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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 9:48:06 GMT -5
Associazione Sportiva Roma
For years, Juventus have been the biggest club in Italy, mainly due to the demise of AC Milan, Inter Milan and AS Roma. No matter who tried to dethrone the stripes, nobody was successful. That was until AS Roma announced that the new manager of the club would be none other than Nunzio! 
The hard-hitting Italian hung up his wrestling boots for the dugout, and what an acquisition it could be! Can Nunzio take Roma back to the top of Serie A? Or maybe even become one of Europe's elite clubs! |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 10:16:16 GMT -5
Associazione Sportiva Roma
GOALKEEPERS 1. Jasper Cillessen 26. Morgan De Sanctis 90. Bogdan Lobont
DEFENDERS 2. Ignazio Abate 3. Ashley Cole 5. Leandro Castan 12. Jetro Willems 14. Raphael Guerreiro 22. Douglas (loanee) 23. Davide Astori (loanee) 24. Federico Barba 31. Pedro Franco 44. Kostas Manolas 46. Alessio Romagnoli 72. Carlos Akapo (loanee)
MIDFIELDERS 4. Radja Nainggolan 6. Kevin Strootman 13. Youri Tielemans 15. Miralem Pjanic 16. Daniele De Rossi 25. Iago Falque 32. Leandro Paredes 33. Alexandru Maxim 48. Salih Ucan 52. Lorenzo Pellegrini (loaned out) 55. Andreas Pereira
WINGERS 7. Juan Manuel Iturbe 19. Victor Ibarbo 27. Gervinho 29. Inaki Williams 36. Kerim Frei 47. Antonio Di Gaudio
FORWARDS 8. Mattia Destro 9. Adnan Januzaj 10. Francesco Totti (c) 17. Valmir Berisha 56. Kevin Mendez (loaned out) 88. Seydou Doumbia 96. Antonio Sanabria (loaned out) 98. Junior Tallo (loaned out) |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 10:21:27 GMT -5
Nunzio has been set the following targets for this season:
LEAGUE: Qualify for the Champions League. DOMESTIC: Reach the final. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Reach the knockout stage. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 10:35:12 GMT -5
Nunzio has completed his first signing of the transfer window, bringing in winger Antonio Di Gaudio from newly promoted side, Carpi. The fee is believed to be worth £2,000,000, with Stefano Pettinari heading the other way. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 10:37:47 GMT -5
Roma have completed the signing of Athletic Bilbao forward, Inaki Williams. It is thought that the Spaniard is joining for the fee of £600,000 on a 5-year deal and will provide competition for Ivory Coast international, Seydou Doumbia. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 10:40:38 GMT -5
The 3rd signing of the season is Besiktas winger, Kerim Frei! The Swiss international joins for £2,000,000 with Marquinho heading to Turkey! |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 10:44:00 GMT -5
Roma have signed Jasper Cillessen from Ajax, with Wojciech Szczesny joining the Dutch giants. A fee of £2,000,000 was also agreed. Cillessen is considered the best goalkeeper in Holland currently, which makes it look like he is there to replace De Sanctis when he retires. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 10:54:02 GMT -5
AS Roma have signed Colombia international Pedro Franco from Besiktas. The 6 foot centre back joins for a fee of £5.7m with Mapou Yanga-M'biwa joining the Turkish outfit. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 10:59:55 GMT -5
AS Roma have signed attacking midfielder Alexandru Maxim from German club Stuttgart in a player swap deal, which will see Alessandro Florenzi head to Germany! |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 12:24:19 GMT -5
AS Roma have made another defensive signing, bringing in Federico Barba from Empoli for £1.7m with Elio Capradossi heading the other way.
They have also signed young Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira for a fee of £400,000. The young Brazilian is a signing for the future, but could appear a few times throughout the season. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 12:26:12 GMT -5
AS Roma have completed the £9,000,000 signing of Holland international Jetro Willems. The 20 year old is thought to be first choice ahead of Dodo and Ashley Cole, with his pace and ability a key factor. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 12:27:55 GMT -5
AS Roma have parted ways with defender Federico Balzaretti, with him joining Chievo Verona for a fee of £700,000. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 12:30:33 GMT -5
BARGAIN! Roma have sealed the signing of Belgium international Adnan Januzaj for a fee of £3.7m from Manchester United. Nunzio appears to be thrilled with the signing, with the fans even more excited about what the 19 year old can bring to the side!
Could he be a replacement for Totti? |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 12:40:14 GMT -5
Roma have secured the loan signing of Barcelona full back Douglas on a season-long loan. |
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Post by тнαт wαร iиzαyи! on Jul 22, 2015 12:52:26 GMT -5
Pre-season friendly AS Roma vs. Aston Villa Jul. 28, 2014
Starting 11 GK - 1. Cillessen RB - 22. Douglas CB - 24. Barba CB - 46. Romagnoli LB - 12. Willems CDM - 20. Keita CDM - 48. Ucan CAM - 33. Maxim RW - 29. Williams ST - 9. Januzaj LW - 47. Di Gaudio
Substitutes 26. De Sanctis 44. Manolas 14. Dodo 6. Strootman 7. Iturbe 55. Pereira 10. Totti
AS Roma 3-1 Aston Villa 28' Di Gaudio 38' Barba 43' Cissokho 47' Strootman ON Ucan OFF 59' Manolas ON Barba OFF 66' Totti ON Januzaj OFF 83' Totti
Summary Strong showing from a very experimental Roma side, against a decent Aston Villa line up. After the doubts over the signing of 24 year old Di Gaudio, he proved the critics wrong with the opener, and Barba followed up well too! But nobody was ever going to doubt the talent of Totti, as he sealed the win.
MAN OF THE MATCH 
ANTONIO DI GAUDIO |
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