2020–21 AS Roma season

Roma
2020–21 season
President	Dan Friedkin
Head coach	Paulo Fonseca
Stadium	Stadio Olimpico
Serie A	7th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Henrikh Mkhitaryan (13); All: ; Borja Mayoral (17)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was the 94th season in the existence of A.S. Roma and the 69th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Roma participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and also participated in the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 7 August 2020 to 30 June 2021. This season was the last under head coach Paulo Fonseca, who was replaced by José Mourinho next season.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 7 March 2021.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	NED	Rick Karsdorp
3	DF	BRA	Roger Ibañez (on loan from Atalanta)
4	MF	ITA	Bryan Cristante (vice-captain)
5	DF	BRA	Juan Jesus
6	DF	ENG	Chris Smalling
7	MF	ITA	Lorenzo Pellegrini (captain)
9	FW	BIH	Edin Džeko
11	FW	ESP	Pedro
12	GK	ITA	Simone Farelli
13	GK	ESP	Pau López
14	MF	ESP	Gonzalo Villar
17	MF	FRA	Jordan Veretout
18	DF	ITA	Davide Santon
19	DF	USA	Bryan Reynolds (on loan from Dallas)
20	DF	ARG	Federico Fazio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	ESP	Borja Mayoral (on loan from Real Madrid)
22	MF	ITA	Nicolò Zaniolo
23	DF	ITA	Gianluca Mancini (3rd captain)
24	DF	ALB	Marash Kumbulla (on loan from Hellas Verona)
27	MF	ARG	Javier Pastore
31	FW	ESP	Carles Pérez
33	DF	BRA	Bruno Peres
37	DF	ITA	Leonardo Spinazzola
42	MF	GUI	Amadou Diawara
61	DF	ITA	Riccardo Calafiori
77	MF	ARM	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
83	GK	ITA	Antonio Mirante
87	GK	BRA	Daniel Fuzato
92	FW	ITA	Stephan El Shaarawy

Primavera squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
54	MF	ITA	Riccardo Ciervo
55	MF	GAM	Ebrima Darboe
59	MF	POL	Nicola Zalewski
62	MF	ITA	Tommaso Milanese


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
63	GK	ITA	Pietro Boer
65	MF	ITA	Filippo Tripi
67	FW	CIV	Mory Bamba

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SWE	Robin Olsen (at Everton until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Florenzi (at Paris Saint-Germain until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	ITA	Devid Bouah (at Cosenza until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	TUR	Mert Çetin (at Hellas Verona until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Alessio Riccardi (at Pescara until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	CRO	Ante Ćorić (at Olimpija Ljubljana until 30 June 2021)
—	MF	FRA	Steven Nzonzi (at Rennes until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	TUR	Cengiz Ünder (at Leicester City until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	NED	Justin Kluivert (at RB Leipzig until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	ITA	Mirko Antonucci (at Salernitana until 30 June 2021)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
77	MF	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Arsenal	Free	7 August 2020	^[2]
23	DF	Gianluca Mancini	Atalanta	€13M	7 August 2020	^[3]
17	MF	Jordan Veretout	Fiorentina	€16M	7 August 2020	^[3]
31	FW	Carles Pérez	Barcelona	€11M	7 August 2020	^[4]
11	FW	Pedro	Chelsea	Free	25 August 2020	^[5]
6	DF	Chris Smalling	Manchester United	€15M	5 October 2020	^[6]
92	FW	Stephan El Shaarawy	Shanghai Shenhua	Free	30 January 2021	^[7]

Out[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
19	FW	Nikola Kalinić	Atlético Madrid	Loan return	7 August 2020	^[8]
2	DF	Davide Zappacosta	Chelsea	Loan return	7 August 2020	^[9]
–	FW	Grégoire Defrel	Sassuolo	€9M	7 August 2020	^[10]
11	DF	Aleksandar Kolarov	Internazionale	€1.5M	8 September 2020	^[11]
–	FW	Patrik Schick	Bayer Leverkusen	€26.5M	8 September 2020	^[12]
8	FW	Diego Perotti	Fenerbahçe	Free	5 October 2020	^[13]

Loans in[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
24	DF	Marash Kumbulla	Hellas Verona	Loan	17 September 2020	^[14]
21	FW	Borja Mayoral	Real Madrid	Loan	2 October 2020	^[15]^[16]
19	DF	Bryan Reynolds	FC Dallas	Loan	1 February 2021	^[17]^[18]

Loans out[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
–	MF	Steven Nzonzi	Rennes	Loan	7 August 2020	^[19]
15	DF	Mert Çetin	Hellas Verona	Loan	24 August 2020	^[20]
–	DF	Alessandro Florenzi	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	11 September 2020	^[21]
17	FW	Cengiz Ünder	Leicester City	Loan	20 September 2020	^[22]
99	FW	Justin Kluivert	RB Leipzig	Loan	5 October 2020	^[23]
1	GK	Robin Olsen	Everton	Loan	5 October 2020	^[24]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 September 2020 Friendly	Roma	4–2	Sambenedettese	Rome, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Veretout 5' Perotti 11' Mkhitaryan 31' Antonucci 68'	Report	López 25' (pen.), 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Trigoria training ground Attendance: 0

9 September 2020 Friendly	Frosinone	1–4	Roma	Frosinone, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dionisi 55'	Report	Karsdorp 14' Ünder 16' Pellegrini 37' Mkhitaryan 45'	Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe Attendance: 0

12 September 2020 Friendly	Cagliari	2–2	Roma	Cagliari, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rog 38' Walukiewicz 43'	Report	Ünder 59' Mkhitaryan 61'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	19 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	7th	38	18	8	12	68	58	+10	047.37
Coppa Italia	19 January 2021		Round of 16	Round of 16	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
UEFA Europa League	22 October 2020	6 May 2021	Group stage	Semi-finals	14	10	2	2	31	17	+14	071.43
Total					53	28	10	15	99	78	+21	052.83

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Note: Serie A match against Hellas Verona originally ended in a 0–0 draw; Coppa Italia match against Spezia originally ended in a 2–4 loss.

Serie A[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Napoli	38	24	5	9	86	41	+45	77	0Qualification for Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Lazio	38	21	5	12	61	55	+6	68	0Qualification for Europa League group stage^[a]
7	Roma	38	18	8	12	68	58	+10	62	0Qualification for Conference League play-off round^[a]
8	Sassuolo	38	17	11	10	64	56	+8	62
9	Sampdoria	38	15	7	16	52	54	−2	52

Source: Serie A, 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)^[25]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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
38	18	8	12	68	58	+10	62	13	4	2	42	18	+24	5	4	10	26	40	−14

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: Serie A

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	D
Position	19	15	10	8	9	8	4	3	6	6	6	4	5	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.^[26]

19 September 2020 1	Hellas Verona	3–0	Roma	Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Danzi 10' Di Carmine 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Daniele Chiffi
Note: Hellas Verona were awarded a 3–0 win over Roma on 22 September as a result of Roma irregularly fielding Amadou Diawara during the match. Diawara had been registered to the under-22 squad list, despite turning 23 and being eligible for the senior list. The match had originally ended 0–0.^[27]

27 September 2020 2	Roma	2–2	Juventus	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Veretout 31' (pen.), 45+1' Kumbulla 36' Pellegrini 54'	Report	Rabiot 30' 62' Ronaldo 43' (pen.), 69' Frabotta 86'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Marco Di Bello

3 October 2020 3	Udinese	0–1	Roma	Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Samir 79'	Report	Pedro 55'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Rosario Abisso

18 October 2020 4	Roma	5–2	Benevento	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedro 31' Ibañez 33' Džeko 35', 77' Veretout 52', 69' (pen.) Santon 65' Pérez 89'	Report	Caprari 5', 32' Lapadula 55, 55' Foulon 82'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi

26 October 2020 5	Milan	3–3	Roma	Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ibrahimović 2', 79' (pen.), 75' Saelemaekers 47' Leão 70' Hernandez 83'	Report	Džeko 14' Veretout 71' (pen.) Pedro 77' Cristante 81' Kumbulla 84'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Piero Giacomelli

1 November 2020 6	Roma	2–0	Fiorentina	Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Spinazzola 12' Džeko 24' Veretout 33' Pedro 70' Cristante 90+1'	Report	Castrovilli 32' Lirola 51' Martínez 89'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Orsato

8 November 2020 7	Genoa	1–3	Roma	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zajc 6' Pjaca 50'	Report	Mkhitaryan 45+2', 67', 85'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

22 November 2020 8	Roma	3–0	Parma	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mayoral 28' Mkhitaryan 32', 40'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

29 November 2020 9	Napoli	4–0	Roma	Naples
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Insigne 31' Di Lorenzo 32' Fabián 65' Mertens 81' Politano 87'	Report	Ibañez 29' Cristante 77'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello

6 December 2020 10	Roma	0–0	Sassuolo	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pedro 11' 41' Villar 25' Mirante 45+2' Karsdorp 87'	Report	Lopez 18' Raspadori 71' Obiang 79'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Fabio Maresca

13 December 2020 11	Bologna	1–5	Roma	Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cristante 24' (o.g.) Soriano 53' Vignato 62' Baldursson 78' Domínguez 90'	Report	Poli 5' (o.g.) Džeko 10' Pellegrini 15' Veretout 35', 43' Mkhitaryan 44' Ibañez 49'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

17 December 2020 12	Roma	3–1	Torino	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Peres 21' Mancini 23' Mkhitaryan 27' Veretout 43' (pen.) Villar 56' Pellegrini 68' Calafiori 90+2'	Report	Singo 7' 14' Belotti 73' Lyanco 78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Rosario Abisso

20 December 2020 13	Atalanta	4–1	Roma	Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Malinovskyi 37' Romero 39' Zapata 59' Gosens 70' Muriel 72' Iličić 85'	Report	Džeko 3' Pellegrini 36' Mirante 57' Mancini 64'	Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello

23 December 2020 14	Roma	3–2	Cagliari	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Veretout 11' Cristante 19' Mancini 37', 77' Kumbulla 60' Džeko 71'	Report	Zappa 20' Nández 29' João Pedro 59', 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto

3 January 2021 15	Roma	1–0	Sampdoria	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Smalling 8' Peres 55' Villar 63' Džeko 72'	Report	Yoshida 37' Augello 61' Ekdal 66' Tonelli 74' Jankto 82'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

6 January 2021 16	Crotone	1–3	Roma	Crotone
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Golemić 33', 71' Magallán 41'	Report	Mayoral 8', 29' Peres 22' Mkhitaryan 35' (pen.) Ibañez 57' Pellegrini 88'	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini

10 January 2021 17	Roma	2–2	Internazionale	Rome
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pellegrini 17' Smalling 45+1' Mancini 65', 86' Villar 76'	Report	Lukaku 43' Škriniar 56' Hakimi 63' Bastoni 67' Perišić 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello

15 January 2021 18	Lazio	3–0	Roma	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Milinković-Savić 11' Immobile 14' Radu 20' Luis Alberto 23', 67' Acerbi 45+3' Luiz Felipe 62' Lucas 63'	Report	Mancini 34' Smalling 60' Pedro 71' Mkhitaryan 90'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Orsato

23 January 2021 19	Roma	4–3	Spezia	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mayoral 17', 52', 87' Karsdorp 55' Peres 87' Pellegrini 90+2', 90+3'	Report	Chabot 21' Piccoli 24' Farias 59' Verde 90'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto

31 January 2021 20	Roma	3–1	Hellas Verona	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pellegrini 17' Mancini 20' Mkhitaryan 22' Mayoral 29' Kumbulla 38'	Report	Faraoni 23' Colley 62'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini

6 February 2021 21	Juventus	2–0	Roma	Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ronaldo 13', 62' Arthur 37' Ibañez 69' (o.g.)	Report	Mancini 35' Kumbulla 54'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Orsato

14 February 2021 22	Roma	3–0	Udinese	Rome
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Veretout 5', 25' (pen.), 71' Pellegrini 56' Pedro 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

21 February 2021 23	Benevento	0–0	Roma	Benevento
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Schiattarella 14' Glik 45+1' 57' Montipò 85'	Report	Fazio 20'	Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto

28 February 2021 24	Roma	1–2	Milan	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Fazio 42' Veretout 50' Mkhitaryan 80' Pellegrini 89'	Report	Kessié 43' (pen.) Saelemaekers 46' Rebić 58' Calabria 86' Castillejo 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Guida

3 March 2021 25	Fiorentina	1–2	Roma	Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Spinazzola 60' (o.g.) Ribéry 71'	Report	Mancini 40' Spinazzola 49' Kumbulla 74' Diawara 88'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

7 March 2021 26	Roma	1–0	Genoa	Rome
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mancini 24', 65'	Report	Masiello 42' Destro 45+1' Strootman 64' Criscito 84'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Fabbri

14 March 2021 27	Parma	2–0	Roma	Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mihăilă 9' Osorio 23' Hernani 55' (pen.), 66' Karamoh 90+3'	Report	Peres 32' Pellegrini 54' Džeko 69'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Piccinini

21 March 2021 28	Roma	0–2	Napoli	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ibañez 26' Mancini 45+1' Diawara 59' El Shaarawy 64' Villar 85'	Report	Mertens 27', 34' Zieliński 47' Koulibaly 78' Osimhen 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Di Bello

3 April 2021 29	Sassuolo	2–2	Roma	Reggio Emilia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Đuričić 2' Traorè 57' Raspadori 85' Rogério 87' Turati 90' Haraslín 90+3'	Report	Diawara 15' Pellegrini 26' (pen.), 44' Peres 69' Cristante 90+2'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto

11 April 2021 30	Roma	1–0	Bologna	Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedro 36' Mayoral 44' Villar 75' Pellegrini 83'	Report	De Silvestri 38' Soumaoro 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Guida

18 April 2021 31	Torino	3–1	Roma	Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nkoulou 51' Sanabria 57' Verdi 65' Zaza 71' Rincón 90+2'	Report	Mayoral 3' Diawara 75' 85'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 0 Referee: Davide Massa

22 April 2021 32	Roma	1–1	Atalanta	Rome
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Calafiori 31' Villar 47' Cristante 75' Ibañez 90+4' 90+5'	Report	Malinovskyi 26' Gosens 52' 69'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese

25 April 2021 33	Cagliari	3–2	Roma	Cagliari
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lykogiannis 4' Marin 53', 57' João Pedro 64', 80' Duncan 90+3'	Report	Pérez 27' Fazio 69' Cristante 83'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

2 May 2021 34	Sampdoria	2–0	Roma	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Silva 45' Jankto 66'	Report	Kumbulla 24' Cristante 32' Mancini 70' Džeko 72'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

9 May 2021 35	Roma	5–0	Crotone	Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mayoral 47', 90' Darboe 54' Cristante 62' Pellegrini 70', 73' Mkhitaryan 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Simone Sozza

12 May 2021 36	Internazionale	3–1	Roma	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Brozović 11' Vecino 20' Lukaku 90'	Report	Darboe 6' Santon 28' Mkhitaryan 31' Kumbulla 71' Karsdorp 82'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

15 May 2021 37	Roma	2–0	Lazio	Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Peres 16' Mkhitaryan 42' Santon 47' Pedro 78'	Report	Acerbi 23' 87'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Pairetto

23 May 2021 38	Spezia	2–2	Roma	La Spezia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Verde 6' Pobega 38'	Report	El Shaarawy 52' Mkhitaryan 85' Kumbulla 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivano Pezzuto

Coppa Italia[edit]

19 January 2021 Round of 16	Roma	0–3	Spezia	Rome
21:15 CET (UTC+1)	Pellegrini 43' (pen.), 111' Mancini 51' 92' Mkhitaryan 73' López 92'	Report	Galabinov 6' (pen.) Agudelo 13' Saponara 15', 119' Ismajli 24' Dell'Orco 90+1' Verde 107'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Davide Ghersini
Note: Match awarded 3–0 to Spezia, due to Roma making six substitutions instead of the maximum five allowed. Spezia had originally won 4–2 after extra time.^[28]

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.^[29]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ROM	YB	CLJ	CSS
1	Roma	6	4	1	1	13	5	+8	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	5–0	0–0
2	Young Boys	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10	Advance to knockout phase	1–2	—	2–1	3–0
3	CFR Cluj	6	1	2	3	4	10	−6	5^[a]		0–2	1–1	—	0–0
4	CSKA Sofia	6	1	2	3	3	7	−4	5^[a]		3–1	0–1	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: CFR Cluj 4, CSKA Sofia 1.

22 October 2020 1	Young Boys	1–2	Roma	Bern, Switzerland
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Nsame 14' (pen.) Zesiger 52' Mambimbi 76' Gaudino 81'	Report	Karsdorp 39' Fazio 50' Juan Jesus 56' Villar 58' Peres 62', 69' Kumbulla 74'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 600 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

29 October 2020 2	Roma	0–0	CSKA Sofia	Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Peres 41' Karsdorp 80' Villar 84'	Report	Zanev 86' Busatto 87'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

5 November 2020 3	Roma	5–0	CFR Cluj	Rome, Italy
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Mkhitaryan 2' Ibañez 24' Mayoral 34', 84' Pedro 89'	Report	Hoban 61' Carnat 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

26 November 2020 4	CFR Cluj	0–2	Roma	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Itu 35' Păun 37' Đoković 43' Burcă 66' Camora 71'	Report	Debeljuh 49' (o.g.) Diawara 53' Veretout 67' (pen.) Džeko 90+3'	Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

3 December 2020 5	Roma	3–1	Young Boys	Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Calafiori 29', 59' Mayoral 44' Džeko 81' Mkhitaryan 83'	Report	Nsame 34' Elia 74' Camara 83'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

10 December 2020 6	CSKA Sofia	3–1	Roma	Sofia, Bulgaria
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Rodrigues 5' Sowe 34', 55' Antov 89'	Report	Milanese 22' Tripi 83'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 32[edit]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.^[30]

18 February 2021 First leg	Braga	0–2	Roma	Braga, Portugal
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Esgaio 32' 54' Silva 89'	Report	Džeko 5' Mayoral 86' Mancini 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

25 February 2021 Second leg	Roma	3–1 (5–1 agg.)	Braga	Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Džeko 24' Veretout 57' Pellegrini 72' Pérez 75' Mayoral 90+1'	Report	Cristante 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021.^[31]

11 March 2021 First leg	Roma	3–0	Shakhtar Donetsk	Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pellegrini 23' Kumbulla 55' El Shaarawy 73' Mancini 77', 83'	Report	Patrick 58' Maycon 74' Taison 75'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

18 March 2021 Second leg	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–2 (1–5 agg.)	Roma	Kyiv, Ukraine
19:55 EET (UTC+2)	Antônio 38' Patrick 55' Moraes 59'	Report	Ibañez 25' Mayoral 48', 72' Karsdorp 57'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Note: Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium, the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.^[32]

8 April 2021 First leg	Ajax	1–2	Roma	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaassen 39' Tadić 53' Rensch 71' Martínez 86'	Report	Pellegrini 57' Peres 78' Ibañez 87' Cristante 90' Calafiori 90+4'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

15 April 2021 Second leg	Roma	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Ajax	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ibañez 43' Veretout 67' Mancini 68' Džeko 72', 79' Cristante 86'	Report	Brobbey 49' Tagliafico 89' Martínez 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Semi-finals[edit]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw.^[32]

29 April 2021 First leg	Manchester United	6–2	Roma	Manchester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Fernandes 9', 71' (pen.) Cavani 48', 64' Pogba 51', 75' Greenwood 86'	Report	Pellegrini 15' (pen.) Džeko 34' Villar 50' Smalling 61'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

6 May 2021 Second leg	Roma	3–2 (5–8 agg.)	Manchester United	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Džeko 57' Cristante 60', 84' Karsdorp 72' Telles 83' (o.g.)	Report	Wan-Bissaka 18' Cavani 39', 68', 72' Fred 58' Williams 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	GK	ITA	Simone Farelli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Pau López	34	0	20+1	0	1	0	12	0
63	GK	ITA	Pietro Boer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
83	GK	ITA	Antonio Mirante	15	0	13	0	0	0	1+1	0
87	GK	BRA	Daniel Fuzato	6	0	5	0	0+1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NED	Rick Karsdorp	45	1	28+6	1	0+1	0	8+2	0
3	DF	BRA	Roger Ibañez	40	2	28+2	0	0+1	0	8+1	2
5	DF	BRA	Juan Jesus	11	0	0+5	0	0	0	4+2	0
6	DF	ENG	Chris Smalling	21	0	13+3	0	0	0	3+2	0
18	DF	ITA	Davide Santon	11	0	7+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
19	DF	USA	Bryan Reynolds	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	ARG	Federico Fazio	11	1	5+1	1	0	0	4+1	0
23	DF	ITA	Gianluca Mancini	41	5	33	4	1	0	6+1	1
24	DF	ALB	Marash Kumbulla	28	2	14+7	1	1	0	6	1
33	DF	BRA	Bruno Peres	44	2	14+16	1	1	0	9+4	1
37	DF	ITA	Leonardo Spinazzola	39	2	25+2	2	1	0	8+3	0
61	DF	ITA	Riccardo Calafiori	8	0	1+2	0	0	0	3+2	0
65	DF	ITA	Filippo Tripi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ITA	Bryan Cristante	48	1	22+12	1	1	0	13	0
7	MF	ITA	Lorenzo Pellegrini	47	11	30+4	7	1	1	6+6	3
14	MF	ESP	Gonzalo Villar	47	0	21+12	0	1	0	8+5	0
17	MF	FRA	Jordan Veretout	38	11	25+4	10	0+1	0	6+2	1
22	MF	ITA	Nicolò Zaniolo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ARG	Javier Pastore	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	GUI	Amadou Diawara	28	1	7+11	1	0	0	10	0
52	MF	ITA	Edoardo Bove	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	GAM	Ebrima Darboe	6	0	4+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
59	MF	POL	Nicola Zalewski	2	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	1
62	MF	ITA	Tommaso Milanese	3	1	0	0	0	0	1+2	1
77	MF	ARM	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	46	15	30+4	13	1	1	7+4	1
Forwards
9	FW	BIH	Edin Džeko	38	13	20+7	7	0+1	0	6+4	6
11	FW	ESP	Pedro	40	5	20+7	5	1	0	9+3	0
21	FW	ESP	Borja Mayoral	43	17	18+13	10	1	0	7+4	7
31	FW	ESP	Carles Pérez	31	3	6+15	2	0+1	0	6+3	1
67	FW	CIV	Mory Bamba	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
92	FW	ITA	Stephan El Shaarawy	14	2	6+4	1	0	0	1+3	1
Players transferred out during the season
1	GK	SWE	Robin Olsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	FW	ARG	Diego Perotti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	FW	ITA	Mirko Antonucci	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	NED	Justin Kluivert	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 April 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 9 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Europa League	Total
1	21	FW	Borja Mayoral	10	0	7	17
2	77	MF	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	13	1	1	15
3	9	FW	Edin Džeko	7	0	6	13
4	17	MF	Jordan Veretout	10	0	1	11
4	7	MF	Lorenzo Pellegrini	7	1	3	11
6	11	FW	Pedro	5	0	1	6
7	23	DF	Gianluca Mancini	4	0	1	5
8	31	FW	Carles Pérez	2	0	1	3
9	24	DF	Marash Kumbulla	1	0	1	2
	37	DF	Leonardo Spinazzola	2	0	0	2
	33	DF	Bruno Peres	1	0	1	2
	3	DF	Roger Ibañez	0	0	2	2
	4	MF	Bryan Cristante	1	0	1	2
	92	FW	Stephan El Shaarawy	1	0	1	2
15	2	DF	Rick Karsdorp	1	0	0	1
	20	DF	Federico Fazio	1	0	0	1
	42	MF	Amadou Diawara	1	0	0	1
	61	DF	Riccardo Calafiori	0	0	1	1
	62	MF	Tommaso Milanese	0	0	1	1
	59	MF	Nicola Zalewski	0	0	1	1
Own goals				1	0	1	2
Totals				68	2	31	101

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References[edit]

^ "Players and Staff". A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Mkhitaryan extends stay at the club". A.S. Roma. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Official: Roma sign Mancini and Veretout". Football Italia. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ "Perez at Roma to 'prove my worth'". Football Italia. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ "Roma complete Pedro signing". A.S. Roma. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "Smalling rejoins the Giallorossi". A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Official: El Shaarawy returns to Roma!". A.S. Roma. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "Report: Torino call Kalinic agent". Football Italia. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Roma return Zappacosta to Chelsea". Football Italia. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "Permanent Sassuolo move for Haraslin". Football Italia. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "Kolarov completes Inter Milan move". A.S. Roma. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^ "Schick joins Bayer Leverkusen". A.S. Roma. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "Perotti completes switch to Fenerbahce". A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "Club completes Kumbulla capture". A.S. Roma. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "Comunicado Oficial: Borja Mayoral". Real Madrid CF (in Spanish). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ "Borja Mayoral completes move to Roma". A.S. Roma. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ "Reynolds completes move to Roma!". A.S. Roma. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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^ "Mert Cetin joins Hellas Verona on loan". A.S. Roma. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
^ "Florenzi completes move to PSG". A.S. Roma. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "Cengiz completes Leicester City move". A.S. Roma. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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^ ^a ^b "UEFA Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 19 March 2021.

External links[edit]

Official website

[table_note_res_ELGS0.59261766429647-25] Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[table_hth_CLJ0.43082682855-31] Head-to-head points: CFR Cluj 4, CSKA Sofia 1.

[Behind_closed_doors-32] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

[1] "Players and Staff". A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[2] "Mkhitaryan extends stay at the club". A.S. Roma. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[Mancini_Veretout-3] "Official: Roma sign Mancini and Veretout". Football Italia. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[4] "Perez at Roma to 'prove my worth'". Football Italia. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[5] "Roma complete Pedro signing". A.S. Roma. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[6] "Smalling rejoins the Giallorossi". A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[7] "Official: El Shaarawy returns to Roma!". A.S. Roma. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[8] "Report: Torino call Kalinic agent". Football Italia. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[9] "Roma return Zappacosta to Chelsea". Football Italia. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[10] "Permanent Sassuolo move for Haraslin". Football Italia. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[11] "Kolarov completes Inter Milan move". A.S. Roma. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[12] "Schick joins Bayer Leverkusen". A.S. Roma. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[13] "Perotti completes switch to Fenerbahce". A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[14] "Club completes Kumbulla capture". A.S. Roma. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[15] "Comunicado Oficial: Borja Mayoral". Real Madrid CF (in Spanish). 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[16] "Borja Mayoral completes move to Roma". A.S. Roma. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[17] "Reynolds completes move to Roma!". A.S. Roma. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[18] "FC Dallas Homegrown Bryan Reynolds Joins A.S. Roma". FC Dallas. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[19] "Steven N'Zonzi's loan with Rennes extended by 12 months following 3rd place finish". Football News France. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[20] "Mert Cetin joins Hellas Verona on loan". A.S. Roma. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[21] "Florenzi completes move to PSG". A.S. Roma. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[22] "Cengiz completes Leicester City move". A.S. Roma. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

[23] "Kluivert joins Leipzig on loan". A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[24] "Olsen joins Everton on loan". A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[26] "RCOMUNICATO UFFICIALE N. 52/A" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[27] "Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced". Lega Serie A. 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[28] "Official: Roma defeat to Verona over Diawara". Football Italia. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[29] "Roma, ufficiale: sconfitta 3-0 a tavolino con lo Spezia in Coppa Italia". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[30] "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[33] "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 14 December 2020.

[34] "Europa League round of 16 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 26 February 2021.

[draw-35] "UEFA Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 19 March 2021.

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