2006–07 A.S. Roma season

Roma
2006–07 season
President Rosella Sensi
Manager Luciano Spalletti
Stadium Stadio Olimpico
Serie A 2nd
Coppa Italia Winners
UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Francesco Totti (26)
All:
Francesco Totti (32)
Highest home attendance 61,292 vs Lazio
(29 April 2007, Serie A)
Average home league attendance 38,719[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

During the 2006–07 football season, Associazione Sportiva Roma played its 74th Serie A league season, finishing 2nd. The club also competed in the UEFA Champions League, finishing as quarter-finalists, and the Coppa Italia, winning the trophy for the eighth time.

The season is mostly remembered for the collapse Roma suffered at the hands of Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals, United coming back from a 2–1 defeat in Rome to demolish the Italians 7–1 at Old Trafford.

Season review

The typical Roma formation during the season

Roma finished the 2005–06 Serie A in fifth place, but after the sentences of the 2006 Italian football scandal that deducted all of Juventus's points and thirty each from Milan and Fiorentina, Roma finished second, behind Internazionale, thus gaining the qualification to the Champions League group stage.

The summer transfer window brought some changes in the Roma tactical formation, the most important being the signing of David Pizarro, a deep-lying playmaker that coach Luciano Spalletti had managed at Udinese, and considered fundamental for Roma's passing play. Another important signing was Max Tonetto, who took the place of left-back Leandro Cufré, who was sold to Monaco. Other players such as Mirko Vučinić, Matteo Ferrari, Marco Cassetti and Ricardo Faty were signed to boost the squad.

The first match of the season was the Supercoppa Italiana, against Inter, played on 26 August 2006 at the San Siro. In the 34th minute Roma were leading 3–0 with two goals by Alberto Aquilani and one by Mancini. However, the physical condition of the giallorossi was still weak and so, the nerazzurri succeeded in reaching the draw with two goals by Patrick Vieira and one by Hernán Crespo; in extra-time Inter scored the fourth and winning goal with a free kick by Luís Figo.

In the first part of the season Roma, Inter and Palermo raced to the top of the league early, but Inter started to lead the Serie A and kept first place until the end.

During the winter transfer window, Vincenzo Montella was loaned to English club Fulham as he was lacking game time and wanted to try his luck in the Premier League. He was replaced by Francesco Tavano and Christian Wilhelmsson, both signed on loan.

Roma were drawn into Group D of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, along with Valencia, Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympiacos. They finished second, behind Valencia, with 10 points (three wins, one draw and two defeats).

In the first knockout round Roma were drawn against Lyon, who had already won 6 consecutive French championships and were the favourites to pass the round;[2] however, after a 0–0 draw at the Stadio Olimpico (with many controversial decisions by English referee Mike Riley, who yellow carded eleven players),[3] Roma won 2–0 in the Stade de Gerland with goals from Francesco Totti and Mancini, the latter of whom scored a sensational goal, performing a total of five stepovers in front of Lyon's dazed defender Anthony Réveillère.[4] In the quarter-finals Roma faced Manchester United. They won the first leg 2–1 with goals from Rodrigo Taddei and Mirko Vučinić, but, in the second leg, having been undefeated in 10 games in all competitions previously and having the then-best performing defense of the tournament, they suffered an amazing 7–1 defeat at Old Trafford.

The Coppa Italia shown in the last Roma's match of the 2006–07 season

Roma won their eighth Coppa Italia after beating Triestina, Parma, Milan and finally Internazionale. Roma won the two final games with an aggregate result of 7–4; the first leg ended with a surprising 6–2 win while the second leg, though Inter's president Massimo Moratti claimed that they didn't care about the Coppa Italia,[5] was played with animosity and determination by the nerazzurri,[6] but the 2–1 final score gave the trophy to Roma.

Roma ended the 2006–07 Serie A season as runners-up, securing second place with three games to go, behind Internazionale. Although the nerazzurri dominated the championship, they lost the match against 'giallorossi' 3–1 at San Siro, the same stadium in which Roma also beat the 2007 Champions League winner Milan 2–1, with two goals from Francesco Totti. Totti scored a total of 32 goals in the season, and became the Serie A topscorer with 26 goals. He also won the European Golden Shoe, the trophy awarded to the top league goalscorer in Europe.

Players

Squad information

Last updated on 27 May 2007
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Gianluca Curci Italy GK 12 July 1985 (aged 21) Italy Youth Sector 2004 27 0
27 Júlio Sérgio Brazil GK 8 November 1978 (aged 28) Brazil América 2006 0 0
32 Doni Brazil GK 22 October 1979 (aged 27) Brazil Juventude 2005 60 0
Defenders
2 Christian Panucci (Vice-Captain) Italy RB / CB 12 April 1973 (aged 34) France Monaco 2001 180 12
3 Gilberto Martínez Costa Rica RB / CB 1 October 1979 (aged 27) Italy Brescia 2006 0 0
5 Philippe Mexès France CB 30 March 1982 (aged 25) France Auxerre 2004 82 6
13 Cristian Chivu Romania LB / CB 26 October 1980 (aged 26) Netherlands Ajax 2003 85 6
19 Rodrigo Defendi Brazil CB 16 June 1986 (aged 21) England Tottenham Hotspur 2006 0 0
21 Matteo Ferrari Italy CB 5 December 1979 (aged 27) Italy Parma 2004 62 2
22 Max Tonetto Italy LB 18 November 1974 (aged 32) Italy Sampdoria 2006 30 0
28 Aleandro Rosi Italy RB 17 May 1987 (aged 20) Italy Youth Sector 2004 37 2
77 Marco Cassetti Italy RB 29 May 1977 (aged 30) Italy Lecce 2006 28 2
Midfielders
4 Christian Wilhelmsson Sweden LW 8 December 1979 (aged 27) France Nantes 2007 19 1
7 David Pizarro Chile CM / DM 11 September 1979 (aged 27) Italy Internazionale 2006 32 1
8 Alberto Aquilani Italy CM / AM 7 July 1984 (aged 22) Italy Youth Sector 2002 67 4
11 Rodrigo Taddei Brazil LM / RM / AM 6 March 1980 (aged 27) Italy Siena 2005 67 13
14 Ricardo Faty France DM / CM 4 August 1986 (aged 20) France Strasbourg 2006 11 0
16 Daniele De Rossi Italy DM / CM 24 July 1983 (aged 23) Italy Youth Sector 2001 121 12
18 Valerio Virga Italy CM 6 June 1986 (aged 21) Italy Youth Sector 2004 10 0
20 Simone Perrotta Italy LM / CM / AM 17 September 1977 (aged 29) Italy Chievo 2004 99 16
30 Mancini Brazil LW / RW / AM 1 August 1980 (aged 26) Italy Venezia 2003 123 32
Forwards
10 Francesco Totti (Captain) Italy AM / LW / SS / CF / ST 27 September 1976 (aged 30) Italy Youth Sector 1992 360 139
17 Francesco Tavano Italy CF / ST 2 March 1979 (aged 28) Italy Empoli 2007 14 2
23 Mirko Vučinić Montenegro CF / ST 1 October 1983 (aged 23) Italy Lecce 2006 25 2
35 Stefano Okaka Italy CF / ST 9 August 1989 (aged 17) Italy Youth Sector 2005 14 1
Players transferred during the season
9 Vincenzo Montella Italy CF / ST 18 June 1974 (aged 33) Italy Sampdoria 1999 180 83
24 Carlo Zotti Italy GK 3 September 1982 (aged 24) Italy Palermo 2001 14 0
25 Leandro Cufré Argentina LB 9 May 1978 (aged 29) Argentina Gimnasia La Plata 2002 69 1
99 Mido Egypt CF / ST 23 February 1983 (aged 24) France Marseille 2004 8 0

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position		 Final
position		 First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 — Runners-up 9 September 2006 27 May 2007
Supercoppa Italiana Final — Runners-up 26 August 2006
Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Winners 8 November 2006 17 May 2007
Champions League Group stage — Quarter-finals 12 September 2006 10 April 2007

Last updated: 27 May 2007

Supercoppa Italiana

Serie A

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 38 30 7 1 80 34 +46 97 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Roma 38 22 9 7 74 34 +40 75
3 Lazio 38 18 11 9 59 33 +26 0621 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Milan 38 19 12 7 57 36 +21 0611 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Group stage
5 Palermo 38 16 10 12 58 51 +7 58 2007–08 UEFA Cup First round
6 Fiorentina 38 21 10 7 62 31 +31 0581
7 Empoli 38 14 12 12 42 43 −1 54
8 Atalanta 38 12 14 12 56 54 +2 50
9 Sampdoria 38 13 10 15 44 48 −4 49 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
10 Udinese 38 12 10 16 49 55 −6 46
11 Livorno 38 10 13 15 41 54 −13 43
12 Parma 38 10 12 16 41 56 −15 42
13 Catania 38 10 11 17 46 68 −22 41
14 Reggina 38 12 15 11 52 50 +2 0401
15 Siena 38 9 14 15 35 45 −10 0401
16 Torino 38 10 10 18 27 47 −20 40
17 Cagliari 38 9 13 16 35 46 −11 40
18 Chievo (R) 38 9 12 17 38 48 −10 39 Relegation to 2007–08 Serie B
19 Ascoli (R) 38 5 12 21 36 67 −31 27
20 Messina (R) 38 5 11 22 37 69 −32 26

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 22 9 7 74 34  +40 75 13 4 2 43 12  +31 9 5 5 31 22  +9

Last updated: 27 May 2007.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWWLDDWWWWWWLWWWDDWWWLWDDWDDWWLDWLLW

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2007. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Valencia 6411126+613
Italy Roma 631284+410
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6132611−56
Greece Olympiacos 6033611−53

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Quarter-finals

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ASupercoppa ItalianaCoppa ItaliaChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy Gianluca Curci 6060000000
27 GK Brazil Júlio Sérgio 0000000000
32 GK Brazil Doni 330320100000
Defenders
2 DF Italy Christian Panucci 34530+35100000
3 DF Costa Rica Gilberto Martínez 0000000000
5 DF France Philippe Mexès 283273100000
13 DF Romania Cristian Chivu 270260100000
19 DF Brazil Rodrigo Defendi 0000000000
21 DF Italy Matteo Ferrari 27224+32000000
22 DF Italy Max Tonetto 31027+300+100000
28 DF Italy Aleandro Rosi 1925+142000000
77 DF Italy Marco Cassetti 29218+1020+100000
Midfielders
4 MF Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson 19112+71000000
7 MF Chile David Pizarro 32130+21000000
8 MF Italy Alberto Aquilani 1439+41120000
11 MF Brazil Rodrigo Taddei 30525+45100000
14 MF France Ricardo Faty 1103+80000000
16 MF Italy Daniele De Rossi 37234+22100000
18 MF Italy Valerio Virga 401+30000000
20 MF Italy Simone Perrotta 35832+28100000
30 MF Brazil Mancini 30925+48110000
Forwards
10 FW Italy Francesco Totti 36263526100000
17 FW Italy Francesco Tavano 1427+72000000
23 FW Montenegro Mirko Vučinić 2525+202000000
35 FW Italy Stefano Okaka 610+61000000
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Italy Vincenzo Montella 1765+7300230+30
25 DF Argentina Leandro Cufré 1000100000
99 FW Egypt Mido 10000+100000

Last updated: 27 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Supercoppa Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
1 10 FW Italy Francesco Totti 26 0 2 4 32
2 20 MF Italy Simone Perrotta 8 0 4 1 13
30 MF Brazil Mancini 8 1 3 1 13
4 2 DF Italy Christian Panucci 5 0 2 1 8
5 11 MF Brazil Rodrigo Taddei 5 0 0 2 7
6 9 FW Italy Vincenzo Montella 3 0 3 0 6
16 MF Italy Daniele De Rossi 2 0 2 2 6
8 7 MF Chile David Pizarro 1 0 3 1 5
9 5 DF France Philippe Mexès 3 0 0 0 3
8 MF Italy Alberto Aquilani 1 2 0 0 3
23 FW Montenegro Mirko Vučinić 2 0 0 1 3
12 17 FW Italy Francesco Tavano 2 0 0 0 2
21 DF Italy Matteo Ferrari 2 0 0 0 2
28 MF Italy Aleandro Rosi 2 0 0 0 2
77 DF Italy Marco Cassetti 2 0 0 0 2
16 4 MF Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson 1 0 0 0 1
18 MF Italy Valerio Virga 0 0 1 0 1
35 FW Italy Stefano Okaka 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 74 3 20 13 110

Last updated: 27 May 2007

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Supercoppa Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
1 32 GK Brazil Doni 13 0 0 5 18
2 1 GK Italy Gianluca Curci 1 0 1 0 2
Totals 14 0 1 5 20

Last updated: 27 May 2007

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Supercoppa Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated:

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