2020–21 AS Roma season explained

Club:Roma
Season:2020–21
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Dan Friedkin
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Paulo Fonseca
Stadium:Stadio Olimpico
League:Serie A
League Result:7th
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
Cup2:UEFA Europa League
Cup2 Result:Semi-finals
League Topscorer:
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (13)
Season Topscorer:
Borja Mayoral (17)
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason: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

Primavera squad

See main article: A.S. Roma Youth Sector.

Out on loan

Transfers

In

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77 ArsenalFree[1]
23 Atalanta€13M[2]
17 Fiorentina€16M
31 Barcelona€11M[3]
11 ChelseaFree[4]
6 Manchester United€15M[5]
92 Shanghai ShenhuaFree[6]

Out

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19 Atlético MadridLoan return7 August 2020[7]
2 ChelseaLoan return7 August 2020[8]
Sassuolo€9M7 August 2020[9]
11 Internazionale€1.5M8 September 2020[10]
Bayer Leverkusen€26.5M8 September 2020[11]
8 FenerbahçeFree5 October 2020[12]

Loans in

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24 Marash Kumbulla Hellas VeronaLoan17 September 2020[13]
21 Borja Mayoral Real MadridLoan2 October 2020[14] [15]
19 Bryan Reynolds FC DallasLoan1 February 2021[16] [17]

Loans out

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Steven Nzonzi RennesLoan7 August 2020[18]
15 Mert Çetin Hellas VeronaLoan24 August 2020[19]
Alessandro Florenzi Paris Saint-GermainLoan11 September 2020[20]
17 Cengiz Ünder Leicester CityLoan20 September 2020[21]
99 Justin Kluivert RB LeipzigLoan5 October 2020[22]
1 Robin Olsen EvertonLoan5 October 2020[23]

Competitions

Overview

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

See main article: 2020–21 Serie A.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[24]

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2020–21 Coppa Italia.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[25]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[26]

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021.[27]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.[28]

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw.[28]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style="background:#B21B1C; color:#FFD700; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style="background:#B21B1C; color:#FFD700; text-align:center"| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style="background:#B21B1C; color:#FFD700; text-align:center"| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style="background:#B21B1C; color:#FFD700; text-align:center"| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style="background:#B21B1C; color:#FFD700; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

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121FW Borja Mayoral100717
277MF Henrikh Mkhitaryan131115
39FW Edin Džeko70613
417MF Jordan Veretout100111
7MF Lorenzo Pellegrini71311
611FW Pedro5016
723DF Gianluca Mancini4015
831FW Carles Pérez2013
924DF Marash Kumbulla1012
37DF Leonardo Spinazzola2002
33DF Bruno Peres1012
3DF Roger Ibañez0022
4MF Bryan Cristante1012
92FW Stephan El Shaarawy1012
152DF Rick Karsdorp1001
20DF Federico Fazio1001
42MF Amadou Diawara1001
61DF Riccardo Calafiori0011
62MF Tommaso Milanese0011
59MF Nicola Zalewski0011
Own goals1012
Totals68231101

Notes and References

  1. News: Mkhitaryan extends stay at the club. A.S. Roma. 30 June 2020. 31 August 2020.
  2. News: Official: Roma sign Mancini and Veretout. Football Italia. 28 February 2020. 31 August 2020.
  3. News: Perez at Roma to 'prove my worth'. Football Italia. 25 February 2020. 31 August 2020.
  4. News: Roma complete Pedro signing. A.S. Roma. 25 August 2020. 25 August 2020.
  5. News: Smalling rejoins the Giallorossi. A.S. Roma . 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  6. News: Official: El Shaarawy returns to Roma!. A.S. Roma. 30 January 2021. 30 January 2021.
  7. News: Report: Torino call Kalinic agent. Football Italia. 2 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  8. News: Roma return Zappacosta to Chelsea. Football Italia. 24 July 2020. 30 August 2020.
  9. News: Permanent Sassuolo move for Haraslin. Football Italia. 17 July 2020. 30 August 2020.
  10. News: Kolarov completes Inter Milan move. A.S. Roma. 8 September 2020. 9 September 2020.
  11. News: Schick joins Bayer Leverkusen. A.S. Roma. 8 September 2020. 11 September 2020.
  12. News: Perotti completes switch to Fenerbahce. A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  13. News: Club completes Kumbulla capture. A.S. Roma. 17 September 2020. 18 September 2020.
  14. News: Comunicado Oficial: Borja Mayoral. Real Madrid CF. es. 2 October 2020. 2 October 2020.
  15. News: Borja Mayoral completes move to Roma. A.S. Roma. 2 October 2020. 2 October 2020.
  16. Web site: Reynolds completes move to Roma!. A.S. Roma. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021.
  17. Web site: FC Dallas Homegrown Bryan Reynolds Joins A.S. Roma. FC Dallas. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021.
  18. News: Steven N'Zonzi's loan with Rennes extended by 12 months following 3rd place finish. Football News France. 30 April 2020. 24 August 2020.
  19. News: Mert Cetin joins Hellas Verona on loan. A.S. Roma. 24 August 2020. 24 August 2020.
  20. News: Florenzi completes move to PSG. A.S. Roma. 11 September 2020. 11 September 2020.
  21. News: Cengiz completes Leicester City move . A.S. Roma. 20 September 2020. 21 September 2020.
  22. News: Kluivert joins Leipzig on loan. A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  23. News: Olsen joins Everton on loan. A.S. Roma. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020.
  24. Web site: Serie A TIM for 2020/2021 announced . Lega Serie A . 2 September 2020 . 22 September 2020 . 26 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626102110/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/serie-a-tim-for-2020-2021-announced . dead .
  25. Web site: 2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know. 17 June 2020. 4 July 2020. UEFA.com.
  26. News: Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know. 14 December 2020. UEFA.com.
  27. News: Europa League round of 16 draw: all you need to know. 26 February 2021. UEFA.com.
  28. News: UEFA Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draw: all you need to know. 19 March 2021. UEFA.com.