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Transfer Rumors: Why Roma could sign Federico Chiesa in summer 2024 window

24Apr

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

Transfer Rumors: Why Roma could sign Federico Chiesa in summer 2024 window

Federico Chiesa is one of the most talented footballers in Italy, but the Juventus winger could push himself out of the club after being phased out of his favored role under highly defensive manager Max Allegri. Speculation regarding Chiesa's future with Juventus has run rampant throughout the 2023/24 season, with Juve's early season run of form and battle with Inter Milan for the Scudetto fading. Roma could be there to take advantage. They already signed one of the best players in Serie A from Juventus for free, reaching the Europa League Final in 2023 thanks to the heroics of a certain "jewel" named Paulo Dybala. Now, according to Calciomercato.com's Daniele Longo, Roma have concrete interest in Federico Chiesa, and it is Roma legend and current manager Daniele De Rossi who is p...

21Apr

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

How good was Francesco Totti?

No Totti, No Party. That picture of the banners and the mere utterance of the phrase have become lore beyond the man himself. Francesco Totti is the ultimate symbol of loyalty in professional football - a relic of a golden era gone by in which players meant more than themselves to an entire city or region. Just how good was Francesco Totti? What made him a legend in Italian football and an icon at Roma? Let's take look back at his career and what made him such an important player to the Giallorossi for so many decades. Francesco Totti's career statistics Francesco Totti joined Roma in 1993, making his senior debut at just 15 years old. He was a phenom and scored 13 goals in a single Serie A season by the time he turned 20 in the 1997/98 campaign, helping the Giallorossi finish fourth....

Ranking the 10 best strikers in 2023/24: Inter Milan duo join Barça’s Lewandowski, Bayern’s Kane

25Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Champions League, Features

Ranking the 10 best strikers in 2023/24: Inter Milan duo join Barça’s Lewandowski, Bayern’s Kane

Nobody generates more headlines than the players who score the goals. Most clubs with aspirations of winning trophies require a man up top who can consistently find the back of the net, with very few exceptions existing in the history of world football. But who are the best strikers on the planet right now? Let's rank the top 10, based on a combination of pedigree and performance in the 2023/24 season, more heavily weighing recent performances. Because sport is a "what have you done for me lately?" business. Note that only out-and-out strikers were included, so players like Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé who share time between positions or players like Vinícius Júnior who are wingers playing as left-sided forwards did not count. 10. Marcus Thuram, Inter Milan Marcus Thuram ...

Ranking the 10 best attacking midfielders in men’s football right now in 2023

30Jun

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Features

Ranking the 10 best attacking midfielders in men’s football right now in 2023

Although the modern game has seemingly phased out the No. 10, there are still plenty of footballers finding ways to make an impact in the attacking midfield, either playing there in a scheme with two flexible attacking mids or moving up into that area of the pitch from a 4-3-3. And even still, there are a few 10's getting to play in that traditional CAM role regularly, such as Bruno Fernandes, or in certain systems based on opponent, such as Paulo Dybala. So in honor of this wonderful position and the creators who inspire us to try out some killer through passes on our local community pitch, let's rank the best attacking midfielders in world football right now. We'll leave out players who primarily play as an 8 or on the wing and stick to only players who have frequently earned mi...

Final 2022/23 Serie A Team of the Season

5Jun

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Features, Serie A

Final 2022/23 Serie A Team of the Season

Although Verona and Spezia still have one last match to decide who stays and who goes, the 2022/23 Serie A season officially concluded on Sunday with Roma sealing a Europa League spot over Juventus - thanks to the superstar they signed from the Bianconeri for free, Paulo Dybala. La Joya undoubtedly has a place in the final 2022/23 Serie A Team of the Season, which is unsurprisingly dominated by Napoli stars. But there may be some picks that surprise you in this all-star XI. ALSO: Our Premier League Team of the Season ALSO: The LaLiga Team of the Season ALSO: Our Bundesliga Team of the Season GK Ivan Provedel, Lazio: Alex Meret also had a fantastic season in goal for the Partenopei. At the same time, the likes of Wladimiro Falcone were excellent for sides that survived a rele...

Sevilla vs. Roma Player Ratings for the 2023 Europa League Final

31May

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features

Sevilla vs. Roma Player Ratings for the 2023 Europa League Final

In a season that began with them being threatened with the possibility of relegation, Sevilla are now Europa League champions yet again and headed to the Champions League after taking down an equally gutsy Roma in a tense affair in Budapest. Sevilla needed penalties to win, as José Mourinho and his side did everything they could to dwindle down the clock, sensing their chances of scoring were pretty much nil after an injured Paulo Dybala could not give anymore than he did to the Giallorossi. José Luis Mendilibar's title triumph for Sevilla caps a remarkable turnaround by the former Eibar manager, as he is now an even bigger cult hero in Spanish football. Beating Mourinho in a final is never easy. Here are the player ratings as Sevilla defeated Roma in penalties after a 1-1 scoreli...

5 possible summer 2023 transfer targets for Roma

12May

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

5 possible summer 2023 transfer targets for Roma

AS Roma are one step closer to the Europa League Final after beating Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in a tense first leg, and they are still within five points of a top-four spot in Serie A. At worst, they have secured qualification for next season's Conference League, though obviously the Giallrossi have aspirations for more. But of course, if they win the Europa League, they will be in the 2023/24 Champions League no matter what. José Mourinho has frequently pointed out Roma's issue of depth in comparison to other top clubs in Serie A, such as Inter Milan. The Portuguese manager just does not have the amount of options other clubs do, which is an important thing to note when comparing teams at the top of the table. Thus, Roma should be proactive in the coming summer transfer market, regardle...

Ranking the 5 best managers in Serie A for 2023

28Jan

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

Ranking the 5 best managers in Serie A for 2023

Many of the most acclaimed managers in world football have made their names in Serie A. From Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid to current Tottenham manager Antonio Conte (formerly of Chelsea), there are plenty of former Serie A managers who have found success abroad. There are even those who excelled in Serie A, left for successful stints elsewhere, and are back in Calcio as elite managers, Maurizio Sarri and the incomparable José Mourinho come to mind here. But who are the current best managers in Serie A? Where do the likes of Sarri and Mourinho stack up among the top managers in the league in 2023? Before I continue, though, I would like to give an honorable mention to Simone Inzaghi. He has done great things for Inter Milan and was an absolute star while in charge of Lazio. But h...