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2018–19 A.S. Roma season
The 2018–19 season was Associazione Sportiva Roma's 91st in existence and 90th season in the top flight of Italian football. Having finished third the previous season, the club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League.
| 2018–19 season | |
|---|---|
| President | James Pallotta |
| Manager | Eusebio Di Francesco (until 7 March 2019) Claudio Ranieri (from 8 March 2019) |
| Stadium | Stadio Olimpico |
| Serie A | 6th |
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals |
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Stephan El Shaarawy (11) All: Edin Džeko (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 62,304 vs Parma (26 May 2019, Serie A) |
| Lowest home attendance | 20,984 vs Virtus Entella (14 January 2019, Coppa Italia) |
| Average home league attendance | 38,622[1] |
The season was coach Eusebio Di Francesco's second in charge of the club. On 18 June 2018, Di Francesco extended his contract to remain as manager until 2020.[2] However, after a poor string of results and elimination from the Champions League, Di Francesco was sacked on 7 March 2019 and replaced with former manager Claudio Ranieri.[3][4]
Players
Squad information
- Last updated on 26 May 2019
- Appearances and goals include all competitions
| No. | Name | Nat | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | Robin Olsen | GK | 8 January 1990 (aged 29) | Copenhagen | 2018 | 2023 | 35 | 0 | |
| 63 | Daniel Fuzato | GK | 4 July 1997 (aged 21) | Palmeiras | 2018 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | Antonio Mirante | GK | 8 July 1983 (aged 35) | Bologna | 2018 | 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp | RB | 11 February 1995 (aged 24) | Feyenoord | 2017 | 2022 | 15 | 0 | |
| 5 | Juan Jesus | CB / LB | 10 June 1991 (aged 28) | Internazionale | 2016 | 2020 | 84 | 1 | |
| 11 | Aleksandar Kolarov | LB | 10 November 1985 (aged 33) | Manchester City | 2017 | 2020 | 90 | 12 | |
| 15 | Iván Marcano | CB | 23 June 1987 (aged 32) | Porto | 2018 | 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 18 | Davide Santon | LB / RB | 2 January 1991 (aged 28) | Internazionale | 2018 | 2022 | 21 | 0 | |
| 20 | Federico Fazio | CB | 17 March 1987 (aged 32) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2016 | 2019 | 135 | 11 | |
| 28 | William Bianda | CB | 30 April 2000 (aged 19) | Lens | 2018 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas | CB | 14 June 1991 (aged 28) | Olympiacos | 2014 | 2022 | 206 | 9 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 4 | Bryan Cristante | CM / AM | 3 March 1995 (aged 24) | Atalanta | 2018 | 2019 | 44 | 4 | |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini | CM | 19 June 1996 (aged 23) | Sassuolo | 2017 | 2022 | 71 | 6 | |
| 16 | Daniele De Rossi (Captain) | DM / CM | 24 July 1983 (aged 35) | Youth Sector | 2001 | 2019 | 616 | 63 | |
| 19 | Ante Ćorić | CM / AM | 14 April 1997 (aged 22) | Dinamo Zagreb | 2018 | 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo | CM / AM | 2 July 1999 (aged 19) | Internazionale | 2018 | 2023 | 36 | 6 | |
| 24 | Alessandro Florenzi (Vice-Captain) | RB / CM / RW | 11 March 1991 (aged 28) | Youth Sector | 2011 | 2023 | 261 | 28 | |
| 27 | Javier Pastore | CM / AM / LW | 20 June 1989 (aged 30) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2018 | 2023 | 17 | 4 | |
| 42 | Steven Nzonzi | DM / CM | 15 December 1988 (aged 30) | Sevilla | 2018 | 2022 | 39 | 1 | |
| 53 | Alessio Riccardi | CM / RM / DM | 3 April 2001 (aged 18) | Youth Sector | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 8 | Diego Perotti | AM / LW / RW | 26 July 1988 (aged 30) | Genoa | 2016 | 2021 | 112 | 26 | |
| 9 | Edin Džeko | CF | 17 March 1986 (aged 33) | Manchester City | 2015 | 2020 | 180 | 87 | |
| 14 | Patrik Schick | CF | 24 January 1996 (aged 23) | Sampdoria | 2017 | 2018 | 58 | 8 | |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder | RW | 14 July 1997 (aged 21) | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2017 | 2022 | 64 | 14 | |
| 34 | Justin Kluivert | LW / RW | 5 May 1999 (aged 20) | Ajax | 2018 | 2023 | 35 | 2 | |
| 60 | Žan Celar | CF | 14 March 1999 (aged 20) | Maribor | 2017 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy | LW | 27 October 1992 (aged 26) | Milan | 2016 | 2022 | 138 | 40 | |
| Players transferred during the season | |||||||||
| 3 | Luca Pellegrini | LB | 7 March 1999 (aged 20) | Youth Sector | 2018 | 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | Kevin Strootman | DM / CM | 13 February 1990 (aged 29) | PSV Eindhoven | 2013 | 2022 | 148 | 15 | |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2018 | MF | Ante Ćorić | 21 | Dinamo Zagreb | €6M | [5] | |
| 31 May 2018 | DF | Iván Marcano | 30 | Porto | Free | [6] | |
| 22 June 2018 | FW | Justin Kluivert | 19 | Ajax | €17.25M | [7] | |
| 22 June 2018 | GK | Antonio Mirante | 34 | Bologna | €4M | [8] | |
| 26 June 2018 | MF | Javier Pastore | 29 | Paris Saint-Germain | €24.7M | [9] | |
| 26 June 2018 | DF | Davide Santon | 27 | Internazionale | €9.5M | Part of Radja Nainggolan transfer | [10] |
| 26 June 2018 | MF | Nicolò Zaniolo | 18 | Internazionale | €4.5M | Part of Radja Nainggolan transfer | [11] |
| 28 June 2018 | DF | William Bianda | 18 | Lens | €6M | €6M + €5M in bonuses | [12] |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Leandro Castán | 31 | Cagliari | Free | Loan return | |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Norbert Gyömbér | 25 | Bari | Free | Loan return | |
| 1 July 2018 | FW | Marco Tumminello | 19 | Crotone | Free | Loan return | |
| 9 July 2018 | GK | Daniel Fuzato | 21 | Palmeiras | €450,000 | [13] | |
| 24 July 2018 | GK | Robin Olsen | 28 | Copenhagen | €8.5M | €8.5M + €3.5M in bonuses | [14] |
| 14 August 2018 | MF | Steven Nzonzi | 29 | Sevilla | €26.65M | €26.65M + €4M in bonuses | [15] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2018 | MF | Bryan Cristante | 23 | Atalanta | €5M | One-year loan with a compulsory option to buy for €15M + €10M in bonuses | [16] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Bogdan Lobonț | 40 | Retired | [17] | ||
| 21 June 2018 | DF | Arturo Calabresi | 22 | Bologna | Undisclosed | [18] | |
| 22 June 2018 | FW | Marco Tumminello | 19 | Atalanta | €6M | Buy-back options for the next two summers for €10M and €13M respectively | [19] |
| 22 June 2018 | GK | Łukasz Skorupski | 27 | Bologna | €9M | [20] | |
| 26 June 2018 | MF | Radja Nainggolan | 30 | Internazionale | €24M | €24M + Davide Santon and Nicolò Zaniolo | [21] |
| 1 July 2018 | DF | Jonathan Silva | 24 | Sporting CP | Free | Loan return | |
| 19 July 2018 | GK | Alisson | 25 | Liverpool | €62.5M | €62.5M + €10M in bonuses | [22] |
| 3 August 2018 | DF | Leandro Castán | 31 | Vasco da Gama | Free | [23] | |
| 28 August 2018 | MF | Kevin Strootman | 28 | Marseille | €25M | €25M + €3M in bonuses | [24] |
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2018 | DF | Bruno Peres | 28 | São Paulo | Loan | Loan with a €6M option to buy | [25] |
| 10 July 2018 | FW | Umar Sadiq | 21 | Rangers | Loan | [26] | |
| 17 July 2018 | FW | Mirko Antonucci | 19 | Pescara | Loan | [27] | |
| 20 July 2018 | DF | Elio Capradossi | 22 | Spezia | Loan | [28] | |
| 20 July 2018 | MF | Gerson | 21 | Fiorentina | Loan | [29] | |
| 19 July 2018 | FW | Ezequiel Ponce | 21 | AEK Athens | Loan | Loan with an option to buy | [30] |
| 20 July 2018 | DF | Moustapha Seck | 22 | Almere City | Loan | [31] | |
| 20 July 2018 | FW | Edoardo Soleri | 20 | Almere City | Loan | [32] | |
| 27 July 2018 | FW | Grégoire Defrel | 27 | Sampdoria | Loan | Loan with an option to buy | [33] |
| 8 August 2018 | FW | Daniele Verde | 22 | Real Valladolid | Loan | [34] | |
| 20 August 2018 | MF | Maxime Gonalons | 29 | Sevilla | Loan | [35] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 14 July 2018 Friendly | Latina | 0–9 | Roma | Latina, Italy |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+2:00) | Report | Schick 5', 24' (pen.), 39' Marcano 11' Lu. Pellegrini 22' Lo. Pellegrini 29' Manes 65' (o.g.) Džeko 76', 81' | Stadium: Stadio Domenico Francioni Referee: Matteo Centi |
| 25 July 2018 ICC | Roma | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | San Diego, United States |
| 22:05 CEST (UTC+2:00) | Schick 3' Lu. Pellegrini 34' | Report | Llorente 9', 18' Lucas 28', 44' | Stadium: SDCCU Stadium Attendance: 18,861 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (United States) |
| 31 July 2018 ICC | Barcelona | 2–4 | Roma | Arlington, United States |
| 22:05 CEST (UTC+2:00) | Rafinha 6' Vidal 37' Malcom 49' | Report | Lo. Pellegrini 27' El Shaarawy 35' Manolas 37' Florenzi 78' Cristante 83' Perotti 86' (pen.) | Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 54,726 Referee: José Carlos Rivero (United States) |
| 7 August 2018 ICC | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Roma | East Rutherford, United States |
| 20:05 CEST (UTC+2:00) | Asensio 2' Bale 15' Ceballos 50' | Report | Strootman 83' | Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 51,528 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Internazionale | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 69[a] | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Milan[b] | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 68 | Ineligible for UEFA competitions |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Torino | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Lazio | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c] |
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[37]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[37]
Notes:
- ^ Atalanta finished ahead of Internazionale on head-to-head points: Atalanta 4–1 Internazionale, Internazionale 0–0 Atalanta.
- ^ Milan excluded from UEFA competitions over financial fair play violation.[36]
- ^ Lazio qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coppa Italia.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 |
Last updated: 26 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 19 August 2018 1 | Torino | 0–1 | Roma | Turin |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Falque 57' | Report | Fazio 30' Florenzi 84' Džeko 89', 90' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 19,558 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
| 16 September 2018 4 | Roma | 2–2 | Chievo | Rome |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | El Shaarawy 10' Cristante 30' De Rossi 78' | Report | Birsa 52' Rossettini 74' Stępiński 83' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,849 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 23 September 2018 5 | Bologna | 2–0 | Roma | Bologna |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mattiello 36' Santander 59' Mbaye 90+1' De Maio 90+3' | Report | De Rossi 30' Cristante 33' Fazio 63' Lo. Pellegrini 79' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,067 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 26 September 2018 6 | Roma | 4–0 | Frosinone | Rome |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ünder 2' Pastore 28' El Shaarawy 35' Kolarov 87' | Report | Campbell 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,380 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
| 29 September 2018 7 | Roma | 3–1 | Lazio | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lo. Pellegrini 45', 66' Olsen 57' Džeko 62' Kolarov 71' Fazio 86' | Report | Immobile 67' Badelj 70' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 47,600 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 6 October 2018 8 | Empoli | 0–2 | Roma | Empoli |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bennacer 35' Silvestre 83' | Report | Nzonzi 36' Lu. Pellegrini 49' Džeko 85' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10,670 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 20 October 2018 9 | Roma | 0–2 | SPAL | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Lu. Pellegrini 37' Ünder 62' Fazio 82' | Report | Missiroli 30' Petagna 38' (pen.) Bonifazi 56' Paloschi 64' Everton Luiz 69' Milinković-Savić 75' 75' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,838 Referee: Luca Pairetto |
| 28 October 2018 10 | Napoli | 1–1 | Roma | Naples |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mertens 90' | Report | El Shaarawy 14' Džeko 55' Nzonzi 58' Manolas 68' Olsen 80' Lo. Pellegrini 80' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 30,037 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 3 November 2018 11 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Roma | Florence |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Veretout 33' (pen.), 77' Biraghi 67' Vitor Hugo 90' | Report | Nzonzi 28' Fazio 37' Florenzi 85' Lo. Pellegrini 87' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 30,590 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 11 November 2018 12 | Roma | 4–1 | Sampdoria | Rome |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Juan Jesus 19' Florenzi 40' Schick 59' El Shaarawy 72', 90+3' | Report | Linetty 18' Defrel 89' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,582 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati |
| 2 December 2018 14 | Roma | 2–2 | Internazionale | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ünder 51' Kolarov 74' (pen.), 79' | Report | Keita 37' Asamoah 48' Icardi 66' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 41,009 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 8 December 2018 15 | Cagliari | 2–2 | Roma | Cagliari |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Faragò 64' Ioniță 84' Srna 90+4' Ceppitelli 90+4' 90+4' Sau 90+5', 90+6' | Report | Cristante 14', 47' Kolarov 41' | Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 14,938 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 22 December 2018 17 | Juventus | 1–0 | Roma | Turin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mandžukić 35' | Report | Nzonzi 40' Schick 81' Zaniolo 90+5' | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 40,069 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 23 February 2019 25 | Frosinone | 2–3 | Roma | Frosinone |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ciano 5' Goldaniga 68' Cassata 78' Pinamonti 80' | Report | Džeko 30', 90+5', 42' Lo. Pellegrini 31' El Shaarawy 39' | Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 14,057 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 2 March 2019 26 | Lazio | 3–0 | Roma | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Caicedo 12' Lulić 55' Immobile 73' (pen.) Milinković-Savić 77' Cataldi 89', 90' Radu 90+3' | Report | Juan Jesus 5' Fazio 72' Džeko 90+2' Kolarov 90+3' 90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 53,112 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 11 March 2019 27 | Roma | 2–1 | Empoli | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | El Shaarawy 9', 62' Florenzi 13' 80' Cristante 13' Schick 33' | Report | Juan Jesus 12' (o.g.) Acquah 37' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,508 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
| 3 April 2019 30 | Roma | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kolarov 3' Zaniolo 14' Perotti 57', 70' Karsdorp 71' | Report | Pezzella 12' Gerson 51' Simeone 66' Milenković 70' Veretout 84' Biraghi 88' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 30,123 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 6 April 2019 31 | Sampdoria | 0–1 | Roma | Genoa |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Saponara 38' Gabbiadini 88' | Report | Schick 42' Kolarov 43' De Rossi 75' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,594 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 13 April 2019 32 | Roma | 1–0 | Udinese | Rome |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Juan Jesus 36' Džeko 67', 81' | Report | D'Alessandro 59' Musso 63' Troost-Ekong 77' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,449 Referee: Marco Di Bello |
| 20 April 2019 33 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Roma | Milan |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Perišić 61' Vecino 62' | Report | El Shaarawy 14' Cristante 76' Zaniolo 84' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,013 Referee: Marco Guida |
| 5 May 2019 35 | Genoa | 1–1 | Roma | Genoa |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Romero 90+1' Rolón 90+6' | Report | Zaniolo 51' El Shaarawy 82' Kluivert 84' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,703 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 18 May 2019 37 | Sassuolo | 0–0 | Roma | Reggio Emilia |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Magnanelli 41' Brignola 90+6' | Report | Zaniolo 40' Fazio 49' Juan Jesus 52' Nzonzi 86' | Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 12,914 Referee: Fabio Maresca |
| 26 May 2019 38 | Roma | 2–1 | Parma | Rome |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gagliolo 35' (o.g.) Perotti 41', 89' Lo. Pellegrini 78' | Report | Kucka 38' Gervinho 86' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 62,304 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
Coppa Italia
| 14 January 2019 Round of 16 | Roma | 4–0 | Virtus Entella | Rome |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Schick 1', 47' Marcano 16', 45+2' Pastore 75' | Report | Eramo 33' Baroni 45+1' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,984 Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo |
| 30 January 2019 Quarter-finals | Fiorentina | 7–1 | Roma | Florence |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Chiesa 7', 18', 74' Muriel 33', 69' Benassi 66' Simeone 79', 89' | Report | Zaniolo 11' Kolarov 28' El Shaarawy 31' Pellegrini 71' Džeko 72' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 21,190 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |