What Do You Think Of A.S. Roma In Italian Serie A 2020?

July 24, 2021, by Nedim Maric

A.S. Roma In Italian Serie A 2020?

After an impressive unbeaten run in the previous domestic campaign, we could see how The Yellow and Reds finished in the Serie A 2019-2020 5th position. Furthermore, they were able to secure the qualification for Europa League's next season. During Paulo Fonseca's first season in charge of the experienced team, we saw how the performances went high. They led us to forget the lows that the team had been dealing with as well. Along with the new coach, a new system has come into place. It will be something that is catering to the team's betterment. We can see that happening as of now.

2020-21 season would be marking 93 years of existence of the A.S. Roma club. Apart from the domestic league, A.S. Roma would take part in the Copa Italia Edition. Moreover, the team could compete in the UEFA Europa League as well. At some point, people started believing the team would not even reach the last season's 5th place. But, during the summer, we could see a significant change taking place in A.S. Roma. This was a prominent change because it took place at the organization's top. That's because billionaire Dan Fredkin bought the club from James Pallotta. Then, Roma fans even started believing that the team's austerity era is experiencing had come to an end. In this sense, some hope was created on the fans when Pedro came as a free agent. He was playing for Chelsea and could save the team by coming in at the right time. Another signing that caught attention was that of Chris Smalling from Manchester United. All the attention of the media was on these deals. Also, French midfielder Jordan Veretout was an important addition to Fiorentina in exchange for 16 million Euros. Besides Pedro, the other two Spanish attackers will reinforce the Roma offensive. They are Carles Pérez signed from FC Barcelona and Borja Mayoral, loaned by Real Madrid. The top piece of this attack is Edin Dzeko. Likewise, we could again see how the Bosnian striker and team's captain were in the middle of transfer rumors.

About departures, the main are those of Aleksander Kolarov and Patrick Schick. Defender Kolarov left the team and joined Inter Milan while striker Schick was sold to Bayern Leverkusen. Some players' injuries are hitting Roma's attack. In this sense, one of the worst things to happen to the club is that Nicolo Zaniolo got into another injury. This offensive midfielder was called to be the team's playmaker. Still, he suffered a major injury that will keep him off the pitches until March 2021. So, the Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan acquired from English Arsenal will look to cover Zaniolo's absence. Mkhitaryan played on loan for Roma in the last campaign and was very productive, participating in 14 goals in 22 matches. Also, Argentinean offensive midfielder Javier Pastore is out by surgery for a yet undetermined time. The Roma's manager and board expect that Pedro, Mayoral, and Pérez compensate for these downs. Despite injuries, Paulo Fonseca is determined to lead the team to a strong position regardless of all the troubles. We can keep our fingers crossed and see what would happen.

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