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Jose Mourinho sent off as Roma end Napoli’s winning start to season

Agency Report Oct 25, 2021 0

AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was sent off to the stands as his side ended Napoli’s winning start to the Serie A season following a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Napoli came into the contest having won their opening eight Serie A matches this season…

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UECL: Little known Bodo/Glimt thrash Mourinho’s Roma 6-1

Agency Report Oct 22, 2021 0

Jose Mourinho suffered one of the biggest defeats of his coaching career as AS Roma stumbled to a shock 6-1 loss at Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night. Erik Botheim and Ola Solbakken scored…

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Pedro comes back to haunt Roma as Lazio win Rome derby thriller

Agency Report Sep 27, 2021 0

Lazio ended a four-match winless run by beating AS Roma 3-2 in an exhilarating Rome Derby on Sunday, sending Maurizio Sarri’s side into the top six in Serie A. The Biancocelesti went into the game in poor form after picking up two draws…

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AS Roma Appoint Ex-Nigeria Coach As Technical Director

John Ogunsemore Jul 26, 2021 0

The AS Roma Academy, Abuja has appointed former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles of Nigeria’s coach, John Obuh as Technical Director. The academy made this known, in a statement on Monday in Ilorin, by its Country Manager, Robinson…

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Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen Reach Europa League Quarterfinals

Kayode Adebiyi Aug 6, 2020 0

Sevilla made light work of AS Roma when first half goals from Sergio Reguilon and Youssef En-Nesyri gave them a 2-0 win over AS Roma and sent them into the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday. SEE ALSO: Lionel Messi Breaks Yet Another…

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AC Milan Sink AS Roma With Late Goals As Teams Struggle In The Heat

Georgina Bode Jun 28, 2020 0

AC Milan scored twice in the last quarter of an hour to sink AS Roma 2-0 in a slow-paced Serie A match on Sunday as both teams struggled in the San Siro heat. SEE ALSO: FIFA Plans Football Match For Fight Against Coronavirus The match…

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Chelsea defender, Zappacosta joins Roma on loan

Samuel Oduoye Aug 21, 2019 0

Chelsea defender, Davide Zappacosta, has completed a move to Italia side, AS Roma on a season-long loan deal. Roma will not pay any loan fee but will finance his Chelsea wages of around £2.3m per season, according to SkySports.…

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UEFA Champions League: FC Porto go through with extra time VAR penalty kick

Victor Okoye Mar 7, 2019 0

FC Porto converted a penalty kick awarded following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review three minutes from the end of extra time to beat AS Roma 3-1 on Wednesday. The win gave them a 4-3 aggregate victory to advance into the UEFA…

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Vidal Joins Barcelona From Bayern In €20million Euro Switch

Leo Aug 4, 2018 0

Barcelona have completed the signing of Chilean and Bayern Munich midfielder, Arturo Vidal on a 3-year contract, the club has announced. The 31-year-old midfield enforcer was widely reported to be heading to Inter Milan before Barcelona,…

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Liverpool Completes £67 Million Alisson Deal

Leo Jul 19, 2018 0

Liverpool have smashed the world transfer record for a goalkeeper by completing the signing of Alisson Becker for a fee of €75m (£67m), subject to the Roma goalkeeper passing a medical, according to Sky in Italy. There has been fierce…

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See How AS Roma Of Italy Announced Super Eagles World Cup Squad List

John Ogunsemore May 18, 2018 0

UEFA Champions League semi-finalists, AS Roma of Italy surprised many Nigerians on Thursday when its verified Twitter handle described the Nigerian senior national football team as "our". The Italian giants did this while announcing the…

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Liverpool Were Lucky To Get Past Roma – Relieved Klopp Says

Agency Report May 3, 2018 0

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has admitted his side needed luck to get past AS Roma in the second leg tie of their UEFA Champions League semi-final pairing on Wednesday in Rome. The German said they were lucky much to his relief after…

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Iniesta Says May Leave Barcelona At Season’s End

John Ogunsemore Apr 11, 2018 0

Following Tuesday's humiliation at the hands of AS Roma, Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has hinted at calling it quits at the Camp Nou. Iniesta watched agonisingly on the sidelines after his 81st-minute substitution as a Daniele De…

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AS Roma Sign Manchester City Defender Kolarov In £4.5m Deal

Segun Jul 23, 2017 1

Italian side AS Roma have secured the transfer of Serbian left back Aleksandr Kolarov from Manchester City for a fee of £4.5m on a three-year deal. https://twitter.com/ASRomaEN/status/888875031291461632 Kolarov joined Manchester City…

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Champions League Roundup: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg Win First Legs

News Agency of Nigeria Feb 18, 2016 0

Late drama on Wednesday gave Gent a chance in the second leg of its Champions League round of 16 match-up against Wolfsburg, while Real Madrid used two second-half goals of its own to get a leg up on Roma in their series. Wolfsburg still…

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As Roma: Dzeko out for a month; Totti, Keita also injured

John Ogunsemore Sep 27, 2015 0

Italian Seria A side, AS Roma have confirmed an injury to striker, Edin Dzeko after the club’s 5-1 mauling of newcomers Carpi on Saturday. Dzeko, who is on loan from English side Manchester City, is expected to be out for between 3 and 4…

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Lazio Defeat AS Roma To Win Italian Cup For The 6th Time

Sport Editor May 27, 2013 0

Lazio won the Italian Cup for the sixth time on Sunday beating fierce rivals AS Roma 1-0 in a day of high tension at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Senad Lulic tapped home the winning goal from close range in the 70th minute after Roma…