
No doubt about the main event this weekend with second place AS Roma welcoming Inter Milan to the stadio Olimpico on Saturday. On-loan Inter man and current Roma center-back Burdisso, is confident ahead the showdown and met with Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport to discuss. Burdisso said in an interview, “It’s useless to waste a lot of words on what this game means. The match against Inter is a title decider.” continuing, “We only have to win it. And I […]
