Archive for the ‘Roma’ Category

Catania 1-1 Roma: Mission Accomplished for the Giallorossi, Cue Another Italian Cup Final with Inter (Coppa Italia Semi-Finals, Leg 2)

Friday, May 9th, 2008

(From Gazzetta): For the 4th consecutive season Roma will once again face Inter in the Coppa Italia final. The only difference this time around will be that the umpteenth encounter between Spalletti’s men and those of Mancini will be decided by a single match (no more double legs in finals) to be played at the Stadio Olimpico […]


Roma 1-1 Livorno: Totti’s Knee Goes Crack as Roma are Blocked by Livorno (Serie A Matchday 34)

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

At the cost of sounding redundant, it looks like the Scudetto race has finally picked its winner. Yeah yeah I know, I must have said this a million times already and every time Roma slipped up, Inter proved my ass wrong by fu**ing up a week later.
This time however, looks like it’s curtains down for […]


Coppa Italia Semi-Finals - First Leg Action Favors Roma, Inter and Lazio Tie

Friday, April 18th, 2008

With the Juventus vs. Parma game, I almost forgot the little bit of Coppa Italia action we had Wednesday night. Not that the competition is all that exciting to be perfectly honest, but for the sake of being thorough, here goes. You’ll pardon me if I borrow a few words from La Gazzetta dello Sport though.

In […]


Manchester United 1-0 Roma: Sad Exit for the Giallorossi, Goalless Roma Leaves Europe (Champions League Quarter-Finals, Leg 2)

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Arrivederci Europe. For Roma, elimination from the UEFA Champions League at the hands of Manchester United feels a little bit like Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold: everyone knew it was going to happen, the only question was how.
In the end, one could say Roma left the competition with their heads up high: […]


Manchester United vs. Roma Preview: Luciano Spalletti Believes In His Team

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

I’m not really sure how many Italian footy fans will tune in to watch Manchester United vs. Roma on Wednesday night, because let’s face it, Serie A representation in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League will most likely stop at the Quarter-Final stage. After the debacles of AC Milan vs Arsenal and Inter Milan vs. Liverpool (and the associated triumph […]