2021–22 AS Roma season

A.S. Roma
2021–22 season
PresidentDan Friedkin
Head coachJosé Mourinho
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A6th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tammy Abraham (17)

All:
Tammy Abraham (27)

The 2021–22 season was A.S. Roma's 95th season in existence and the club's 70th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Roma participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and the inaugural edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, winning the latter tournament for the club's first major trophy since the 2007–08 Coppa Italia.[1]

The Stadio Olimpico during a match between Roma and Sampdoria

The season began with José Mourinho at the helm after Roma announced last season that Paulo Fonseca would step down.[2]

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 23 January 2022.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR Rui Patrício
2 DF Netherlands NED Rick Karsdorp
3 DF Brazil BRA Roger Ibañez
4 MF Italy ITA Bryan Cristante (3rd captain)
5 DF Uruguay URU Matías Viña
6 DF England ENG Chris Smalling
7 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Pellegrini (captain)
9 FW England ENG Tammy Abraham
11 FW Spain ESP Carles Pérez
14 FW Uzbekistan UZB Eldor Shomurodov
15 MF England ENG Ainsley Maitland-Niles (on loan from Arsenal)
17 MF France FRA Jordan Veretout
22 MF Italy ITA Nicolò Zaniolo
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Mancini (vice-captain)
24 DF Albania ALB Marash Kumbulla (on loan from Hellas Verona)
27 MF Portugal POR Sérgio Oliveira (on loan from Porto)
37 DF Italy ITA Leonardo Spinazzola
42 MF Guinea GUI Amadou Diawara
52 MF Italy ITA Edoardo Bove
55 MF The Gambia GAM Ebrima Darboe
59 MF Poland POL Nicola Zalewski
63 GK Italy ITA Pietro Boer
64 FW Ghana GHA Felix Afena-Gyan
77 MF Armenia ARM Henrikh Mkhitaryan
87 GK Brazil BRA Daniel Fuzato
92 FW Italy ITA Stephan El Shaarawy

Other players under contract[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Italy ITA Davide Santon

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Pau López (at Marseille until 30 June 2022)
GK Sweden SWE Robin Olsen (at Sheffield United until 30 June 2022)
GK Italy ITA Stefano Greco (at Potenza until 30 June 2022)
DF Italy ITA Aboudramane Diaby (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2022)
DF Italy ITA Alessandro Florenzi (at Milan until 30 June 2022)
DF Italy ITA Devid Bouah (at Teramo until 30 June 2022)
DF Italy ITA Riccardo Calafiori (at Genoa until 30 June 2022)
DF Turkey TUR Mert Çetin (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2022)
DF France FRA William Bianda (at Nancy until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Croatia CRO Ante Ćorić (at Zürich until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Salvatore Pezzella (at Siena until 30 June 2022)
MF Italy ITA Tommaso Milanese (at Alessandria until 30 June 2022)
FW Turkey TUR Cengiz Ünder (at Marseille until 30 June 2022)
FW Netherlands NED Justin Kluivert (at Nice until 30 June 2022)
FW Italy ITA Matteo Cancellieri (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2022)
FW Italy ITA Riccardo Ciervo (at Sampdoria until 30 June 2022)
FW France FRA Ruben Providence (at Club Brugge until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
19 DF United States Bryan Reynolds United States FC Dallas €6.75M[a] 1 July 2021 [4][5]
3 DF Brazil Roger Ibañez Italy Atalanta €8M[b] [6]
1 GK Portugal Rui Patrício England Wolverhampton Wanderers €11.5M[c] 13 July 2021 [7]
14 FW Uzbekistan Eldor Shomurodov Italy Genoa €17.5M[c] 2 August 2021 [8]
5 DF Uruguay Matías Viña Brazil Palmeiras €13M[c] 8 August 2021 [9]
9 FW England Tammy Abraham England Chelsea €40M[c] 17 August 2021 [10]
  1. ^ Bought on loan obligation. MLS will retain the right to 15% of the profit on any deal – after factoring in the total amount already paid for the player at the time of his departure. Fee may eventually rise to €12.4 million.
  2. ^ Bought on loan obligation. Atalanta will retain the right to 10% of any future transfer fee received for the player, should he be sold at any point prior to 30 June 2024. Fee may eventually rise to €10 million.
  3. ^ a b c d Initial transfer fee. Includes undisclosed performance-related clauses.

Loans in[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 MF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles England Arsenal Loan 8 January 2022 [11]
27 MF Portugal Sérgio Oliveira Portugal Porto Loan 12 January 2022 [12]

Out[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
5 DF Brazil Juan Jesus Italy Napoli Free 1 July 2021 [13]
12 GK Italy Simone Farelli Unattached Free [14]
83 GK Italy Antonio Mirante Unattached Free [15]
33 DF Brazil Bruno Peres Turkey Trabzonspor Free [16]
FW Italy Mirko Antonucci Italy Cittadella Undisclosed 30 July 2021 [17]
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Italy Internazionale Free 14 August 2021 [18]
11 FW Spain Pedro Italy Lazio Free 19 August 2021 [19]
27 MF Argentina Javier Pastore Spain Elche Free 30 August 2021 [20]
15 MF France Steven Nzonzi Qatar Al-Rayyan Free 28 September 2021 [21]
20 DF Argentina Federico Fazio Italy Salernitana Free 29 January 2022 [22]

Loans out[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Turkey Cengiz Ünder France Marseille Loan 4 July 2021 [23]
13 GK Spain Pau López France Marseille Loan 8 July 2021 [24]
FW Netherlands Justin Kluivert France Nice Loan 20 July 2021 [25]
DF Italy Alessandro Florenzi Italy Milan Loan 21 August 2021 [26]
MF Croatia Ante Ćorić Switzerland Zürich Loan 24 August 2021 [27]
21 FW Spain Borja Mayoral Spain Getafe Loan 13 January 2022 [28]
8 MF Spain Gonzalo Villar Spain Getafe Loan 13 January 2022 [28]
13 DF Italy Riccardo Calafiori Italy Genoa Loan 14 January 2022 [29]
19 DF United States Bryan Reynolds Belgium Kortrijk Loan 23 January 2022 [30]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2021 Friendly Roma Italy 10–0 Italy Montecatini Rome, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Trigoria training ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alessandro Silvestri (Italy)
18 July 2021 Friendly Roma Italy 2–0 Italy Ternana Rome, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Trigoria training ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mario Cascone (Italy)
21 July 2021 Friendly Triestina Italy 0–1 Italy Roma Trieste, Italy
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco
Referee: Nicolò Marini (Italy)
25 July 2021 Friendly Roma Italy 5–2 Hungary Debrecen Frosinone, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe
Referee: Davide Moriconi (Italy)
28 July 2021 Friendly Porto Portugal 1–1 Italy Roma Lagoa, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista
Referee: Rui Soares (Portugal)
31 July 2021 Friendly Roma Italy 0–0 Spain Sevilla Algarve, Portugal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Nuno Almeida (Portugal)
4 August 2021 Friendly Belenenses SAD Portugal 1–3 Italy Roma Lagoa, Portugal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista
Referee: Pedro Ramalho (Portugal)
7 August 2021 Unbeatables Cup Real Betis Spain 5–2 Italy Roma Seville, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Referee: Figueroa Vazquez (Spain)
14 August 2021 Friendly Roma Italy 5–0 Morocco Raja Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 22 August 2021 20 May 2022 Matchday 1 6th 38 18 9 11 59 43 +16 047.37
Coppa Italia 20 January 2022 8 February 2022 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 19 August 2021 25 May 2022 Play-off round Winners 15 10 3 2 33 16 +17 066.67
Total 55 29 12 14 95 62 +33 052.73

Source: Soccerway

Serie A[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Juventus 38 20 10 8 57 37 +20 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5 Lazio 38 18 10 10 77 58 +19 64 0Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 59 43 +16 63
7 Fiorentina 38 19 5 14 59 51 +8 62 0Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Atalanta 38 16 11 11 65 48 +17 59
Source: Serie A
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)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Coppa Italia, Internazionale, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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 18 9 11 59 43  +16 63 10 6 3 26 16  +10 8 3 8 33 27  +6

Source: Serie A

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWWLWLWLDWLLWWLLWWDLLWWDDDWWDWWWDLDLDW
Position33144444444655576567876778656555555666
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.[31]

22 August 2021 1 Roma 3–1 Fiorentina Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 26,997
Referee: Luca Pairetto
29 August 2021 2 Salernitana 0–4 Roma Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Rosario Abisso
12 September 2021 3 Roma 2–1 Sassuolo Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,604
Referee: Simone Sozza
19 September 2021 4 Hellas Verona 3–2 Roma Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 10,148
Referee: Fabio Maresca
23 September 2021 5 Roma 1–0 Udinese Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,593
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
26 September 2021 6 Lazio 3–2 Roma Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marco Guida
3 October 2021 7 Roma 2–0 Empoli Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 31,946
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
17 October 2021 8 Juventus 1–0 Roma Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 20,239
Referee: Daniele Orsato
24 October 2021 9 Roma 0–0 Napoli Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 47,801
Referee: Davide Massa
27 October 2021 10 Cagliari 1–2 Roma Cagliari
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 8,547
Referee: Ivano Pezzuto
31 October 2021 11 Roma 1–2 Milan Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,001
Referee: Fabio Maresca
7 November 2021 12 Venezia 3–2 Roma Ferrara
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 8,263
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
21 November 2021 13 Genoa 0–2 Roma Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 14,667
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
28 November 2021 14 Roma 1–0 Torino Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 46,728
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
1 December 2021 15 Bologna 1–0 Roma Bologna
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 15,780
Referee: Luca Pairetto
4 December 2021 16 Roma 0–3 Internazionale Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,185
Referee: Marco Di Bello
13 December 2021 17 Roma 2–0 Spezia Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 44,844
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
18 December 2021 18 Atalanta 1–4 Roma Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 14,469
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
22 December 2021 19 Roma 1–1 Sampdoria Rome
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 49,400
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
6 January 2022 20 Milan 3–1 Roma Milan
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,870
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
9 January 2022 21 Roma 3–4 Juventus Rome
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 33,178
Referee: Davide Massa
16 January 2022 22 Roma 1–0 Cagliari Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lorenzo Maggioni
23 January 2022 23 Empoli 2–4 Roma Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 4,920
Referee: Michael Fabbri
5 February 2022 24 Roma 0–0 Genoa Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,863
Referee: Rosario Abisso
13 February 2022 25 Sassuolo 2–2 Roma Reggio Emilia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 9,282
Referee: Marco Guida
19 February 2022 26 Roma 2–2 Hellas Verona Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 34,777
Referee: Luca Pairetto
27 February 2022 27 Spezia 0–1 Roma La Spezia
18:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: Michael Fabbri
5 March 2022 28 Roma 1–0 Atalanta Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 42,303
Referee: Davide Massa
13 March 2022 29 Udinese 1–1 Roma Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 15,114
Referee: Marco Di Bello
20 March 2022 30 Roma 3–0 Lazio Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 51,932
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
3 April 2022 31 Sampdoria 0–1 Roma Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 16,465
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
10 April 2022 32 Roma 2–1 Salernitana Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,266
Referee: Manuel Volpi
18 April 2022 33 Napoli 1–1 Roma Naples
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 41,822
Referee: Marco Di Bello
23 April 2022 34 Internazionale 3–1 Roma Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,947
Referee: Simone Sozza
1 May 2022 35 Roma 0–0 Bologna Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,988
Referee: Michael Fabbri
9 May 2022 36 Fiorentina 2–0 Roma Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,580
Referee: Marco Guida
14 May 2022 37 Roma 1–1 Venezia Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,243
Referee: Simone Sozza
20 May 2022 38 Torino 0–3 Roma Torino
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 16,730
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

Coppa Italia[edit]

20 January 2022 Round of 16 Roma 3–1 Lecce Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Manuel Volpi
8 February 2022 Quarter-finals Internazionale 2–0 Roma Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Marco Di Bello

UEFA Europa Conference League[edit]

Play-off round[edit]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August.[32]

19 August 2021 First leg Trabzonspor Turkey 1–2 Italy Roma Trabzon, Turkey
19:00 CEST (UTC+3)