# 2022–23 AS Roma season

The 2022–23 season was the 96th season in the history of AS Roma and their 71st consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Europa League, finishing as runners-up of the latter competition.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 30 June 2023.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Rui Patrício | GK | (1988-02-15)15 February 1988 (aged 35) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2021 | 2024 | 105 | 0 |
| 63 | Pietro Boer | GK | (2002-05-12)12 May 2002 (aged 21) | Roma Primavera | 2021 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Mile Svilar | GK | (1999-08-27)27 August 1999 (aged 23) | Benfica | 2022 | 2027 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp | RB / RM | (1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 28) | Feyenoord | 2017 | 2025 | 129 | 1 |
| 3 | Roger Ibañez | CB / LB | (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 24) | Atalanta | 2020 | 2025 | 149 | 9 |
| 6 | Chris Smalling | CB | (1989-11-22)22 November 1989 (aged 33) | Manchester United | 2019 | 2024 | 143 | 10 |
| 14 | Diego Llorente | CB | (1997-11-09)9 November 1997 (aged 25) | Leeds United | 2023 | 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Zeki Çelik | RB | (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 26) | Lille | 2022 | 2026 | 34 | 0 |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini (vc) | CB | (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 27) | Atalanta | 2019 | 2024 | 179 | 8 |
| 24 | Marash Kumbulla | CB | (2000-02-08)8 February 2000 (aged 23) | Hellas Verona | 2020 | 2025 | 68 | 4 |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola | LB / LWB | (1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 30) | Juventus | 2019 | 2024 | 115 | 6 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Bryan Cristante | DM / CM | (1995-03-03)3 March 1995 (aged 28) | Atalanta | 2018 | 2025 | 228 | 11 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini (c) | AM / CM | (1996-06-19)19 June 1996 (aged 27) | Sassuolo | 2017 | 2026 | 240 | 42 |
| 8 | Nemanja Matić | DM | (1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 34) | Manchester United | 2022 | 2023 | 50 | 2 |
| 20 | Mady Camara | DM | (1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (aged 26) | Olympiacos | 2022 | 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 25 | Georginio Wijnaldum | CM / AM | (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 32) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2022 | 2023 | 23 | 2 |
| 52 | Edoardo Bove | DM / CM | (2002-05-16)16 May 2002 (aged 21) | Roma Primavera | 2021 | 2025 | 47 | 3 |
| 62 | Cristian Volpato | CM | (2003-11-15)15 November 2003 (aged 19) | Roma Primavera | 2021 | 2025 | 14 | 1 |
| 68 | Benjamin Tahirović | DM | (2003-03-03)3 March 2003 (aged 20) | Roma Primavera | 2021 | 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Tammy Abraham | CF | (1997-10-02)2 October 1997 (aged 25) | Chelsea | 2021 | 2026 | 107 | 36 |
| 11 | Andrea Belotti | CF | (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 29) | Torino | 2022 | 2025 | 46 | 4 |
| 18 | Ola Solbakken | CF | (1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 24) | Bodø/Glimt | 2023 | 2027 | 14 | 1 |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala | CF | (1993-11-15)15 November 1993 (aged 29) | Juventus | 2022 | 2025 | 38 | 18 |
| 59 | Nicola Zalewski | LW | (2002-01-23)23 January 2002 (aged 21) | Roma Primavera | 2021 | 2025 | 73 | 2 |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy | LW | (1992-10-27)27 October 1992 (aged 30) | Shanghai Shenhua | 2021 | 2025 | 231 | 58 |

### Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | William Bianda |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CRO | Ante Ćorić |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ITA | Davide Mastrantonio (at Triestina until 30 June 2023) |
| — | DF | USA | Bryan Reynolds (at Westerlo until 30 June 2023) |
| — | DF | URU | Matías Viña (at Bournemouth until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | ESP | Gonzalo Villar (at Getafe until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ESP | Carles Pérez (at Celta Vigo until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | UZB | Eldor Shomurodov (at Spezia until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | NED | Justin Kluivert (at Valencia until 30 June 2023) |
| — | FW | FRA | Ruben Providence (at TSV Hartberg until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 8 | MF | Nemanja Matić | Manchester United | Free transfer | 1 July 2022 |
| 99 | GK | Mile Svilar | Benfica | Free transfer | 1 July 2022 |
| 19 | DF | Zeki Çelik | Lille | €7M | 5 July 2022 |
| 21 | FW | Paulo Dybala | Juventus | Free transfer | 20 July 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Andrea Belotti | Torino | Free transfer | 28 August 2022 |
| 18 | FW | Ola Solbakken | Bodø/Glimt | Free transfer | 2 January 2023 |

#### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 25 | MF | Georginio Wijnaldum | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan with option to buy | 5 August 2022 |
| 20 | MF | Mady Camara | Olympiacos | Loan with option to buy | 31 August 2022 |
| 14 | DF | Diego Llorente | Leeds United | Loan with option to buy | 31 January 2023 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 1 | GK | Robin Olsen | Aston Villa | €3.5M | 4 June 2022 |
| 87 | GK | Daniel Fuzato | Ibiza | Undisclosed | 21 June 2022 |
| 77 | MF | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Internazionale | Free transfer | 30 June 2022 |
| 13 | GK | Pau López | Marseille | €12M | 1 July 2022 |
| 15 | DF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | Arsenal | End of loan | 1 July 2022 |
| 27 | MF | Sérgio Oliveira | Porto | End of loan | 1 July 2022 |
| 25 | DF | Alessandro Florenzi | Milan | €2.5M | 1 July 2022 |
| | FW | Cengiz Ünder | Marseille | €8.4M | 1 July 2022 |
| | DF | Davide Santon | Retired | End of contract | 1 July 2022 |
| 62 | MF | Tommaso Milanese | Cremonese | Undisclosed | 2 July 2022 |
| 17 | MF | Jordan Veretout | Marseille | €11M plus €5M variables | 5 August 2022 |
| 64 | FW | Felix Afena-Gyan | Cremonese | €6M plus €3M variables | 29 August 2022 |
| | MF | Amadou Diawara | Anderlecht | €3M | 31 August 2022 |
| 33 | DF | Riccardo Calafiori | Basel | €1.5M | 31 August 2022 |
| 30 | MF | Alessio Riccardi | Latina | Free transfer | 31 August 2022 |
| | MF | Devid Bouah | Reggina | Free transfer | 1 September 2022 |
| 22 | MF | Nicolò Zaniolo | Galatasaray | €16.5M plus €13M variables | 8 February 2023 |

#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 19 | DF | Bryan Reynolds | Westerlo | Loan with option to buy | 21 June 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Gonzalo Villar | Sampdoria | Loan with option to buy | 8 August 2022 |
| 11 | FW | Carles Pérez | Celta Vigo | Loan with option to buy | 9 August 2022 |
| | FW | Justin Kluivert | Valencia | Loan with option to buy | 1 September 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Gonzalo Villar | Getafe | Loan with obligation to buy | 13 January 2023 |
| 14 | FW | Eldor Shomurodov | Spezia | Loan | 30 January 2023 |
| 17 | DF | Matías Viña | Bournemouth | Loan with option to buy | 30 January 2023 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Serie A | 14 August 2022 | 4 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 047.37 |
| Coppa Italia | 12 January 2023 | 1 February 2023 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 September 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Group stage | Runners-up | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 046.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 047.27 |
Source: Soccerway

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Milan | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Atalanta | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Juventus | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 62 | |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 56 | Qualification for the Εuropa Conference League play-off round |
* ↑ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2022–23 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, 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.
* ↑ Juventus were excluded from UEFA competitions due to violation of UEFA's financial regulations.
* ↑ Juventus were deducted 10 points as punishment for capital gain violations.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Serie A

#### Results by round

| 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BET | ROM | LUD | HJK |
| 1 | Real Betis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Roma | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | HJK | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022.

##### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

##### Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

##### Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 17 March 2023, after the draw for the quarter-finals.

##### Final

The draw for the final was held on 17 March 2023, after the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | POR | Rui Patrício | 51 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | GK | ITA | Pietro Boer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | SRB | Mile Svilar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Rick Karsdorp | 18 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Roger Ibañez | 48 | 3 | 32+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Chris Smalling | 47 | 3 | 31+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Diego Llorente | 12 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | TUR | Zeki Çelik | 34 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Gianluca Mancini | 51 | 1 | 33+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALB | Marash Kumbulla | 10 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 37 | DF | ITA | Leonardo Spinazzola | 40 | 2 | 18+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+4 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ITA | Bryan Cristante | 53 | 1 | 34+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ITA | Lorenzo Pellegrini | 48 | 8 | 29+3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Matić | 50 | 2 | 15+20 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GUI | Mady Camara | 21 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NED | Georginio Wijnaldum | 23 | 2 | 10+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | ITA | Edoardo Bove | 33 | 2 | 10+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+8 | 1 |
| 55 | MF | GAM | Ebrima Darboe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | POL | Nicola Zalewski | 47 | 2 | 26+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 |
| 62 | MF | ITA | Cristian Volpato | 12 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | BIH | Benjamin Tahirović | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Tammy Abraham | 54 | 9 | 24+14 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 | 10+4 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ITA | Andrea Belotti | 46 | 4 | 11+20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9+5 | 3 |
| 18 | FW | NOR | Ola Solbakken | 14 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ARG | Paulo Dybala | 38 | 18 | 21+4 | 12 | 0+2 | 1 | 8+3 | 5 |
| 92 | FW | ITA | Stephan El Shaarawy | 42 | 9 | 14+15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4+7 | 2 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | UZB | Eldor Shomurodov | 8 | 1 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | URU | Matías Viña | 7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ITA | Nicolò Zaniolo | 17 | 2 | 12+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
Source: Competitions