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Sinners & Saints: Como 2, Roma 1
After closing out 2025 on a high note with seven wins out of 10 matches, Roma’s good fortune carried into the new year as Gian Piero Gasperini’s group won four of their first five league matches in 2026. However, just as winter loosen its grip on the Northern Hemisphere, so too has Roma lost its […]
Roma Fall at Como as Top-Four Dream Slips Further Away
If you prefer to save five minutes of your time and skip down to the comments section, we won’t be offended. You’ve seen this match before, read this review before, and you’ve endured this pain before. With their Champions League lifeline hanging by a thread, Gian Piero Gasperini and Roma had everything to play for […]
Como vs. Roma: Lineups & Game Thread
The new year has been quite a whirlwind for our beloved AS Roma. From the tantalizing high of new signings like Donyell Malen lifting the Giallorossi into third place to the spate of injuries and dropped points that seem to portend the club’s annual spring swoon, we’ve seldom had a minute to relax over the […]
Roma-Como Preview: This One’s For All The Marbles
At this stage of the season, the margins disappear, and the stakes get brutally clear. When Roma travel to face Como at the beautiful Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Djarum (it’s really something, just right by the water), the situation doesn’t require much framing: Roma need three points against their biggest rival for fourth place. A respectable […]
Probable Formation: Como vs Roma
Gian Piero didn’t hold a pre-match press conference on Saturday, so we have fewer updates than usual regarding injuries. However, upon release of the squad list, we can confirm that neither Paulo Dybala nor Matías Soulé will return for this crucial tilt. Meanwhile, Evan Ferguson and Artem Dovbyk remain out for the foreseeable future. In […]
Lorenzo Pellegrini Secures Key Away Goal for Roma In Europa League Round of 16
When a knockout round matchup revolves around two clubs from the same league, the tie always becomes just a little bit spicier. That dynamic was on full display Thursday night as Roma and Bologna battled to a hard-fought 1–1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 16 matchup. This one seldom […]
Bologna vs. Roma: Lineups & Game Thread
While Roma’s domestic journey to the Champions League remains active, the last two matches—a 3-3 draw with Juventus and a 2-1 loss to Genoa—have dampened spirits across the Romaverse. The Giallorossi are in the middle of a four-team tie with Napoli, Como, and Juventus, with only five points separating third-place Napoli and sixth-place Juventus. So, […]
Probable Formation: Bologna vs Roma
“We’ve been in crisis in attack for some time now. I said earlier that the numbers have changed: compared to the first half of the season, we’ve lost five players, including El Shaarawy. Then, as far as genuine strikers are concerned, like Malen at the moment, we have Vaz, who is also a very young […]
Across the Romaverse 230: Roma’s Attack Goes Missing at the Marassi
In what felt like a must win for the Giallorossi, things didn’t go as planned as Roma fell against Daniele De Rossi’s Genoa. The loss leaves Gasperini’s side in a precarious position heading into a busy stretch of matches. We break it all down and discuss some of the following topics: Google iTunes Spotify
From Promise to Parting: Ferguson’s Difficult Year in Rome
January 10th in Sassuolo–that was the last time Evan Ferguson played for Roma. The Irish forward has been absent ever since being substituted for Stephan El Shaarawy before half-time in Roma’s 2-0 win. He’s not truly missing since we know his whereabouts, but ongoing injury problems have disrupted his first—and probably only—season in Rome. We […]
Sinners & Saints: Genoa 2, Roma 1
While nothing has come easy for Gian Piero Gasperini and Roma this season, following their victory over Cremonese two weeks ago, the Giallorossi were sitting pretty. Thanks to goals from Bryan Cristante, Evan Ndicka, and Niccolo Pisilli, Roma’s 3-0 romp at the Stadio Olimpico pushed the capital club into 3rd place. Not only was Roma […]
Roma Stumble in Genoa as Champions League Hopes Take Another Hit
Fresh off an epic collapse against their bitter rivals Juventus, where Roma lost a two-goal lead with 12 minutes remaining, and facing club legend Daniele De Rossi, whom they unceremoniously removed from the manager’s bench last fall, and facing Genoa on the road (where Roma hasn’t won since 2021), the Roma Happened meter was already […]
Genoa vs. Roma: Lineups & Game Thread
While it may still feel strange to think of Genoa manager Daniele De Rossi as an adversary, the realities of the Serie A table have forced Roma fans to set aside those awkward feelings. After throwing away two points to Juventus last Sunday, the Giallorossi squandered an opportunity to strengthen their position in the top […]
Champions League Pressure Mounts as Roma Visit Genoa
Roma’s Champions League chase didn’t collapse last weekend, but it certainly tightened. The Giallorossi let a two-goal advantage slip in a chaotic 3–3 draw with Juventus at the Olimpico, a result that kept the top-four race uncomfortably alive heading into the final stretch of the season. With Como already picking up points earlier in the […]
Probable Formation: Genoa vs Roma
“If we keep considering the absence of [Artem] Dovbyk and [Evan] Ferguson we’re really in a very difficult situation. Dovbyk has been out for many months and he’s had an operation. If everything goes well, he might be able to return for the end of April or early May. So we can’t really keep on […]
Another Setback: Dybala Out for Genoa Clash
While Paulo Dybala has never been the type of player you can pencil in for 3,000 minutes each season, for most of his early to mid-20s, the former Juventus maestro was a lock for two dozen league starts. It wasn’t until the 2020s that the dreaded injury-prone label was added to La Joya’s resume. Since […]
Across the Romaverse #229: Roma Lets One Slip Away Against Juve
“Roma Happens” struck again at the Olimpico on Sunday as the Giallorossi blew a two goal lead over Juventus in the final 15 minutes of the match. It was a shocking result that saw the table remain status quo after the final whistle blew on a 3-3 thriller. We break down what it all means […]
Sinners & Saints: Roma 3, Juventus 3
Between the old Roma Offside days and our eventual reformation as the Chiesa di Totti, our deranged digital community is approaching its 20th anniversary. Like any other subculture, online or otherwise, we developed our own codes, mores, traditions, and language. These quirks not only unite us but also deepen our bond with the club. And […]
Roma Squanders Two-Goal Lead and Two Points in Late Collapse
Ordinarily, when Roma and Juventus square off, it’s the Giallorossi who gaze longingly from 5th or 6th place (or worse), desperate to join Italy’s elite. However, thanks to a recent reversal of fortunes, Gian Piero Gasperini and the Giallorossi held the edge in today’s Round 27 fixture at the Stadio Olimpico. With a four-point lead […]
Roma vs. Juventus: Lineups & Game Thread
February may be the shortest month of the year, but we were treated to the full Roma experience over the past 28 days. After kicking off the month with a 1-0 loss to Udinese on the road, Roma rebounded with a Donyell Malen-inspired two-nil win over Cagliari, then took on Napoli the following weekend in […]
Probable Formation: Roma vs Juventus
“Last time we were missing a few players, especially in defence. We played well though, and Juventus did too. It was in the balance till the end and at one stage we hoped we could get a result. This match is going to come down to individual moments. It’s true that since the end of […]
Roma Face Defining Test Against Juventus at the Olimpico
If you had told any Roma supporter at the start of the season that the Giallorossi would be heading into a late-February home match against Juventus sitting four points clear of them in the table, most would’ve laughed you out of the Olimpico. Still, here we are, in that exact position. Thanks to a recent […]
Talking Streaks, Strikers, Spalletti & More With BWRAO
With the media focusing so intently on Italian football’s supposed decline, they may have lost sight of a rather extraordinary development. What Serie A lacks in star power, it makes up for with parity. Inter Milan may be pulling ahead in the Scudetto race, but with as many as six clubs vying for three Champions […]
Roma Draws Bologna in Europa League Round of 16
Roma has made a habit of advancing deep into the Europa League over the past several years, with everyone from José Mourinho to Daniele De Rossi to Claudio Ranieri leading the charge. Although they came up short in their pursuit of the title, that experience proved invaluable in this season’s competition. After adding Gasperini to […]
Late Tests and Lingering Injury Doubts Before Roma Host Juventus
Dealing with injuries is a challenge for any manager, but with Roma, they always seem to come in spades. While the Giallorossi have been fortunate to avoid any catastrophic injuries, their relatively clean bill of health has been marred by a series of muscle sprains, twisted ankles, and tweaked hamstrings as we work through the […]
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