The 1941–42 Serie A campaign started with a delay of one month. Actually Roma was non favourite to win the title due to last season results with an 11th spot. Igino Betti left the club leadership to Edgardo Bazzini. The team grab the transferred in Edmondo Mornese from Novara, winger Renato Cappellini from Napoli, known as "Il barone" by giallorossi fans, defender Sergio Andreoli and, nearby closure of the transfers market, goalkeeper Fosco Risorti. The squad showed a competitive style of play clinching the leader spot of the table from the very first round. On 1 February 1942 clinched the Winter championship and on 14 June won its first Italian title ever, thanks to the victory 2–0 against Modena scoring Renato Cappellini. and Ermes Borsetti: the club broke the Northern Supremacy on scudetto winning champions ending the trophy to a squad from center-south of Italy.