Ian Darke delves into the story of Ali Dia, who was ranked as the Prem’s worst transfer ever by Bill Barnwell. Roma want Arsenal to pay a chunk of Henrikh Mkhitaryan‘s £180,000-a-week wage to complete a permanent move, sources have told ESPN. The 31-year-old is surplus to requirements at Emirates Stadium and wants a switch
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Roma manager Paulo Fonseca admitted that Roma are interested in signing Chris Smalling permanently. Gab Marcotti explains how all furloughed club staff will receive their full salary due to the players. Gab and Juls wonder where Milan’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and Ajax’s André Onana will be next season. Gab Marcotti and Tor-Kristian Karlsen discuss the absense
2:12 PM ET Lazio’s 11-match winning run in Serie A was ended on Sunday following a 1-1 derby draw with AS Roma that was decided by two goalkeeping errors. Thomas Strakosha misjudged a cross to allow Roma’s Edin Dzeko to head in the opener after 26 minutes, but Lazio were level just eight minutes later
It’s been a rough week for Roman sides. Both Roma and Lazio suffered elimination in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals and head into Sunday’s Derby della Capitale (12 pm ET on ESPN 2/ESPN3) licking their wounds. Lazio mustn’t let it check their momentum and dampen the enthusiasm percolating around the team at the moment. They can point to
4:41 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal as a rampant Juventus beat Roma 3-1 in their Coppa Italia quarterfinal clash at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday. Juve, who won the competition four years in a row before being knocked out by Atalanta at this stage last season, appeared determined to claim the trophy
2:10 PM ET AS Roma returned to winning ways and moved into fourth place in Serie A with a 3-1 win at troubled Genoa on Sunday. Cengiz Under put the visitors in front after five minutes, before they doubled their lead on the stroke of halftime when Davide Biraschi directed a cross into his own
4:49 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo continued his superb scoring form as Juventus won 2-1 away to AS Roma on Sunday and moved two points clear at the top of Serie A. Merih Demiral put the Italian champions ahead early on before Ronaldo fired home a penalty to double their advantage with just 10 minutes played.
Stewart Robson goes position by position to explain where Juventus need improvement. Julien Laurens says Milan signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic at 38 years old goes against the club’s policy. Shaka Hislop is puzzled by Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s return to Milan and questions what the striker’s role will be. AS Roma confirmed on Monday they are in talks
5:03 PM ET Serie A leaders Inter Milan failed to make the most of several Roma gifts as they were held to a 0-0 draw at San Siro on Friday to move a provisional two points clear of Juventus. The result put Inter on 38 points but gave champions Juve the chance to regain top
Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku were on the front page of an Italian newspaper. Inter Milan and Roma have condemned Thursday’s front page of Italian newspaper Il Corriere dello Sport. The newspaper’s front page previewed Inter’s Friday night clash against Roma with a photo of both Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling above the headline “Black
The Serie Awesome crew debate whether or not Serie A needs Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Steve Nicol still remains to be convinced by Romelu Lukaku despite his superb performance vs. Slavia Prague. All 20 clubs from Serie A have written a joint open letter to ask for help in dealing with the issue of racism. Italian football
Craig Burley feels Jose Mourinho will get the most out of Tottenham based on the players’ effort vs. West Ham. Julien Laurens says Arsenal’s board is still backing Unai Emery, but unhappiness is mounting at the club. Julien Laurens and Craig Burley think Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is safe at Old Trafford for at least this
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Man United eye summer move for Zaniolo Manchester United are reportedly considering a £50m summer move for Roma
Steve Nicol says Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have not performed consistently despite being talented. Janusz Michallik says Man United aren’t capable of top four after their loss to Bournemouth. Julien Laurens looks at whether Manchester United could let Paul Pogba go back to Serie A in January. Manchester United are considering a January move
2:38 PM ET AS Roma lost third place in Serie A when they slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Parma after Mattia Sprocati and Andreas Cornelius grabbed second-half goals on Sunday to end the visitors’ six-match unbeaten league run. Roma, playing three days after a Europa League defeat by Borussia Monchengladbach, nearly went ahead midway
12:05 PM ET ROME, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Napoli’s hopes of mounting a Serie A title challenge this season took another blow on Saturday when they lost 2-1 at AS Roma, who missed one penalty and converted another. The defeat left Napoli with 18 points from 11 games, eight behind leaders Juventus who were away
2:58 PM ET AS Roma moved into fifth place in Serie A with a 2-1 win over AC Milan at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday to continue the visitors’ crisis. Edin Dzeko headed the hosts in front in the first half before Theo Hernandez drew Milan level after the break. Nicolo Zaniolo struck the winner
The Serie Awesome crew discuss the strengths of Stefano Pioli ahead of his expected appointment at AC Milan. As they say in Italy, it always rains on the wet. Right now, Roma and Milan, who play Sunday (1:00 PM ET on ESPN+), are down on their luck, caught in a downpour. And just when the
11:12 AM ET Oct 20 (Reuters) – Claudio Ranieri earned a point on his debut as Sampdoria coach with a 0-0 draw against his former employers AS Roma in Serie A on Sunday. Last week the manager succeeded Eusebio Di Francesco for the second time this year, having replaced him to take charge of Roma
Justin Kluivert sees his first career red card in Roma’s stalemate vs. Sampdoria. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. AS Roma have vowed to ban the fans responsible for aiming racist abuse at Sampdoria midfielder Ronaldo Vieira during a 0-0 Serie A draw on Sunday and took to social media to apologise for the incident. Italian