# 2011–12 AS Roma season

The 2011–12 season was Associazione Sportiva Roma's 84th in existence and 79th season in the top flight of Italian football. Before the season started Roma changed their manager. The now former manager Vincenzo Montella, did not get his contract extended and was therefore released. Later he was hired to be the new head coach for Catania. Instead, Roma selected former Real Madrid and Barcelona player Luis Enrique to be their new head coach. After a sixth-place finish in 2010–11, Roma were hoping to improve their position and to capture their fourth Scudetto. Roma was eliminated in the play-off round of Europa League after losing 2–1 on aggregate against Slovan Bratislava. Roma also competed in the Coppa Italia, being knocked out in the quarter-finals.

## Players
### Squad information

    Last updated on 13 May 2012
    Appearances include league matches only
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age at end of season) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Bogdan Lobonț | GK | (1978-01-18)18 January 1978 (aged 34) | Dinamo București | 2009 | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Gianluca Curci | GK | (1985-07-12)12 July 1985 (aged 26) | Sampdoria | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Maarten Stekelenburg | GK | (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 29) | Ajax | 2011 | 29 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Cicinho | RB | (1980-06-24)24 June 1980 (aged 32) | Real Madrid | 2007 | 62 | 3 |
| 3 | José Ángel | LB | (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 22) | Sporting Gijón | 2011 | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | Juan | CB | (1979-02-01)1 February 1979 (aged 33) | Bayer Leverkusen | 2007 | 119 | 9 |
| 5 | Gabriel Heinze | CB / LB | (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 34) | Marseille | 2011 | 30 | 0 |
| 29 | Nicolás Burdisso | CB / RB | (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 31) | Internazionale | 2009 | 71 | 5 |
| 44 | Simon Kjær | CB | (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 23) | Wolfsburg | 2011 | 22 | 0 |
| 77 | Marco Cassetti | RB | (1977-05-29)29 May 1977 (aged 35) | Lecce | 2006 | 143 | 4 |
| 87 | Aleandro Rosi | RB | (1987-05-17)17 May 1987 (aged 25) | Youth Sector | 2004 | 74 | 3 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 7 | Marquinho | AM | (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 25) | Fluminense | 2012 | 15 | 3 |
| 8 | Erik Lamela | AM | (1992-03-04)4 March 1992 (aged 20) | River Plate | 2011 | 29 | 4 |
| 11 | Rodrigo Taddei | LM / RM / AM | (1980-03-06)6 March 1980 (aged 32) | Siena | 2005 | 201 | 23 |
| 15 | Miralem Pjanić | CM / AM | (1990-03-02)2 March 1990 (aged 22) | Lyon | 2011 | 30 | 3 |
| 16 | Daniele De Rossi (Vice-Captain) | DM / CM | (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 28) | Youth Sector | 2001 | 281 | 33 |
| 19 | Fernando Gago | DM / CM | (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 26) | Real Madrid | 2011 | 30 | 1 |
| 20 | Simone Perrotta | LM / CM / AM | (1977-09-17)17 September 1977 (aged 34) | Chievo | 2004 | 230 | 34 |
| 23 | Leandro Greco | CM | (1986-07-19)19 July 1986 (aged 25) | Youth Sector | 2003 | 35 | 0 |
| 30 | Fábio Simplício | CM / AM | (1979-09-23)23 September 1979 (aged 32) | Palermo | 2010 | 43 | 8 |
| 92 | Federico Viviani | CM | (1992-03-24)24 March 1992 (aged 20) | Youth Sector | 2011 | 6 | 0 |
| 94 | Valerio Verre | CM | (1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 18) | Youth Sector | 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Dani Osvaldo | CF / ST | (1986-01-12)12 January 1986 (aged 26) | Espanyol | 2011 | 26 | 11 |
| 10 | Francesco Totti (Captain) | AM / LW / SS / CF / ST | (1976-09-27)27 September 1976 (aged 35) | Youth Sector | 1992 | 501 | 215 |
| 14 | Bojan Krkić | ST / SS | (1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 21) | Barcelona | 2011 | 33 | 7 |
| 26 | Junior Tallo | CF / ST | (1992-12-21)21 December 1992 (aged 19) | Youth Sector | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Fabio Borini | CF / ST | (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 21) | Parma | 2011 | 24 | 9 |
| 40 | Giammario Piscitella | CF / ST | (1993-03-24)24 March 1993 (aged 19) | Youth Sector | 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Gianluca Caprari | CF / ST | (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 (aged 18) | Youth Sector | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| Players transferred during the season |||||||||
| 7 | David Pizarro | CM / DM | (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 32) | Internazionale | 2006 | 148 | 9 |
| 22 | Marco Borriello | CF / ST | (1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 30) | Milan | 2010 | 41 | 11 |
| 33 | Matteo Brighi | CM | (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 31) | Juventus | 2004 | 108 | 9 |
| 89 | Stefano Okaka | CF / ST | (1989-08-09)9 August 1989 (aged 22) | Youth Sector | 2005 | 34 | 2 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 2 August 2011 | GK | Maarten Stekelenburg | Ajax | €6.3M |
| 22 July 2011 | DF | Gabriel Heinze | Marseille | Free |
| 19 July 2011 | DF | José Ángel | Sporting Gijón | €4.5M |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Miralem Pjanić | Lyon | €11M |
| 7 August 2011 | MF | Erik Lamela | River Plate | €12M |
| 23 July 2011 | FW | Bojan Krkić | Barcelona | €12M |
| 25 August 2011 | FW | Dani Osvaldo | Espanyol | €17.5M |
| 24 June 2011 | FW | Marco Borriello | Milan | €10M |
Total spending: €83.3M

#### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 31 August 2011 | DF | Simon Kjær | VfL Wolfsburg | €3M |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Fernando Gago | Real Madrid | €500,000 |
| 31 August 2011 | FW | Fabio Borini | Parma | €1.25M |
Total spending: €4.75M

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 15 July 2011 | GK | Doni | Liverpool | Free |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Philippe Mexès | Milan | Free |
| 12 July 2011 | DF | John Arne Riise | Fulham | €2.8M |
| 25 July 2011 | FW | Jérémy Ménez | Paris Saint-Germain | €8M |
| 30 July 2011 | FW | Mirko Vučinić | Juventus | €15M |
Total income: €25.8M
Net Income: €47.7M

#### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 28 July 2011 | GK | Júlio Sérgio | Lecce | Free |
| 15 July 2011 | MF | Stefano Guberti | Torino | Free |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | Matteo Brighi | Atalanta | Free |
| 31 January 2012 | MF | David Pizarro | Manchester City | Free |
Total income: €0M
Net Income: €4.75M

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | Matchday 1 | 7th | 11 September 2011 | 13 May 2012 |
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 11 January 2012 | 24 January 2012 |
| Europa League | Play-off round | Play-off round | 18 August 2011 | 25 August 2011 |
Last updated: 13 May 2012

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Napoli | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Internazionale | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 58 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Roma | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 56 | |
| 8 | Parma | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 56 | |
| 9 | Bologna | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 51 | |
* 1 2 Napoli qualified to the group stage of the Europa League as winner of the 2011–12 Coppa Italia. As they finished fifth, the sixth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League.
* 1 2 Roma finished ahead of Parma on head–to–head away goals scored: Parma 0–1 Roma, Roma 1–0 Parma.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2012. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | W |
| Position | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Europa League

Having qualified for the Europa League play-off round in the previous Serie A campaign, Roma played a double-legged match for their chance to enter the Europa League. On August 5, 2011, Roma drew Slovakian side ŠK Slovan Bratislava. Roma was eliminated from Europa League after losing 2–1 on aggregate.

#### Play-off round
## 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 | ROU | Bogdan Lobonț | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | ITA | Gianluca Curci | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | NED | Maarten Stekelenburg | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Cicinho | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | José Ángel | 31 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Juan | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Gabriel Heinze | 32 | 0 | 27+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ARG | Nicolás Burdisso | 12 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | DEN | Simon Kjær | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | ITA | Marco Cassetti | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | ITA | Aleandro Rosi | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | BRA | Marquinho | 15 | 3 | 10+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Erik Lamela | 31 | 6 | 23+6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo Taddei | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BIH | Miralem Pjanić | 31 | 3 | 29+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Daniele De Rossi | 32 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Fernando Gago | 32 | 1 | 24+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Simone Perrotta | 23 | 1 | 8+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Leandro Greco | 21 | 0 | 9+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BRA | Fábio Simplício | 22 | 4 | 9+10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | ITA | Federico Viviani | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | ITA | Valerio Verre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ITA | Dani Osvaldo | 26 | 11 | 24+2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Francesco Totti | 31 | 8 | 26+1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Bojan Krkić | 37 | 7 | 13+20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | CIV | Junior Tallo | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ITA | Fabio Borini | 26 | 10 | 20+4 | 9 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ITA | Giammario Piscitella | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | ITA | Gianluca Caprari | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | CHI | David Pizarro | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ITA | Marco Borriello | 8 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ITA | Matteo Brighi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | ITA | Stefano Okaka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 May 2012 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA EL | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Dani Osvaldo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 31 | FW | | Fabio Borini | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | | Francesco Totti | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 14 | FW | | Bojan Krkić | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | | Erik Lamela | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | MF | | Daniele De Rossi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 30 | MF | | Fábio Simplício | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | DF | | Juan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | MF | | Marquinho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 15 | MF | | Miralem Pjanić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 11 | MF | | Rodrigo Taddei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | MF | | Fernando Gago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | MF | | Simone Perrotta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 29 | DF | | Nicolás Burdisso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 60 | 3 | 1 | 64 |
Last updated: 13 May 2012

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA EL | Total |
| 1 | 24 | GK | | Maarten Stekelenburg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | | Bogdan Lobonț | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | GK | | Gianluca Curci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Last updated: 13 May 2012

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | UEFA EL | UEFA EL | UEFA EL | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | | Bogdan Lobonț | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | | Gianluca Curci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | | Maarten Stekelenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Cicinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | José Ángel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Juan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Gabriel Heinze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Nicolás Burdisso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Simon Kjær | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | | Marco Cassetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | | Aleandro Rosi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Marquinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | David Pizarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Erik Lamela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Rodrigo Taddei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Miralem Pjanić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Daniele De Rossi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Fernando Gago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Simone Perrotta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Leandro Greco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Fábio Simplício | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Matteo Brighi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | | Federico Viviani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | | Valerio Verre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Dani Osvaldo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Francesco Totti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Bojan Krkić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Marco Borriello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Junior Tallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | | Fabio Borini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | | Giammario Piscitella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | | Gianluca Caprari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | | Stefano Okaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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