2022–23 AS Roma season

Roma
2022–23 season
PresidentDan Friedkin
Head coachJosé Mourinho
StadiumStadio Olimpico
Serie A6th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paulo Dybala (12)

All:
Paulo Dybala (18)
Highest home attendance64,213 vs Juventus, 5 March 2023, Serie A
Lowest home attendance60,000 vs Genoa, 12 January 2023, Coppa Italia
Average home league attendance61,736

The 2022–23 season was the 96th season in the history of AS Roma and their 71st consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Europa League, finishing as runners-up of the latter competition.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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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
3 DF Brazil BRA Roger Ibañez
4 MF Italy ITA Bryan Cristante (3rd captain)
6 DF England ENG Chris Smalling
7 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Pellegrini (captain)
8 MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Matić
9 FW England ENG Tammy Abraham
11 FW Italy ITA Andrea Belotti
14 DF Spain ESP Diego Llorente (on loan from Leeds United)
18 FW Norway NOR Ola Solbakken
19 DF Turkey TUR Zeki Çelik
20 MF Guinea GUI Mady Camara (on loan from Olympiacos)
21 FW Argentina ARG Paulo Dybala
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Mancini (vice-captain)
24 DF Albania ALB Marash Kumbulla
25 MF Netherlands NED Georginio Wijnaldum (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
37 DF Italy ITA Leonardo Spinazzola
52 MF Italy ITA Edoardo Bove
55 MF The Gambia GAM Ebrima Darboe
59 MF Poland POL Nicola Zalewski
62 MF Italy ITA Cristian Volpato
63 GK Italy ITA Pietro Boer
68 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Benjamin Tahirović
92 FW Italy ITA Stephan El Shaarawy
99 GK Serbia SRB Mile Svilar

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Netherlands NED Rick Karsdorp
DF France FRA William Bianda
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Croatia CRO Ante Ćorić

Out on loan

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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 Italy ITA Davide Mastrantonio (at Triestina until 30 June 2023)
DF United States USA Bryan Reynolds (at Westerlo until 30 June 2023)
DF Uruguay URU Matías Viña (at Bournemouth until 30 June 2023)
MF Spain ESP Gonzalo Villar (at Getafe until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Spain ESP Carles Pérez (at Celta Vigo until 30 June 2023)
FW Uzbekistan UZB Eldor Shomurodov (at Spezia until 30 June 2023)
FW Netherlands NED Justin Kluivert (at Valencia until 30 June 2023)
FW France FRA Ruben Providence (at TSV Hartberg until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
8 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić England Manchester United Free transfer 1 July 2022 [2]
99 GK Serbia Mile Svilar Portugal Benfica [3]
19 DF Turkey Zeki Çelik France Lille €7M 5 July 2022 [4]
21 FW Argentina Paulo Dybala Italy Juventus Free transfer 20 July 2022 [5]
11 FW Italy Andrea Belotti Italy Torino 28 August 2022 [6]
18 FW Norway Ola Solbakken Norway Bodø/Glimt 2 January 2023 [7]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
25 MF Netherlands Georginio Wijnaldum France Paris Saint-Germain Loan with option to buy 5 August 2022 [8]
20 MF Guinea Mady Camara Greece Olympiacos 31 August 2022 [9]
14 DF Spain Diego Llorente England Leeds United 31 January 2023 [10]

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
1 GK Sweden Robin Olsen England Aston Villa €3.5M 4 June 2022 [11]
87 GK Brazil Daniel Fuzato Spain Ibiza Undisclosed 21 June 2022 [12]
77 MF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan Italy Internazionale Free transfer 30 June 2022 [13]
13 GK Spain Pau López France Marseille €12M 1 July 2022 [14]
15 DF England Ainsley Maitland-Niles England Arsenal End of loan [15]
27 MF Portugal Sérgio Oliveira Portugal Porto [16]
25 DF Italy Alessandro Florenzi Italy Milan €2.5M [17]
FW Turkey Cengiz Ünder France Marseille €8.4M [18]
DF Italy Davide Santon Retired End of contract
62 MF Italy Tommaso Milanese Italy Cremonese Undisclosed 2 July 2022 [19]
17 MF France Jordan Veretout France Marseille €11M plus €5M variables 5 August 2022 [20]
64 FW Ghana Felix Afena-Gyan Italy Cremonese €6M plus €3M variables 29 August 2022 [21]
MF Guinea Amadou Diawara Belgium Anderlecht €3M 31 August 2022 [22]
33 DF Italy Riccardo Calafiori Switzerland Basel €1.5M 31 August 2022 [23]
30 MF Italy Alessio Riccardi Italy Latina Free transfer 31 August 2022 [24]
MF Italy Devid Bouah Italy Reggina 1 September 2022 [25]
22 MF Italy Nicolò Zaniolo Turkey Galatasaray €16.5M plus €13M variables 8 February 2023 [26]

Loans out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
19 DF United States Bryan Reynolds Belgium Westerlo Loan with option to buy 21 June 2022 [27]
8 MF Spain Gonzalo Villar Italy Sampdoria 8 August 2022 [28]
11 FW Spain Carles Pérez Spain Celta Vigo 9 August 2022 [29]
FW Netherlands Justin Kluivert Spain Valencia 1 September 2022 [30]
8 MF Spain Gonzalo Villar Spain Getafe Loan with obligation to buy 13 January 2023 [31]
14 FW Uzbekistan Eldor Shomurodov Italy Spezia Loan 30 January 2023 [32]
17 DF Uruguay Matías Viña England Bournemouth Loan with option to buy 30 January 2023 [33]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2022 Friendly Roma Italy 2–0 England Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Referee: Bruno José Costa (Portugal)
16 July 2022 Friendly Roma Italy 2–0 Portugal Portimonense Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: André Narciso (Portugal)
19 July 2022 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal 3–2 Italy Roma Faro/Loulé, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Hugo Silva (Portugal)
23 July 2022 Friendly Roma Italy 1–1 France Nice Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Albufeira
Attendance: 11,114
27 July 2022 Friendly Roma Italy 0–1 Italy Ascoli Trigoria, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Centro sportivo Fulvio Bernardini
Referee: Federico Dionisi
30 July 2022 I-Tech Cup Tottenham Hotspur England 0–1 Italy Roma Haifa, Israel
21:15 IST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
7 August 2022 Global Tour for Peace Roma Italy 5–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 65,303
Referee: Daniele Doveri (Italy)
25 November 2022 EuroJapan Cup Nagoya Grampus Japan 0–0 Italy Roma Nagoya, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9) Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 13,383
Referee: Yoshiro Imamura (Japan)
28 November 2022 EuroJapan Cup Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 3–3 Italy Roma Tokyo, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9)
Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
16 December 2022 Friendly Roma Italy 0–3 Spain Cádiz Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Referee: Vítor Ferreira (Portugal)
19 December 2022 Friendly Casa Pia Portugal 0–1 Italy Roma Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Referee: Ricardo Baixinho (Portugal)
22 December 2022 Friendly Roma Italy 3–0 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk Albufeira, Portugal
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Attendance: 500
Referee: Marcos Brazão (Portugal)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 14 August 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 6th 38 18 9 11 50 38 +12 047.37
Coppa Italia 12 January 2023 1 February 2023 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
UEFA Europa League 8 September 2022 31 May 2023 Group stage Runners-up 15 7 4 4 21 11 +10 046.67
Total 55 26 13 16 73 51 +22 047.27

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Milan 38 20 10 8 64 43 +21 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
5 Atalanta 38 19 7 12 66 48 +18 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 50 38 +12 63
7 Juventus[c] 38 22 6 10 56 33 +23 62[d]
8 Fiorentina 38 15 11 12 53 43 +10 56 Qualification for the Εuropa Conference League play-off round
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[36] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[37]
Notes:
  1. ^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, 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.
  3. ^ Juventus were excluded from UEFA competitions due to violation of UEFA's financial regulations.[34]
  4. ^ Juventus were deducted 10 points as punishment for capital gain violations.[35]

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Results summary

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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 50 38  +12 63 11 3 5 28 15  +13 7 6 6 22 23  −1

Source: Serie A

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWLWLWWWLWLDDWDWWLWDWLWLLWWWLDDLDDLW
Position93625566645467767756343545553356776666
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.[38]

14 August 2022 1 Salernitana 0–1 Roma Salerno
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 24,983
Referee: Simone Sozza
22 August 2022 2 Roma 1–0 Cremonese Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,859
Referee: Luca Massimi
27 August 2022 3 Juventus 1–1 Roma Turin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 41,003
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
30 August 2022 4 Roma 3–0 Monza Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,659
Referee: Marco Piccinini
4 September 2022 5 Udinese 4–0 Roma Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 24,108
Referee: Fabio Maresca
12 September 2022 6 Empoli 1–2 Roma Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13,420
Referee: Livio Marinelli
18 September 2022 7 Roma 0–1 Atalanta Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,335
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
1 October 2022 8 Internazionale 1–2 Roma Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,389
Referee: Davide Massa
9 October 2022 9 Roma 2–1 Lecce Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,018
Referee: Alessandro Prontera
17 October 2022 10 Sampdoria 0–1 Roma Genoa
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,803
Referee: Marco Di Bello
23 October 2022 11 Roma 0–1 Napoli Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,633
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
31 October 2022 12 Hellas Verona 1–3 Roma Verona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
6 November 2022 13 Roma 0–1 Lazio Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,847
Referee: Daniele Orsato
9 November 2022 14 Sassuolo 1–1 Roma Reggio Emilia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 16,665
Referee: Giovannni Ayroldi
13 November 2022 15 Roma 1–1 Torino Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,168
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
4 January 2023 16 Roma 1–0 Bologna Rome
16:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,092
Referee: Alberto Santoro
8 January 2023 17 Milan 2–2 Roma Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,103
Referee: Davide Massa
15 January 2023 18 Roma 2–0 Fiorentina Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,327
Referee: Antonio Giua
22 January 2023 19 Spezia 0–2 Roma La Spezia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco
Attendance: 9,153
Referee: Simone Sozza
29 January 2023 20 Napoli 2–1 Roma Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato
4 February 2023 21 Roma 2–0 Empoli Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,908
Referee: Federico Dionisi
11 February 2023 22 Lecce 1–1 Roma Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,200
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
19 February 2023 23 Roma 1–0 Hellas Verona Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,009
Referee: Simone Sozza
28 February 2023 24 Cremonese 2–1 Roma Cremona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 11,367
Referee: Marco Piccinini
5 March 2023 25 Roma 1–0 Juventus Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,213
Referee: Fabio Maresca
12 March 2023 26 Roma 3–4 Sassuolo Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,816
Referee: Michael Fabbri
19 March 2023 27 Lazio 1–0 Roma Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Davide Massa
Note: Marušić and Cristante received red cards following the final whistle.
2 April 2023 28 Roma 3–0 Sampdoria Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,108
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
8 April 2023 29 Torino 0–1 Roma Torino
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 22,142
Referee: Andrea Colombo
16 April 2023 30 Roma 3–0 Udinese Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,015
Referee: Antonio Giua
24 April 2023 31 Atalanta 3–1 Roma Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,123
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
29 April 2023 32 Roma 1–1 Milan Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,191
Referee: Daniele Orsato
3 May 2023 33 Monza 1–1 Roma Monza
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 12,388
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
6 May 2023 34 Roma 0–2 Internazionale Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,870
Referee: Fabio Maresca
14 May 2023 35 Bologna 0–0 Roma Bologna
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,824
Referee: Daniele Orsato
22 May 2023 36 Roma 2–2 Salernitana Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 64,286
Referee: Andrea Colombo
27 May 2023 37 Fiorentina 2–1 Roma Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 32,829
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
4 June 2023 38 Roma 2–1 Spezia Rome
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62,242
Referee: Fabio Maresca

Coppa Italia

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12 January 2023 Round of 16 Roma 1–0 Genoa Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
1 February 2023 Quarter-finals Roma 1–2 Cremonese Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+1)