2007–08 AS Roma season
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| 2007–08 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Rosella Sensi | |||
| Manager | Luciano Spalletti | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Olimpico | |||
| Serie A | 2nd | |||
| Supercoppa Italiana | Winners | |||
| Coppa Italia | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Francesco Totti (14) All: Francesco Totti (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 80,023 vs Manchester United (1 April 2008, Champions League) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,000 vs Catania (16 April 2008, Coppa Italia) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 37,276[1] | |||
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During the 2007–08 season Associazione Sportiva Roma played the 75th Serie A season in its history.
As in the previous season, Roma finished in second place in Serie A behind Internazionale, but had the chance to win the Championship until the last match.
Further, because giallorossi won the 2006–07 Coppa Italia, they played the Supercoppa Italiana for the second consecutive time against Inter, and won the trophy thanks to a 1–0 victory in the first match of the season in San Siro.
In the European competitions, Roma played 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and, starting from the group stage, beat Real Madrid in the Round of 16, but lost to the eventual champions Manchester United in the quarter-finals.
The last match of the season was the 2007–08 Coppa Italia final against Internazionale, the fourth consecutive final between the two teams. The giallorossi won 2–1, their ninth Coppa Italia triumph.
Season review[edit]
Pre-season & transfers[edit]
Early pre-season was dominated by the protracted talks involving the renewal of Cristian Chivu's contract[2] and the many rumours that linked him to many other teams. In fact, the Romanian defender refused a new contract because he already knew he had an offer of about €4M from Internazionale.[3] For this reason in early June Roma extended Philippe Mexès' contract until 2011[4] and signed Brazilian 2007 Copa América winning defender Juan from Bayer Leverkusen.
The speculation involving Chivu lasted almost two months, and after that he refused to extend his contract with Roma. The player also turned down offers from Barcelona and Real Madrid,[5] stating that if he was not transferred to Inter he would keep playing for Roma until his contract ran out the summer of 2008.[6] For this reason Roma's supporters saw him as a "traitor" and whistled him during a training session in Stadio Flaminio;[7] even Roma's director of football Daniele Pradé stated that the Romanian defender made "incalculable damage" to the club because Real Madrid's offer was higher than the others.[8] Eventually, on 27 July, when it seemed that Chivu would have been a giallorosso until the end of his contract period, Inter made a final offer of 14M€ plus the co-ownership of Marco Andreolli.[9]
Roma also signed Ludovic Giuly, Mauro Esposito and, at the end of August, Cicinho. The loans of Christian Wilhelmsson and Francesco Tavano were not renewed, while Vincenzo Montella was loaned to Sampdoria as he wanted more first-team football. However, Roma bought full ownership of David Pizarro, Mirko Vučinić and Marco Cassetti.
The signings of Matteo Brighi, Ahmed Barusso, and Vitorino Antunes further enlarged the squad, while young players such as Aleandro Rosi, Ricardo Faty, Stefano Okaka, Valerio Virga, Alessio Cerci, Andrea Giacomini and Daniele Galloppa were loaned to lower league clubs to gain experience.[10][11]
First part of the season[edit]
Roma began the 2007–08 season on 19 August 2007 with the Supercoppa Italiana in San Siro against Internazionale. In the previous season, Roma had lost the Supercoppa 4–3, but on this occasion succeeded in winning (by 1–0) the second Supercoppa in its history, thanks to a penalty by Daniele De Rossi after a foul by Nicolás Burdisso on Francesco Totti.[12]
The 2007–08 Serie A began with Roma as one of the favourites, after Internazionale, Milan and together with Juventus.[13]
The first matches confirmed pre-season expectations of a successful campaign, as Roma started well with a 2–0 win against Palermo with goals from Philippe Mexès and Alberto Aquilani, who also scored in the second match against Siena.
Roma qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League after finishing second in the 2006–07 season, qualifying directly to the group stage, where they were drawn from the second pot into Group F, together with Manchester United, Sporting CP and Dynamo Kyiv.
After the pause for Italy's Euro 2008 qualifying matches against France and Ukraine, in which Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta, Christian Panucci and Alberto Aquilani played, Roma entered a difficult period of fixtures over a short span of time: from 16 September until 3 October, the giallorossi played against Reggina (winning 2–0), Dynamo Kyiv (winning 2–0), Juventus (drawing 2–2), Fiorentina (drawing 2–2), Internazionale (losing 4–1) and Manchester United (losing 1–0).
Roma won 2–0 in the first match against the Calabrese team thanks to Juan's first goal, a volley with his heel, and the second goal by Francesco Totti, who also scored in the 2–0 victory against Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv. In the following two games against Juventus and Fiorentina, Roma led 2–1 but failed to hold on for the win, conceding the equalizer in the last minutes of both games.
After having played Juventus on Sunday and Fiorentina on Wednesday, Roma faced champions Inter on Saturday, 29 September. The giallorossi lost 4–1, but the defeat was abetted by a handball in the penalty area from Ludovic Giuly who was sent off and cost Roma a penalty, after which the numerical inferiority and the disadvantage opened the nerazzurri's overwhelming victory.[14] -
After losing their position as Serie A league leaders, Roma had to face Manchester United for the first time since their débâcle the previous season at the hands of the English champions in the quarter-finals where they had lost 7–1 . Roma lost this time too, but missed many chances,[15] and even the scorer game's only goal, Wayne Rooney, stated that "Roma deserved more".[16] In addition to ending the first match of the season without scoring a goal, the giallorossi lost Alberto Aquilani to a groin injury[17] that would keep him out of play for more than a month,[18] preventing him from playing the derby.
Roma won their next match 3–0 against Parma, thanks to two goals by Francesco Totti and one by Mancini, thus leaving behind a poor run of two draws and two defeats before the break for the Euro 2008 qualifying matches. After the international break Roma played out a thrilling 4–4 draw against Napoli.
In the third Champions League group stage match, Roma had to face Sporting CP and, though Totti was injured, the team won thanks to goals by Juan and Mirko Vučinić, who dribbled two Portuguese defenders before scoring and assuring Roma second place in Group F, after three matches. The Montenegrin captain was also the protagonist of the second consecutive victory in San Siro against Milan, scoring the only goal of the game.[19]
On 31 October 2007 the giallorossi played the Derby della Capitale against Lazio without three important first team players (Totti, Alberto Aquilani and Rodrigo Taddei), all out with injury. Despite this, Roma won 3–2 thanks to the third goal in three matches from Mirko Vučinić (evening the score after a goal from Lazio's Tommaso Rocchi), the second goal of the league campaign for Mancini and the winning goal by Simone Perrotta.[20]
Players[edit]
Squad information[edit]
- Last updated on 18 May 2008
- Appearances include league matches only
| No. | Name | Nat | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age at end of season) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | Gianluca Curci |  | GK | 12 July 1985 (aged 22) | Youth Sector | 2004 | 29 | 0 | |
| 25 | Carlo Zotti | | GK | 3 September 1982 (aged 25) | Palermo | 2001 | 14 | 0 | |
| 27 | Júlio Sérgio |  | GK | 8 November 1978 (aged 29) | América | 2006 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Doni | | GK | 22 October 1979 (aged 28) | Juventude | 2005 | 97 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Christian Panucci (Vice-Captain) | | RB / CB | 12 April 1973 (aged 35) |  Monaco | 2001 | 207 | 17 | |
| 3 | Cicinho | | RB | 24 June 1980 (aged 28) |  Real Madrid | 2007 | 30 | 2 | |
| 4 | Juan | | CB | 1 February 1979 (aged 29) |  Bayer Leverkusen | 2007 | 22 | 2 | |
| 5 | Philippe Mexès | | CB | 30 March 1982 (aged 26) | Auxerre | 2004 | 113 | 7 | |
| 13 | Marco Andreolli | | CB | 10 June 1986 (aged 22) | Internazionale | 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Vitorino Antunes |  | LB | 1 April 1987 (aged 21) | Paços de Ferreira | 2007 | 5 | 0 | |
| 21 | Matteo Ferrari | | CB | 5 December 1979 (aged 28) | Parma | 2004 | 78 | 2 | |
| 22 | Max Tonetto | | LB | 18 November 1974 (aged 33) | Sampdoria | 2006 | 65 | 1 | |
| 77 | Marco Cassetti | | RB | 29 May 1977 (aged 31) | Lecce | 2006 | 55 | 2 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 7 | David Pizarro |  | CM / DM | 11 September 1979 (aged 28) | Internazionale | 2006 | 63 | 4 | |
| 8 | Alberto Aquilani | | CM / AM | 7 July 1984 (aged 23) | Youth Sector | 2002 | 88 | 7 | |
| 11 | Rodrigo Taddei | | LM / RM / AM | 6 March 1980 (aged 28) | Siena | 2005 | 93 | 19 | |
| 14 | Ludovic Giuly | | RW / AM | 10 July 1976 (aged 31) | Barcelona | 2007 | 32 | 6 | |
| 16 | Daniele De Rossi | | DM / CM | 24 July 1983 (aged 24) | Youth Sector | 2001 | 155 | 17 | |
| 20 | Simone Perrotta | | LM / CM / AM | 17 September 1977 (aged 30) | Chievo | 2004 | 128 | 21 | |
| 30 | Mancini | | LW / RW / AM | 1 August 1980 (aged 27) | Venezia | 2003 | 154 | 40 | |
| 33 | Matteo Brighi | | CM | 14 February 1981 (aged 27) | Juventus | 2004 | 24 | 1 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Mirko Vučinić |  | CF / ST | 1 October 1983 (aged 24) | Lecce | 2006 | 58 | 11 | |
| 10 | Francesco Totti (Captain) | | AM / LW / SS / CF / ST | 27 September 1976 (aged 31) | Youth Sector | 1992 | 395 | 165 | |
| 18 | Mauro Esposito | | RW | 13 June 1979 (aged 29) | Cagliari | 2007 | 8 | 0 | |
| 36 | Claudio Della Penna | | RW / LW | 12 May 1989 (aged 19) | Youth Sector | 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players transferred during the season | |||||||||
| 17 | Édgar Álvarez |  | RM | 9 January 1980 (aged 28) |  Peñarol | 2005 | 21 | 0 | |
| 28 | Aleandro Rosi | | RB | 17 May 1987 (aged 21) | Youth Sector | 2004 | 37 | 2 | |
| 29 | Ahmed Barusso |  | CM | 26 December 1984 (aged 23) | Rimini | 2007 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31 | Samuel Kuffour | | CB | 3 September 1976 (aged 31) | Bayern Munich | 2005 | 21 | 0 | |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| — | MF |  ROU | Adrian Piț (free transfer, from Bellinzona)[21] |
| — | MF | GHA | Ahmed Barusso (co-ownership from Rimini)[22] |
| — | GK | ITA | Carlo Zotti (loan return from Sampdoria) |
| — | MF |  SUI | Daniel Unal (loan from Bellinzona) |
| — | MF | CHI | David Pizarro (full ownership from Internazionale) |
| — | MF | HON | Édgar Álvarez (loan return from Messina) |
| — | DF | BRA | Juan (full ownership from Bayer Leverkusen)[23] |
| — | FW | ITA | Keivan Zarineh (free transfer, from Rieti)[21] |
| — | MF | FRA | Ludovic Giuly (from Barcelona)[24] |
| — | DF | ITA | Marco Andreolli (co-ownership from Internazionale)[25] |
| — | DF | ITA | Marco Cassetti (full ownership from Lecce) |
| — | MF | ITA | Matteo Brighi (loan return from Chievo) |
| — | MF | ITA | Mauro Esposito (co-ownership from Cagliari)[26] |
| — | FW | MNE | Mirko Vučinić (full ownership from Lecce) |
| — | DF | GHA | Samuel Kuffour (loan return from Livorno) |
| — | FW |  COD | Shabani Nonda (loan return from Blackburn Rovers) |
| — | DF | BRA | Cicinho (full ownership from Real Madrid) |
| — | DF | POR | Vitorino Antunes (loan from Paços de Ferreira) |
Out[edit]
Competitions[edit]
Overall[edit]
| Competition | Started round | Final position | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 26 August 2007 | 18 May 2008 |
| Supercoppa Italiana | Final | Winners | 19 August 2007 | |
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | Winners | 19 December 2007 | 24 May 2008 |
| Champions League | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 19 September 2007 | 9 April 2008 |
Last updated: 24 May 2008
Supercoppa Italiana[edit]
| 19 August 2007 | Internazionale | 0–1 | Roma | Milan |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | De Rossi  78' (pen.) | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,898 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
Serie A[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 85 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Roma | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 82 | |
| 3 | Juventus | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 66 | |
| 5 | Milan | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 82 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 |
Last updated: 18 May 2008.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
| 26 August 2007 1 | Palermo | 0–2 | Roma | Palermo |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Barzagli  17'Guana 53'Bresciano 64' | Report | Mexès 4' Aquilani 27'Brighi 76' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 32,202 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 2 September 2007 2 | Roma | 3–0 | Siena | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Aquilani 17' Giuly 82'Totti 89'Cassetti 90+4' | Report | Galloppa 51' Codrea 55' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Antonio Damato |
| 16 September 2007 3 | Reggina | 0–2 | Roma | Reggio Calabria |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cascione 30' Tullberg 50'Valdez  53'Ceravolo 84' | Report | Tonetto 23' Taddei 45'Juan 51'Totti 85' | Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 14,030 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 23 September 2007 4 | Roma | 2–2 | Juventus | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mancini 18' Totti 30', 36'De Rossi 49' | Report | Trezeguet 17' Iaquinta 18', 88'Criscito 23'Chiellini 80' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 62,241 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 26 September 2007 5 | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Roma | Florence |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gamberini 24' Donadel 45'  85'Mutu 76', 80' (pen.)Montolivo 90' | Report | Mexès 16' Mancini 19'Giuly 37'Ferrari 79' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 36,056 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
| 29 September 2007 6 | Roma | 1–4 | Internazionale | Rome |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Giuly 29' Perrotta 53'Pizarro 73' | Report | Ibrahimović 29' (pen.) Samuel 45'Crespo 57'Cruz 60'Córdoba 68' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 51,150 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 7 October 2007 7 | Parma | 0–3 | Roma | Parma |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Couto 3' Corradi 17' 26'Paci 32' | Report | Totti 2', 82' Vučinić 15'Mancini 21', 55'De Rossi 54' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 16,922 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 20 October 2007 8 | Roma | 4–4 | Napoli | Rome |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Totti 30' (pen.) Perrotta 42'De Rossi 52', 62'Ferrari 53'Pizarro 80' | Report | Lavezzi 2', 29' Hamšík 46', 59'Cupi 58'Gargano 64'Zalayeta 84' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 27,313 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
| 28 October 2007 9 | Milan | 0–1 | Roma | Milan |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ambrosini 12' 80' Nesta 40'Pirlo 52'Favalli 82'Seedorf 89' | Report | Vučinić 38', 72' Mexès 67'Panucci 85'De Rossi 87' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,205 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 31 October 2007 10 | Roma | 3–2 | Lazio | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vučinić 19', 20' Mancini 42'Cassetti 45'Perrotta 56'De Rossi 61'Pizarro 84' | Report | Rocchi 12', 61' Pandev 61'Ledesma 69'Mutarelli 88' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 54,860 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 4 November 2007 11 | Empoli | 2–2 | Roma | Empoli |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Raggi 55' Saudati 62'Vannucchi 67'Marchisio 76'Giovinco 90+1' | Report | Giuly 13' Brighi 32', 64'Ferrari 64'Barusso 82'Cassetti 84' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 5 December 2007 12 | Roma | 2–0 | Cagliari | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Taddei 28', 36', 64' | Report | Bianco 22' Agostini 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 24 November 2007 13 | Genoa | 0–1 | Roma | Genoa |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Danilo 45' Paro 51'Bovo 79'Bega 86'Jurić 89' | Report | Ferrari 72' Panucci 90' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,106 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 2 December 2007 14 | Roma | 2–1 | Udinese | Rome |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Juan 10' Taddei 26', 48'De Rossi 43'Tonetto 65' | Report | Quagliarella 11' D'Agostino 25'Pepe 71'Pinzi 78'Dossena 79' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,323 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 9 December 2007 15 | Livorno | 1–1 | Roma | Livorno |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Tristán 6', 47' Balleri 18' | Report | De Rossi 5' Taddei 27' | Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 8,254 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 16 December 2007 16 | Torino | 0–0 | Roma | Turin |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bjelanović 7' Dellafiore 8'Lanna 38'Comotto 90' | Report | De Rossi 23' Panucci 38'Mexès 72' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 18,501 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 22 December 2007 17 | Roma | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Totti 18' (pen.), 90' Pizarro 38'Cassetti 38'De Rossi 85' | Report | Gastaldello 17' Lucchini 18'Volpi 48' 57' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
| 13 January 2008 18 | Atalanta | 1–2 | Roma | Bergamo |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Carrozzieri 12' Ferreira Pinto 17'Guarente 52'Langella 54' | Report | Totti 38' Panucci 42'Mancini 45'Mexès 55'Doni 67'Tonetto 70'Aquilani 90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 7,662 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 20 January 2008 19 | Roma | 2–0 | Catania | Rome |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Giuly 8', 74' Mexès 22'De Rossi 27', 57' (pen.) | Report | Terlizzi 56' Sardo 59'Baiocco 73'Mascara 85' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 33,378 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 26 January 2008 20 | Roma | 1–0 | Palermo | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cassetti 48' Mancini 59' | Report | Simplício 20' Rinaudo 57' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,618 Referee: Christian Brighi |
| 3 February 2008 21 | Siena | 3–0 | Roma | Siena |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vergassola 11' De Ceglie 15'Tonetto 43' (o.g.)Manninger 74'Frick 83' | Report | Totti 74' De Rossi 77'Mancini 86' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 10,158 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
| 9 February 2008 22 | Roma | 2–0 | Reggina | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Panucci 21' Aquilani 27'Cicinho 63'Mancini 76' | Report | Valdez 74' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,635 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 16 February 2008 23 | Juventus | 1–0 | Roma | Turin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Del Piero 45' Chiellini 55'Nocerino 85' | Report | Mexès 40' Mancini 77' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 21,139 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 24 February 2008 24 | Roma | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cicinho 54', 85' 90+2' De Rossi 66'Perrotta 90' | Report | Vieri 45+1' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,254 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 27 February 2008 25 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Roma | Milan |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Burdisso 51' Zanetti 88'Balotelli 90+1' | Report | Totti 38' Taddei 58'Mexès 83' 84'Perrotta 90+4' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 48,717 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 1 March 2008 26 | Roma | 4–0 | Parma | Rome |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aquilani 27', 34' Falcone 51' (o.g.)Totti 80'Vučinić 90+4' | Report | Gasbarroni 45+1' Castellini 54'Rossi 76'Dessena 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,788 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 9 March 2008 27 | Napoli | 0–2 | Roma | Naples |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mannini 49' Domizzi 69'Blasi 76' | Report | Perrotta 2' Totti 49' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 59,272 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 15 March 2008 28 | Roma | 2–1 | Milan | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Giuly 78' Vučinić 81' | Report | Gattuso 47' Kaká 56'Pato 66'Favalli 85' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 48,447 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 19 March 2008 29 | Lazio | 3–2 | Roma | Rome |
| 21:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Siviglia 25' Kolarov 37'Pandev 43'Dabo 45+1'Rocchi 57' (pen.)Behrami 90+2' | Report | Mexès 20' Taddei 31'Aquilani 54'Juan 57'Perrotta 62' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,284 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 22 March 2008 30 | Roma | 2–1 | Empoli | Rome |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Tonetto 36' De Rossi 43'Perrotta 57'Panucci 61', 63'Vučinić 84' | Report | Raggi 10' Piccolo 40'Giovinco 50'Abate 82' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 31,392 Referee: Gabriele Gava |
| 29 March 2008 31 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Roma | Cagliari |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ferrari 3' (o.g.) Storari 84' | Report | Tonetto 19' Totti 45'Pizarro 66'Cicinho 77'Cassetti 85' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 5 April 2008 32 | Roma | 3–2 | Genoa | Rome |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Taddei 14' Vučinić 17'De Rossi 63', 80' (pen.)Mancini 85' | Report | Bovo 51' Rossi 58'De León 59', 60'Fabiano 78'Borriello 79' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 36,366 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 13 April 2008 33 | Udinese | 1–3 | Roma | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Dossena 14' Pepe 45'Di Natale 52' | Report | Totti 53' Vučinić 64'Taddei 71', 88'Giuly 90' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,405 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 19 April 2008 34 | Roma | 1–1 | Livorno | Rome |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mexès 28' Vučinić 54'Juan 82' | Report | Melara 20' De Vezze 69'Diamanti 83' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,061 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 27 April 2008 35 | Roma | 4–1 | Torino | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pizarro 18' (pen.), 22' Vučinić 20'Mancini 26', 32'Juan 76' | Report | Stellone 22' Lazetić 40'Ventola 50', 90+5'Di Loreto 56'Dellafiore 62' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,001 Referee: Domenico Celi |
| 4 May 2008 36 | Sampdoria | 0–3 | Roma | Genoa |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Panucci 75' Pizarro 78'Cicinho 85' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,311 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 11 May 2008 37 | Roma | 2–1 | Atalanta | Rome |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Panucci 23' De Rossi 67' | Report | Talamonti 25' Pellegrino 30'De Ascentis 52'Bellini 60', 88' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 36,416 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 18 May 2008 38 | Catania | 1–1 | Roma | Catania |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Terlizzi 14' Baiocco 44'Martínez 85' | Report | Vučinić 8', 15' Panucci 28' | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 21,148 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
Coppa Italia[edit]
Round of 16[edit]
| 19 December 2007 First leg | Torino | 3–1 | Roma | Turin |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Recoba 12', 50' Comotto 88' | Mancini 45+1' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 5,462 Referee: Oscar Girardi |
| 16 January 2008 Second leg | Roma | 4–0 (5–3 agg.) | Torino | Rome |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mancini 60' Totti 62', 73' (pen.)Giuly 90' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 23 January 2008 First leg | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Roma | Genoa |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ziegler 62' | Vučinić 69' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 29 January 2008 Second leg | Roma | 1–0 (2–1 agg.) | Sampdoria | Rome |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mancini 60' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 24,715 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 16 April 2008 First leg | Roma | 1–0 | Catania | Rome |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Totti 46' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
| 8 May 2008 Second leg | Catania | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Roma | Catania |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Silvestri 29' | Aquilani 26' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
Final[edit]
| 24 May 2008 Final | Roma | 2–1 | Internazionale | Rome |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mexès 36' Perrotta 55' | Pelé 61' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 | |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
| 19 September 2007 1 | Roma | 2–0 | Dynamo Kyiv | Rome, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Perrotta 9' Tonetto 65'Totti 70' | Report | Yussuf 29' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,552 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
| 2 October 2007 2 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Roma | Manchester, England |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rooney 70' | Report | Mexès 39' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,652 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
| 23 October 2007 3 | Roma | 2–1 | Sporting CP | Rome, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Juan 15', 90' Cassetti 44'Vučinić 70', 70' | Report | Liédson 18' Tonel 46'Moutinho 87' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 26,893 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 7 November 2007 4 | Sporting CP | 2–2 | Roma | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Liédson 22', 64' Abel 58'Veloso 81' | Report | Cassetti 4', 52' Cicinho 29'Vučinić 44'Perrotta 67'Polga 90' (o.g.) | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 32,273 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
| 27 November 2007 5 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–4 | Roma | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bangoura 63' Vashchuk 72' | Report | Panucci 4' Giuly 32'Vučinić 36', 78'Cassetti 89' | Stadium: Olimpiyskiy NSC Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 12 December 2007 6 | Roma | 1–1 | Manchester United | Rome, Italy |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Barusso 49' Mancini 71' | Report | Piqué 34' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 29,490 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden) |