LATEST NEWS FROM AS ROMA – Claudio Ranieri’s Roma have become the team of comebacks and resilience. The latest reversal against Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League (2-1) is just yet another proof of the transformation that has taken place under the Testaccio coach’s guidance. From January 26 to March 6, Roma overturned four games, picking up six points in the league, qualification for the round of 16 in Europe and the first round against the Basques. And if you want, there is also the point snatched from Napoli in the salvage. Ranieri and comebacks, a historic union that the coach proudly carries on.
The figure is impressive: eight games recovered from losing situations in less than four months, including four won (Udinese, Como, Porto and Athletic) and four drawn (Tottenham, Milan, Bologna and Napoli). Numbers that confirm the coach’s ability to affect the team, in the head and in the game. It is no coincidence that, in his first Giallorossi experience in 2009-2010, the comebacks were eleven. One of the secrets of the new Giallorossi course is the performance in the final minutes. Roma scored eleven goals in the last fifteen minutes of the game, five of them beyond the 90th minute. Two of these have led to decisive victories (Como and Bilbao), while three others have secured crucial draws (Napoli, Bologna, and Tottenham). Among the stars were Dovbyk, with three goals in the final, and Shomurodov, author of two heavy goals.
But it is not just a matter of character. Ranieri has shown that he can read matches like few, making the most of resources from the bench. Already seven goals have been scored by substitute players: from Pisilli to Saelemaekers, via Dovbyk and Shomurodov. A reasoned turnover that has led Roma to an extraordinary points average in 2025: ten victories already won, and in the league only Inter and Napoli have done better since the beginning of the year. Among the faces of rebirth are newfound players and new certainties. Dybala and Mancini are offering continuity, Celik and Shomurodov have turned into key pawns, while Angeliño and Saelemaekers are increasingly decisive: the former is aiming for a personal record of goals, the latter has already signed six goals and five assists.
Roma, with Ranieri at the helm, has become a difficult team to beat and one that never gives up. The Olimpico has become a fort again: ten wins, one draw and only one defeat in the last 12 home games, with an open streak of five consecutive wins between league and cup. “I can accept defeat, but only if I have given everything,” Ranieri said. His Roma team is doing just that: giving everything, right up to the last minute.
Sources: Gazzetta dello Sport / Il Tempo / Corriere dello Sport / Il Messaggero
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