1996–97 A.S. Roma season

Associazione Sportiva Roma did not have its best season, dropping into the lower half of the league, and only saving its Serie A status by a few points. New coach Carlos Bianchi failed to get the most out of a prolific squad, and was sacked in the middle of the season, with club advisor Nils Liedholm taking over at the helm for the rest of the championship.

Roma

1996–97 season
President	Franco Sensi
Manager	Carlos Bianchi Nils Liedholm
Stadium	Stadio Olimpico
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Second round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Abel Balbo (17) All: Abel Balbo (19)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Goalkeepers

• 1 Giovanni Cervone
• 12 Giorgio Sterchele
• 22 Giampaolo Di Magno
• 26 Gianluca Berti

Defenders

• 2 Roberto Trotta
• 3 Marco Lanna
• 4 Enrico Annoni
• 6 Aldair
• 13 Fabio Petruzzi
• 20 Gabriele Grossi
• 25 Lorenzo Stovini
• 27 Matteo Pivotto
• 31 Omari Tetradze
• 32 Vincent Candela

Midfielders

• 5 Jonas Thern
• 7 Francesco Moriero
• 8 Francesco Statuto
• 11 Amedeo Carboni
• 15 Luigi Di Biagio
• 17 Massimiliano Cappioli
• 18 Damiano Tommasi
• 21 Antonio Bernardini
• 29 Daniele Conti
• Daniele Beretta

Forwards

• 9 Abel Balbo
• 10 Daniel Fonseca
• 17 Francesco Totti
• 22 Lampros Choutos
• 24 Marco Delvecchio

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	13th	7 September 1996	1 June 1997
Coppa Italia	Second round	Second round	28 August 1996
UEFA Cup	First round	Second round	12 September 1996	29 October 1996

Last updated: 1 June 1997

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Atalanta	34	11	11	12	44	46	−2	44
11	Milan	34	11	10	13	43	45	−2	43
12	Roma	34	10	11	13	46	47	−1	41[lower-alpha 1]
13	Napoli	34	9	14	11	38	45	−7	41
14	Piacenza	34	7	16	11	29	45	−16	37[lower-alpha 2]	Relegation tie-breaker

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
Notes:

1. Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
2. CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.

Position 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
Roma	4	1	8	6	2	4	6	6	7	7	7	8	6	9	11	8	11	11	10	8	6	6	5	7	8	7	10	12	12	12	10	10	11	12

Source: Serie A
  = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round;   = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	10	11	13	46	47	−1	41	7	6	4	30	25	+5	3	5	9	16	22	−6

Last updated: 1 June 1997.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 1997. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 September 1996 1	Roma	3–1	Piacenza	Rome
	Aldair  13' Balbo  38' Fonseca  73'	Report	Luiso  50' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin

15 September 1996 2	Vicenza	0–2	Roma	Vicenza
		Report	Fonseca  32' Balbo  65'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Pierluigi Collina

21 September 1996 3	Roma	1–4	Sampdoria	Rome
	Balbo  54'	Report	Aldair  64' (o.g.) Montella  73', 90' Mancini  88'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Domenico Messina

29 September 1996 4	Reggiana	1–1	Roma	Reggio Emilia
	Valencia  78'	Report	Tommasi  6'	Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Stefano Braschi

12 October 1996 5	Roma	3–0	Milan	Rome
	Totti  13' Cappioli  19' Balbo  90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

20 October 1996 6	Hellas Verona	2–1	Roma	Verona
	Giunta  31' Orlandini  81'	Report	Delvecchio  51'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Referee: Stefano Farina

26 October 1996 7	Roma	1–1	Juventus	Rome
	Delvecchio  90'	Report	Padovano  60'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli

3 November 1996 8	Bologna	3–2	Roma	Bologna
	Kolyvanov  41' Marocchi  54' Bresciani  78'	Report	Balbo  64' (pen.), 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Gennaro Borriello

17 November 1996 9	Roma	3–1	Cagliari	Rome
	Di Biagio  32' Balbo  58' (pen.), 80'	Report	Banchelli  71'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Marcello Nicchi

24 November 1996 10	Parma	0–0	Roma	Parma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

1 December 1996 11	Roma	3–3	Fiorentina	Rome
	Balbo  15' (pen.) Delvecchio  72' Totti  87'	Report	Rui Costa  22' Batistuta  31', 75'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina

8 December 1996 12	Lazio	0–0	Roma	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

15 December 1996 13	Roma	1–0	Napoli	Rome
	Aldair  78'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Braschi

22 December 1996 14	Roma	0–2	Atalanta	Rome
		Report	Lanna  30' (o.g.) Inzaghi  36'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

5 January 1997 15	Internazionale	3–1	Roma	Milan
	Ganz  11' Djorkaeff  39' Fresi  69'	Report	Delvecchio  48'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Graziano Cesari

12 January 1997 16	Roma	4–1	Perugia	Rome
	Balbo  26' (pen.), 86' Moriero  45' Thern  68'	Report	Rapaić  36'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

19 January 1997 17	Udinese	1–0	Roma	Udine
	Poggi  90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Daniele Tombolini

26 January 1997 18	Piacenza	0–0	Roma	Piacenza
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Roberto Bettin

2 February 1997 19	Roma	2–0	Vicenza	Rome
	Balbo  7', 86'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

16 February 1997 20	Sampdoria	1–2	Roma	Genoa
	Montella  74'	Report	Moriero  45' Balbo  58'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

23 February 1997 21	Roma	2–2	Reggiana	Rome
	Moriero  3' Totti  9'	Report	Simutenkov  65' Tetradze  90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Angelo Bonfrisco

2 March 1997 22	Milan	1–1	Roma	Milan
	Vierchowod  65'	Report	Fonseca  75'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

9 March 1997 23	Roma	4–3	Hellas Verona	Rome
	Di Biagio  3' Candela  44', 89' Totti  45'	Report	Maniero  32' Caverzan  36' Orlandini  61'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Giancarlo Lana

15 March 1997 24	Juventus	3–0	Roma	Turin
	Vieri  28', 44' Amoruso  85'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Graziano Cesari

23 March 1997 25	Roma	1–1	Bologna	Rome
	Fonseca  74'	Report	Schenardi  55'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin

6 April 1997 26	Cagliari	2–1	Roma	Cagliari
	Tovalieri  6' Darío Silva  45'	Report	Carboni  24'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Livio Bazzoli

13 April 1997 27	Roma	0–1	Parma	Rome
		Report	Crespo  44'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Braschi

19 April 1997 28	Fiorentina	2–1	Roma	Florence
	Robbiati  7' Petruzzi  36' (o.g.)	Report	Balbo  77'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Stefano Farina

4 May 1997 29	Roma	1–1	Lazio	Rome
	Balbo  35'	Report	Protti  90'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

11 May 1997 30	Napoli	1–0	Roma	Naples
	Caccia  32'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

15 May 1997 31	Atalanta	0–4	Roma	Bergamo
		Report	Di Biagio  17' Balbo  22' Totti  61' Thern  78'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

18 May 1997 32	Roma	1–1	Internazionale	Rome
	Statuto  55'	Report	Djorkaeff  83'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

25 May 1997 33	Perugia	2–0	Roma	Perugia
	Rapaić  25' Negri  61'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Domenico Messina

1 June 1997 34	Roma	0–3	Udinese	Rome
		Report	Poggi  42' Bierhoff  45' Bia  87'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Coppa Italia

28 August 1996 Second round	Cesena	3–1	Roma	Cesena
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Hübner  3' (pen.), 87' Agostini  74'		Fonseca  63' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Graziano Cesari

UEFA Cup

First round

10 September 1996 First leg	Roma	3–0	Dynamo Moscow	Rome, Italy
20:45	Tommasi  7',  71' Fonseca  18', 41' (pen.) Di Biagio  52'	Report	Nekrasov  6' Shtanyuk  53'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Alain Sars (France)

24 September 1996 Second leg	Dynamo Moscow	1–3 (1–6 agg.)	Roma	Moscow, Russia
22:30	Kobelev  18' (pen.)	Report	Fonseca  45' (pen.) Tommasi  71' Berretta  77'	Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

Second round

15 October 1996 First leg	Karlsruhe	3–0	Roma	Karlsruhe, Germany
19:00	Hengen  18' Fink  30',  45', 74' Dundee  57'	Report	Trotta  80' Lanna  85' Balbo  88'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jorge Monteiro Coroado (Portugal)

29 October 1996 Second leg	Roma	2–1 (2–4 agg.)	Karlsruhe	Rome, Italy
20:45	Balbo  22', 27' Di Biagio  57' Totti  90'	Report	Reich  13' Wittwer  65' Keller  84'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 46,400 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Statistics

Goalscorers

• Abel Balbo 17 (5)
• Francesco Totti 5
• Marco Delvecchio 4
• Daniel Fonseca 4

References

1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.