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 [...]
Undoubtedly, the most important match in Serie A this weekend takes place at the Olimpico in Rome. Third place AS Roma host second place AC Milan. Roma are three points behind Milan, who are in turn a further four behind, league leaders and defending champions Inter. Can Roma close the gap or will Milan become the only realistic challengers to Inter? After tonight’s game a lot of questions will be answered. Roma are in superlative form in Serie A, unbeaten [...]
Derby of the Sun Napoli take on Roma in Serie A today, with the Giallorossi look to reignite their title challenge whilst putting defeat against Panathinaikos in the Europa League behind them. Napoli however, have plans of their own. The Southerners are looking to climb back up to fourth in the league and that crucial Champions League spot. It’s been a remarkable season for both teams. To begin with, Napoli were struggling under the stewardship of Roberto Donadoni, however Walter [...]
A crazy 5 minutes before the interval cost Roma a place in the final 32 of Europa League. After losing the first leg in Greece 7 days ago, it had to be unthinkable that a defeat would happen on home turf yesterday evening. But think again, Roma started the game brightly when Vucinic tested the palms of Tzorvas then Cerci was fouled. This lead up to the opening goal of the game when a John Arne Riise free-kick took a [...]
