1996–97 AS Roma season

April 2026 Roma 1996–97 Carlos Bianchi (until 7 April 1997)Nils Liedholm Franco Sensi President Stadio Olimpico Serie A 12th Coppa Italia Second round UEFA Cup Second round Abel Balbo (17) Abel Balbo (19) _asroma9697h DC143C _asroma9697h DC143C _asroma9697h DC143C _asroma9697h DC143C _asroma9697h DC143C _asroma9697a E23040 _asroma9697a E23040 _asroma9697a E23040 _asroma9697a FFFFFF _asroma9697a FFFFFF _asroma9697t E23040 _asroma9697t E23040 _asroma9697t E23040 _asroma9697t FFFFFF _asroma9697t DC143C 1995–96 1997–98 Associazione Sportiva Roma did not have its best season, dropping into the lower half of the league, and only saving its Serie A status by a few points. New coach Carlos Bianchi failed to get the most out of a prolific squad, and was sacked in the middle of the season, with club advisor Nils Liedholm taking over at the helm for the rest of the championship. Players 1 GK ITA Giovanni Cervone 2 DF ARG Roberto Trotta 3 DF ITA Marco Lanna 4 DF ITA Enrico Annoni 5 MF SWE Jonas Thern 6 DF BRA Aldair 7 MF ITA Francesco Moriero 8 MF ITA Francesco Statuto 9 FW ARG Abel Balbo 10 FW URU Daniel Fonseca 11 DF ITA Amedeo Carboni 12 GK ITA Giorgio Sterchele 13 DF ITA Fabio Petruzzi 15 MF ITA Luigi Di Biagio 16 FW SWE Martin Dahlin 17 FW ITA Francesco Totti 18 MF ITA Damiano Tommasi 19 MF ITA Massimiliano Cappioli 20 DF ITA Gabriele Grossi 21 MF ITA Antonio Bernardini 22 GK ITA Giampaolo Di Magno 22 FW GRE Lampros Choutos 24 FW ITA Marco Delvecchio 25 DF ITA Lorenzo Stovini 26 DF ITA Gianluca Berti 27 DF ITA Matteo Pivotto 29 MF ITA Daniele Conti 31 DF RUS Omari Tetradze 32 DF FRA 1974 Vincent Candela 14 MF ITA Daniele Beretta Transfers In Pos. Name from Type MF Damiano Tommasi Hellas Verona DF Roberto Trotta Velez Sarsfield FW Martin Dahlin Borussia Mönchengladbach DF Matteo Pivotto Carpi MF Antonino Bernardini Torino Out Pos. Name To Type MF Giuseppe Giannini Sturm Graz MF Massimiliano Cappioli Udinese Calcio MF Daniele Berretta Cagliari Calcio DF Gianluca Cherubini A.C. Reggiana DF Gabriele Grossi A.C. Reggiana DF Andrea Cupi Lodigiani MF Alessio Scarchilli Torino Winter In Pos. Name from Type DF Vincent Candela En Avant Guingamp GK Gianluca Berti Genoa C.F.C. free DF Omari Tetradze Alania free Out Pos. Name To Type GK Giorgio Sterchele Cagliari Calcio DF Roberto Trotta CA River Plate FW Martin Dahlin Borussia Mönchengladbach loan Competitions Overall Competition Started round Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 13th 7 September 1996 1 June 1997 Coppa Italia Second round Second round 28 August 1996 UEFA Cup First round Second round 12 September 1996 29 October 1996 Last updated: 1 June 1997 Serie A 1996–97 Serie A League table ROM Results summary 7 6 4 30 25 3 5 9 16 22 1 June 1997 Competitive matches July 2015 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H Result W/W/L/D/W/L/D/L/W/D/D/D/W/L/L/W/L/D/W/W/D/D/W/L/D/L/L/L/D/L/W/D/L/L Position 4/1/8/6/2/4/6/6/7/7/7/8/6/9/11/8/11/11/10/8/6/6/5/7/8/7/10/12/12/12/10/10/11/12 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage #E8FFD8 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round blue2 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round 1 June 1997 Competitive matches July 2015 Matches 1 7 September 1996 Roma 3–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/1/ROMPIA Piacenza Aldair 13Balbo 38Fonseca 73 Luiso 50 pen. Stadio Olimpico Rome Roberto Bettin W 2 15 September 1996 Vicenza 0–2 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/2/VICROM Roma Fonseca 32Balbo 65 Stadio Romeo Menti Vicenza Pierluigi Collina W 3 21 September 1996 Roma 1–4 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/3/ROMSAM Sampdoria Balbo 54 Aldair 64 o.g.Montella 73 90Mancini 88 Stadio Olimpico Rome Domenico Messina L 4 29 September 1996 Reggiana 1–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/4/REGROM Roma Valencia 78 Tommasi 6 Stadio Giglio Reggio Emilia Stefano Braschi D 5 12 October 1996 Roma 3–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/5/ROMMIL Milan Totti 13Cappioli 19Balbo 90 Stadio Olimpico Rome Pierluigi Pairetto W 6 20 October 1996 Hellas Verona 2–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/6/VERROM Roma Giunta 31Orlandini 81 Delvecchio 51 Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona Stefano Farina L 7 26 October 1996 Roma 1–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/7/ROMJUV Juventus Delvecchio 90 Padovano 60 Stadio Olimpico Rome Livio Bazzoli D 8 3 November 1996 Bologna 3–2 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/8/BOLROM Roma Kolyvanov 41Marocchi 54Bresciani 78 Balbo 64 pen. 86 pen. Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna Gennaro Borriello L 9 17 November 1996 Roma 3–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/9/ROMCAG Cagliari Di Biagio 32Balbo 58 pen. 80 Banchelli 71 Stadio Olimpico Rome Marcello Nicchi W 10 24 November 1996 Parma 0–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/10/PARROM Roma Stadio Ennio Tardini Parma Emilio Pellegrino D 11 1 December 1996 Roma 3–3 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/11/ROMFIO Fiorentina Balbo 15 pen.Delvecchio 72Totti 87 Rui Costa 22Batistuta 31 75 Stadio Olimpico Rome Pierluigi Collina D 12 8 December 1996 Lazio 0–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/12/LAZROM Roma Stadio Olimpico Rome Pierluigi Pairetto D 13 15 December 1996 Roma 1–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/13/ROMNAP Napoli Aldair 78 Stadio Olimpico Rome Stefano Braschi W 14 22 December 1996 Roma 0–2 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/14/ROMATA Atalanta Lanna 30 o.g.Inzaghi 36 Stadio Olimpico Rome Pasquale Rodomonti L 15 5 January 1997 Internazionale 3–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/15/INTROM Roma Ganz 11Djorkaeff 39Fresi 69 Delvecchio 48 San Siro Milan Graziano Cesari L 16 12 January 1997 Roma 4–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/16/ROMPER Perugia Balbo 26 pen. 86Moriero 45Thern 68 Rapaić 36 Stadio Olimpico Rome Salvatore Racalbuto W 17 19 January 1997 Udinese 1–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/17/UDIROM Roma Poggi 90 Stadio Friuli Udine Daniele Tombolini L 18 26 January 1997 Piacenza 0–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/18/PIAROM Roma Stadio Leonardo Garilli Piacenza Roberto Bettin D 19 2 February 1997 Roma 2–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/19/ROMVIC Vicenza Balbo 7 86 Stadio Olimpico Rome Emilio Pellegrino W 20 16 February 1997 Sampdoria 1–2 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/20/SAMROM Roma Montella 74 Moriero 45Balbo 58 Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa Robert Anthony Boggi W 21 23 February 1997 Roma 2–2 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/21/ROMREG Reggiana Moriero 3Totti 9 Simutenkov 65Tetradze 90 o.g. Stadio Olimpico Rome Angelo Bonfrisco D 22 2 March 1997 Milan 1–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/22/MILROM Roma Vierchowod 65 Fonseca 75 San Siro Milan Fiorenzo Treossi D 23 9 March 1997 Roma 4–3 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/23/ROMVER Hellas Verona Di Biagio 3Candela 44 89Totti 45 Maniero 32Caverzan 36Orlandini 61 Stadio Olimpico Rome Giancarlo Lana W 24 15 March 1997 Juventus 3–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/24/JUVROM Roma Vieri 28 44Amoruso 85 Stadio delle Alpi Turin Graziano Cesari L 25 23 March 1997 Roma 1–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/25/ROMBOL Bologna Fonseca 74 Schenardi 55 Stadio Olimpico Rome Roberto Bettin D 26 6 April 1997 Cagliari 2–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/26/CAGROM Roma Tovalieri 6Darío Silva 45 Carboni 24 Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari Livio Bazzoli L 27 13 April 1997 Roma 0–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/27/ROMPAR Parma Crespo 44 Stadio Olimpico Rome Stefano Braschi L 28 19 April 1997 Fiorentina 2–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/28/FIOROM Roma Robbiati 7Petruzzi 36 o.g. Balbo 77 Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence Stefano Farina L 29 4 May 1997 Roma 1–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/29/ROMLAZ Lazio Balbo 35 Protti 90 Stadio Olimpico Rome Robert Anthony Boggi D 30 11 May 1997 Napoli 1–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/30/NAPROM Roma Caccia 32 Stadio San Paolo Naples Emilio Pellegrino L 31 15 May 1997 Atalanta 0–4 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/31/ATAROM Roma Di Biagio 17Balbo 22Totti 61Thern 78 Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Bergamo Pasquale Rodomonti W 32 18 May 1997 Roma 1–1 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/32/ROMINT Internazionale Statuto 55 Djorkaeff 83 Stadio Olimpico Rome Fiorenzo Treossi D 33 25 May 1997 Perugia 2–0 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/33/PERROM Roma Rapaić 25Negri 61 Stadio Renato Curi Perugia Domenico Messina L 34 1 June 1997 Roma 0–3 http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/1996-97/UNICO/UNI/34/ROMUDI Udinese Poggi 42Bierhoff 45Bia 87 Stadio Olimpico Rome Pierluigi Pairetto L Coppa Italia 1996–97 Coppa Italia Second round 28 August 1996 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cesena 3–1 Roma Hübner 3 pen. 87Agostini 74 Fonseca 63 pen. Stadio Dino Manuzzi Cesena Graziano Cesari L UEFA Cup 1996–97 UEFA Cup First round First leg 10 September 1996 20:45 Roma ITA 3–0 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1996/matches/round=666/match=53160/postmatch/lineups/index.html RUS Dynamo Moscow Tommasi 7, 71Fonseca 18 41 pen.Di Biagio 52 Nekrasov 6Shtanyuk 0 53 Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 60,000 Alain Sars (France) W Second leg 24 September 1996 22:30 Dynamo Moscow RUS 1–3 1–6 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1996/matches/round=666/match=53161/postmatch/lineups/index.html ITA Roma Kobelev 18 pen. Fonseca 45 pen.Tommasi 71Berretta 77 Central Dynamo Stadium Moscow, Russia 5,000 László Vágner (Hungary) W Second round First leg 15 October 1996 19:00 Karlsruhe GER 3–0 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1996/matches/round=667/match=53282/postmatch/lineups/index.html ITA Roma Hengen 18Fink 30, 45 74Dundee 57 Trotta 80Lanna 85Balbo 88 Wildparkstadion Karlsruhe, Germany 25,000 Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal) L Second leg 29 October 1996 20:45 Roma ITA 2–1 2–4 http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1996/matches/round=667/match=53283/postmatch/lineups/index.html GER Karlsruhe Balbo 22 27Di Biagio 57Totti 90 Reich 13Wittwer 65Keller 84 Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 46,400 Urs Meier (Switzerland) W Statistics Players statistics Serie A Coppa UEFA 1 GK ITA Cervone 15 -19 0 0 0 0 3 DF ITA Lanna 22+2 0 1 0 4 0 6 DF BRA Aldair 32 2 0 0 4 0 13 DF ITA Petruzzi 26+2 0 1 0 1 0 11 DF ITA Carboni 23 1 0 0 1 0 18 MF ITA Tommasi 26+4 1 0 0 4 2 15 MF ITA Di Biagio 24+3 3 1 0 4 0 5 MF SWE Thern 25 2 1 0 2 0 8 MF ITA Statuto 19+4 1 1 0 1 0 9 FW ARG Balbo 29+1 17 0 0 4 2 17 FW ITA Totti 23+3 5 1 0 3 0 12 GK ITA Sterchele 16 -22 1 -3 4 -5 24 FW ITA Delvecchio 15+12 4 1 0 2 0 32 DF FRA 1974 Candela 15 2 7 MF ITA Moriero 12+9 3 1 0 4 DF ITA Annoni 11+1 0 1 0 3 0 27 DF ITA Pivotto 9+4 0 31 DF RUS Tetradze 8 0 10 FW URU Fonseca 6+10 4 1 1 4 3 2 DF ARG Trotta 6 0 1 0 3 0 21 MF ITA Bernardini 5+11 0 0 0 2 0 19 MF ITA Cappioli 4 1 0 0 2 0 26 GK ITA Berti 3 -3 16 FW SWE Dahlin 0+3 0 1 0 14 MF ITA Berretta 0+2 0 0 0 3 1 29 MF ITA Conti 0+1 0 22 GK ITA Di Magno 0+1 0 20 DF ITA Grossi 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 FW GRE Choutos 0 0 25 DF ITA Stovini 0 0 January 2022 http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1996/1120/ Goalscorers ARG Abel Balbo 17 (5) ITA Francesco Totti 5 ITA Marco Delvecchio 4 URU Daniel Fonseca 4 References Category:AS Roma seasons Roma