| Season: | 1986–87 |
| Manager: | Sven-Göran Eriksson (until 3 May 1987) Angelo Sormani (since 4 May 1987) |
| League Result: | 7th |
| League Topscorer: | Klaus Berggreen, Stefano Desideri (5) |
| Season Topscorer: | Klaus Berggreen, Stefano Desideri (5) |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 16 |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 32 |
| Pattern La1: | _asroma80s90s |
| Leftarm1: | 810b19 |
| Pattern B1: | _asroma8687h |
| Body1: | 6a0c27 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _asroma80s90s |
| Rightarm1: | 810b19 |
| Shorts1: | 810b19 |
| Pattern So1: | _asroma8491h |
| Socks1: | 810b19 |
| Pattern La2: | _asroma8691a |
| Pattern B2: | _asroma8687a |
| Pattern Ra2: | _asroma8691a |
| Leftarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Body2: | 900010 |
| Rightarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Shorts2: | FFFFFF |
| Pattern So2: | _asroma8691a |
| Socks2: | FFFFFF |
| Nextseason: | 1987–88 |
A.S. Roma dropped off the pace of the top teams during the 1986–87 season, which ended Sven-Göran Eriksson's first Italian employment prematurely. From being the top scoring team in the season before, Roma struggled with finding the back of the net, resulting in worsened results.
Attilio Gregori Franco Tancredi Marco Baroni Manuel Gerolin Settimio Lucci Paolo Mastrantonio Sebastiano Nela Emidio Oddi Ubaldo Righetti Carlo Ancelotti
Zbigniew Boniek Bruno Conti Stefano Desideri Antonio Di Carlo Giuseppe Giannini Stefano ImpallomeniSee main article: 1986–87 Serie A.
Stefano Desideri 5 (2) Massimo Agostini 4 Zbigniew Boniek 4 (1) Roberto Pruzzo 4 Francesco Baldieri 3 Giuseppe Giannini 3 (1) Sebastiano Nela 3See main article: 1986–87 Coppa Italia.
See main article: 1986-87 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.