Associazione Sportiva Roma was reinvigorated under new coach Zdeněk Zeman, who recently had been coaching arch rivals Lazio. Zeman brought his attacking 4–3–3 with him, resulting in Roma scoring 67 goals, but also conceding 42, an extreme rarity in defensive-minded Italian football. Roma finished fourth, three places above Lazio in the table. That was the first time it had happened in five years, which delighted the Roma board, and Zeman stayed on for a further season. The season also saw the international breakthrough of former youth-team product Francesco Totti, who at 21 was ready for increased responsibility and captaincy, responding with 13 league goals from a position on the left-wing of the attack. Also noticeable was new signing Cafu's offensive skills as a right-wing back, granting him a reputation among the world's top wing backs.
| 1997–98 season | ||||
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| President | Franco Sensi | |||
| Manager | Zdeněk Zeman | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Olimpico | |||
| Serie A | 4th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Abel Balbo (14) All: Abel Balbo, Paulo Sérgio (14) | |||
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Players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Cafu | Palmeiras | €7.60 million |
| FW | Paulo Sérgio | Bayer Leverkusen | €3.50 million |
| MF | Eusebio Di Francesco | Piacenza Calcio | |
| GK | Antonio Chimenti | Salernitana | |
| GK | Michael Konsel | Rapid Wien | |
| GK | Andrea Campagnolo | Cittadella | |
| DF | César Gómez | CD Tenerife | |
| DF | Giorgio Lucenti | Palermo F.C. | |
| DF | Iván Helguera | Albacete Balompie | |
| DF | Cristian Servidei | Lecce | |
| DF | Filippo Dal Moro | Empoli F.C. | |
| MF | Vágner | Santos Futebol Clube | |
| MF | Cristiano Scapolo | Bologna F.C. | |
| FW | Carmine Gautieri | Perugia Calcio | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Daniel Fonseca | Juventus | €4.70 million |
| DF | Amedeo Carboni | Valencia CF | €4.00 million |
| DF | Marco Lanna | UD Salamanca | end of contract |
| MF | Francesco Moriero | A.C. Milan | end of contract |
| MF | Jonas Thern | Glasgow Rangers | end of contract |
| GK | Giovanni Cervone | Brescia Calcio | |
| GK | Giorgio Sterchele | Bologna F.C. | |
| MF | Francesco Statuto | Udinese Calcio | |
| GK | Gianluca Berti | A.C. Reggiana | |
| GK | Giampaolo Di Magno | Carpi | |
| DF | Enrico Annoni | Celtic Glasgow | |
| DF | Lorenzo Stovini | Vicenza Calcio | |
| MF | Antonino Bernardini | Perugia Calcio | |
| FW | Martin Dahlin | Blackburn Rovers | €3.0 million |
Winter edit
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Antonio Carlos | SC Corinthians | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Giorgio Lucenti | Empoli F.C. | loan |
| FW | Andrea Conti | Carpi | |
| DF | Francesco Colonnese | Internazionale | €1.50 million |
Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Started round | Final position | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | Matchday 1 | 4th | 31 August 1997 | 16 May 1998 |
| Coppa Italia | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 September 1997 | 21 January 1998 |
Last updated: 16 May 1998
Serie A edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Internazionale | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Udinese | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Roma | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57[a] | |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 |
Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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).[1]
Notes:
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).[1]
Notes:
- ^ Fiorentina finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: FIO 1–1 PAR; PAR 1–2 FIO.
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 |
| 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | +2 |
Last updated: 16 May 1998.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round edit
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
Matches edit
| 31 August 1997 1 | Empoli | 1–3 | Roma | Empoli |
Cappellini  16' (pen.) |
Report | Delvecchio 3' Balbo 46', 61' |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 14 September 1997 2 | Roma | 0–0 | Juventus | Rome |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 21 September 1997 3 | Roma | 3–1 | Lecce | Rome |
| Totti 3' Di Biagio 17'Balbo 68' |
Report | Palmieri 10' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 28 September 1997 4 | Bologna | 0–0 | Roma | Bologna |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 5 October 1997 5 | Roma | 6–2 | Napoli | Rome |
| Candela 16' Gautieri 34'Balbo 51', 60', 89'Di Francesco 53' |
Report | Altomare 71' Bellucci 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 19 October 1997 6 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Roma | Florence |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 1 November 1997 7 | Roma | 1–3 | Lazio | Rome |
| Delvecchio 90+1' |
Report | Mancini 47' Casiraghi 57'Nedvěd 85' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 9 November 1997 8 | Bari | 1–3 | Roma | Bari |
| Volpi 36' |
Report | Totti 10', 58' Balbo 34' |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 23 November 1997 9 | Roma | 2–2 | Vicenza | Rome |
| Balbo 28' Paulo Sérgio 44' |
Report | Luiso 1' Ambrosetti 45+2' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 30 November 1997 10 | Parma | 0–2 | Roma | Parma |
| Report | Totti 9' Paulo Sérgio 22' |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 7 December 1997 11 | Roma | 3–0 | Atalanta | Rome |
| Carrera 23' (o.g.) Totti 27'Paulo Sérgio 32' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 14 December 1997 12 | Internazionale | 3–0 | Roma | Milan |
| Djorkaeff 40' (pen.) Branca 49'Petruzzi 71' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 21 December 1997 13 | Brescia | 1–1 | Roma | Brescia |
| Hübner 15' |
Report | Paulo Sérgio 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 4 January 1998 14 | Roma | 1–2 | Udinese | Rome |
| Balbo 59' (pen.) |
Report | Bierhoff 49', 56' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 18 January 1998 16 | Roma | 1–1 | Piacenza | Rome |
| Aldair 6' |
Report | Rastelli 85' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 25 January 1998 17 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Roma | Genoa |
| Mihajlović 33' |
Report | Mannini 26' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 1 February 1998 18 | Roma | 4–3 | Empoli | Rome |
| Balbo 22', 74', 87' (pen.) Aldair 73' |
Report | Bonomi 60' Cappellini 85', 88' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 8 February 1998 19 | Juventus | 3–1 | Roma | Turin |
| Zidane 45+2' Del Piero 49'Davids 65' |
Report | Paulo Sérgio 57' |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 11 February 1998 20 | Lecce | 1–3 | Roma | Lecce |
| Atelkin 77' |
Report | Balbo 42' (pen.) Di Biagio 45+3'Gautieri 86' |
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 15 February 1998 21 | Roma | 2–1 | Bologna | Rome |
| Di Francesco 5' Delvecchio 87' |
Report | Kolyvanov 9' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 22 February 1998 22 | Napoli | 0–2 | Roma | Naples |
| Report | Totti 54' Di Biagio 62' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 1 March 1998 23 | Roma | 4–1 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| Paulo Sérgio 12' Delvecchio 32', 41'Totti 56' |
Report | Batistuta 71' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 8 March 1998 24 | Lazio | 2–0 | Roma | Rome |
| Bokšić 50' Nedvěd 62' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 15 March 1998 25 | Roma | 2–1 | Bari | Rome |
| Paulo Sérgio 2' Aldair 78' |
Report | Zambrotta 51' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
| 22 March 1998 26 | Vicenza | 1–1 | Roma | Vicenza |
| Luiso 24' |
Report | Balbo 12' |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 29 March 1998 27 | Roma | 2–2 | Parma | Rome |
| Totti 10' Paulo Sérgio 25' |
Report | Chiesa 26', 53' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 5 April 1998 28 | Atalanta | 0–1 | Roma | Bergamo |
| Report | Di Francesco 3' |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 11 April 1998 29 | Roma | 1–2 | Internazionale | Rome |
| Cafu 63' |
Report | Ronaldo 50', 75' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 19 April 1998 30 | Roma | 5–0 | Brescia | Rome |
| Di Biagio 25' (pen.), 69' Paulo Sérgio 33', 66'Totti 55' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 26 April 1998 31 | Udinese | 4–2 | Roma | Udine |
| Bierhoff 23', 89' Calori 59'Poggi 74' |
Report | Totti 45', 73' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 3 May 1998 32 | Roma | 5–0 | Milan | Rome |
| Candela 16' Di Biagio 20' (pen.), 28'Paulo Sérgio 39'Delvecchio 82' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 10 May 1998 33 | Piacenza | 3–3 | Roma | Piacenza |
| Piovani 45' (pen.) Murgita 58'Valtolina 90+4' |
Report | Di Francesco 45+1' Totti 52' (pen.)Paulo Sérgio 86' |
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 16 May 1998 34 | Roma | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Rome |
| Totti 24' Delvecchio 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
Coppa Italia edit
Second round edit
| 3 September 1997 First leg | Roma | 5–3 | Hellas Verona | Rome |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Balbo 24' (pen.) Aldair 40'Di Biagio 52'Di Francesco 64'Gonnella 84' (o.g.) |
Aglietti 25', 43' Vanoli 62' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 25 September 1997 Second leg | Hellas Verona | 1–2 (4–7 agg.) | Roma | Verona |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Siviglia 76' |
Aldair 8' Di Biagio 59' |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
Round of 16 edit
| 15 October 1997 First leg | Udinese | 2–2 | Roma | Udine |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Locatelli 28' Bierhoff 79' |
Totti 65' Gautieri 82' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 20 November 1997 Second leg | Roma | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | Udinese | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Paulo Sérgio 23' Delvecchio 51' |
Poggi 46' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
Quarter-finals edit
| 6 January 1998 First leg | Lazio | 4–1 | Roma | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bokšić 3' Jugović 33' (pen.)Mancini 75'Fuser 81' |
Balbo 39' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 21 January 1998 Second leg | Roma | 1–2 (6–2 agg.) | Lazio | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Paulo Sérgio 54' |
Jugović 45' (pen.) Gottardi 90' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
Statistics edit
Players statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  AUT
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Konsel | 34 | -47 | 29 | -37 | 5 | -10 |
| 2 | DF |  BRA
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Cafu | 36 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | DF |  ITA
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Petruzzi | 30 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA
|
Aldair | 34 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | DF |  FRA
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Candela | 38 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ITA
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Tommasi | 39 | 0 | 28+5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ITA
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Di Biagio | 36 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | ITA
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Di Francesco | 38 | 5 | 32+1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ITA
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Totti | 36 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | BRA
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Paulo Sérgio | 40 | 14 | 28+6 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | FW |  ARG
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Balbo | 31 | 16 | 27+1 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | ITA
|
Chimenti | 9 | -8 | 5+3 | -5 | 1 | -3 |
| 30 | DF | BRA
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Zago | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | ITA
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Delvecchio | 32 | 8 | 10+17 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ITA
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Gautieri | 22 | 3 | 7+11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | BRA
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Vágner | 16 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  ESP
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Helguera | 10 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA
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Dal Moro | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ITA
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Servidei | 9 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ITA
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Pivotto | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF |  RUS
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Tetradze | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | ESP
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Gomez | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ITA
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Scapolo | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ITA
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Campagnolo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW |  GRE
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Choutos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | ITA
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Lucenti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | ITA
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Conti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | ITA
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Ficarra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Goalscorers edit
Abel Balbo 14 (3)
Francesco Totti 13 (1)
Paulo Sérgio 12- Marco Delvecchio 7
- Luigi Di Biagio 7 (2)
References edit
- ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.