1997–98 A.S. Roma season
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
Goalkeepers
Defenders
- 2
Cafu - 3
Filippo Dal Moro - 5
Vincent Candela - 6
Aldair - 15
Christian Servidei - 16
Matteo Pivotto - 21
Omari Tetradze - 22
César Gómez - 25
Fabio Petruzzi - 30
Zago
Midfielders
- 4
Luigi Di Biagio - 8
Christian Scapolo - 11
Eusebio Di Francesco - 13
Vágner - 17
Damiano Tommasi - 18
Iván Helguera - 19
Carmine Gautieri
Forwards
- 7
Paulo Sérgio - 9
Abel Balbo - 10
Francesco Totti - 14
Lampros Choutos - 24
Marco Delvecchio
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position |
Final position |
First match | Last match |
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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
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 first round |
4 | Roma | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | |
5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 |
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
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
31 August 1997 1 | Empoli | 1–3 | Roma | Empoli |
Cappellini |
Report | Delvecchio Balbo |
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 Di Biagio Balbo |
Report | Palmieri |
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 Gautieri Balbo Di Francesco |
Report | Altomare Bellucci |
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 |
Report | Mancini Casiraghi Nedvěd |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
9 November 1997 8 | Bari | 1–3 | Roma | Bari |
Volpi |
Report | Totti Balbo |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
23 November 1997 9 | Roma | 2–2 | Vicenza | Rome |
Balbo Paulo Sérgio |
Report | Luiso Ambrosetti |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Graziano Cesari |
30 November 1997 10 | Parma | 0–2 | Roma | Parma |
Report | Totti Paulo Sérgio |
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Stefano Braschi |
7 December 1997 11 | Roma | 3–0 | Atalanta | Rome |
Carrera Totti Paulo Sérgio |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
14 December 1997 12 | Internazionale | 3–0 | Roma | Milan |
Djorkaeff Branca Petruzzi |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Domenico Messina |
21 December 1997 13 | Brescia | 1–1 | Roma | Brescia |
Hübner |
Report | Paulo Sérgio |
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
4 January 1998 14 | Roma | 1–2 | Udinese | Rome |
Balbo |
Report | Bierhoff |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
18 January 1998 16 | Roma | 1–1 | Piacenza | Rome |
Aldair |
Report | Rastelli |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
25 January 1998 17 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Roma | Genoa |
Mihajlović |
Report | Mannini |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
1 February 1998 18 | Roma | 4–3 | Empoli | Rome |
Balbo Aldair |
Report | Bonomi Cappellini |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin |
8 February 1998 19 | Juventus | 3–1 | Roma | Turin |
Zidane Del Piero Davids |
Report | Paulo Sérgio |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Domenico Messina |
11 February 1998 20 | Lecce | 1–3 | Roma | Lecce |
Atelkin |
Report | Balbo Di Biagio Gautieri |
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
15 February 1998 21 | Roma | 2–1 | Bologna | Rome |
Di Francesco Delvecchio |
Report | Kolyvanov |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
22 February 1998 22 | Napoli | 0–2 | Roma | Naples |
Report | Totti Di Biagio |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
1 March 1998 23 | Roma | 4–1 | Fiorentina | Rome |
Paulo Sérgio Delvecchio Totti |
Report | Batistuta |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
8 March 1998 24 | Lazio | 2–0 | Roma | Rome |
Bokšić Nedvěd |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
15 March 1998 25 | Roma | 2–1 | Bari | Rome |
Paulo Sérgio Aldair |
Report | Zambrotta |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
22 March 1998 26 | Vicenza | 1–1 | Roma | Vicenza |
Luiso |
Report | Balbo |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
29 March 1998 27 | Roma | 2–2 | Parma | Rome |
Totti Paulo Sérgio |
Report | Chiesa |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
5 April 1998 28 | Atalanta | 0–1 | Roma | Bergamo |
Report | Di Francesco |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
11 April 1998 29 | Roma | 1–2 | Internazionale | Rome |
Cafu |
Report | Ronaldo |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Graziano Cesari |
19 April 1998 30 | Roma | 5–0 | Brescia | Rome |
Di Biagio Paulo Sérgio Totti |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
26 April 1998 31 | Udinese | 4–2 | Roma | Udine |
Bierhoff Calori Poggi |
Report | Totti |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
3 May 1998 32 | Roma | 5–0 | Milan | Rome |
Candela Di Biagio Paulo Sérgio Delvecchio |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
10 May 1998 33 | Piacenza | 3–3 | Roma | Piacenza |
Piovani Murgita Valtolina |
Report | Di Francesco Totti Paulo Sérgio |
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Stefano Braschi |
16 May 1998 34 | Roma | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Rome |
Totti Delvecchio |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
Coppa Italia
Second round
3 September 1997 First leg | Roma | 5–3 | Hellas Verona | Rome |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Balbo Aldair Di Biagio Di Francesco Gonnella |
Aglietti Vanoli |
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 |
Aldair Di Biagio |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
Round of 16
15 October 1997 First leg | Udinese | 2–2 | Roma | Udine |
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Locatelli Bierhoff |
Totti Gautieri |
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 Delvecchio |
Poggi |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
Quarter-finals
6 January 1998 First leg | Lazio | 4–1 | Roma | Rome |
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bokšić Jugović Mancini Fuser |
Balbo |
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 |
Jugović Gottardi |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
Statistics
Goalscorers
Abel Balbo 14 (3) Francesco Totti 13 (1) Paulo Sérgio 12 Marco Delvecchio 7 Luigi Di Biagio 7 (2)
References
- 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.