1993–94 AS Roma season

Roma

1993–94 season
President	Ciro Di Martino (until November) Franco Sensi
Manager	Carlo Mazzone
Stadium	Stadio Olimpico
Serie A	7th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Abel Balbo (12) All: Abel Balbo (12)
Home colours Away colours
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Associazione Sportiva Roma continued to trundle in the bigger clubs' wake, being unable to challenge for any trophies, and missing out on European qualification. New president Franco Sensi had won the battle to get the vacancy against Luciano Gaucci, who departed the club in a customary fit of rage. Sensi appointed Carlo Mazzone as coach, but the defensive-minded Mazzone did not have an easy baptism at Roma, the squad drawing 15 out of 34 matches in the league, which rendered missing out on Napoli's sixth place that guaranteed the UEFA Cup by a solitary point.

Players

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 Fabrizio Lorieri — GK   ITA Giovanni Cervone — GK   ITA Andrea Pazzagli — DF   BRA Aldair — DF   ITA Silvano Benedetti — DF   ITA Andrea Borsa — DF   ITA Antonio Comi — DF   ITA Gianluca Festa — DF   ITA Luigi Garzya — DF   ITA Gabriele Grossi — DF   ITA Marco Lanna — DF   ITA Amedeo Carboni — MF   ITA Daniele Berretta — MF   ITA Walter Bonacina

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   GER Thomas Häßler — MF   YUG Siniša Mihajlović — MF   ITA Giuseppe Giannini — MF   ITA Giovanni Piacentini — MF   ITA Alessio Scarchilli — MF   ITA Marco Caputi — MF   ITA Massimiliano Cappioli — FW   ARG Abel Balbo — FW   ARG Claudio Caniggia — FW   ITA Roberto Muzzi — FW   ITA Ruggiero Rizzitelli — FW   ITA Francesco Totti — FW   ITA Walter Lapini

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Abel Balbo	Udinese Calcio
DF	Marco Lanna	Sampdoria
GK	Fabrizio Lorieri	Ascoli
GK	Andrea Pazzagli	Bologna F.C.
DF	Gabriele Grossi	Lecce
MF	Alessio Scarchilli	Lecce
DF	Dario Rossi	Ternana	loan ended
MF	Daniele Berretta	Vicenza Calcio	loan ended
MF	Giampiero Maini	Lecce	loan ended
MF	Francesco Statuto	Cosenza	loan ended
FW	Walter Lapini	Siena

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Andrea Carnevale	Udinese Calcio
DF	Fabio Petruzzi	Udinese Calcio
MF	Fausto Salsano	Sampdoria
GK	Patrizio Fimiani	Avezzano
GK	Giuseppe Zinetti	Ascoli
DF	Dario Rossi	Modena
MF	Steven Torbidoni	Cagliari Calcio
DF	Antonio Tempestilli	-	retired
MF	Giampiero Maini	Ascoli	loan
MF	Francesco Statuto	Udinese Calcio	co-ownership

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Gianluca Festa	Internazionale	loan
MF	Massimiliano Cappioli	Cagliari Calcio

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Gabriele Grossi	A.S. Bari	loan
FW	Roberto Muzzi	Pisa Calcio	loan

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	7th	29 August 1993	1 May 1994
Coppa Italia	Second round	Round of 16	7 October 1993	16 December 1993

Last updated: 1 May 1994

Serie A

Main article: 1993–94 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Parma	34	17	7	10	50	35	+15	41	Qualification to UEFA Cup
6	Napoli	34	12	12	10	41	35	+6	36
7	Roma	34	10	15	9	35	30	+5	35
8	Torino	34	11	12	11	39	37	+2	34
9	Foggia	34	10	13	11	46	46	0	33

Source: 1993–94 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]

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	15	9	35	30	+5	45	7	5	5	22	16	+6	3	10	4	13	14	−1

Last updated: 1 May 1994.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	11	6	10	11	15	10	12	11	10	11	11	10	10	8	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	14	9	8	7	8	7

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1994–95 UEFA Champions League ;   = 1994–95 UEFA Cup ;   = 1994–95 Serie B

Matches

Genoa v Roma

29 August 19931	Genoa	2–0	Roma	Genoa
	Lorenzini 42' Nappi 83'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Fabio Baldas

Roma v Juventus

5 September 19932	Roma	2–1	Juventus	Rome
	Balbo 34' Muzzi 81'	Report	Möller 78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gianni Beschin

Udinese v Roma

8 September 19933	Udinese	0–0	Roma	Udine
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Marcello Nicchi

Roma v Napoli

12 September 1993 4	Roma	2–3	Napoli	Rome
	Rizzitelli 45' Bonacina 54'	Report	Buso 25' Di Canio 51' Ferrara 67'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Marcello Cardona

Milan v Roma

19 September 19935	Milan	2–0	Roma	Milan
	Papin 45' Nava 70'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Roma v Atalanta

26 September 19936	Roma	2–1	Atalanta	Rome
	Balbo 53' Häßler 65'	Report	Ganz 45'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Loris Stafoggia

Roma v Cremonese

3 October 19937	Roma	1–2	Cremonese	Rome
	Benedetti 49'	Report	Dezotti 30' (pen.) Tentoni 74'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Virginio Quartuccio

Sampdoria v Roma

17 October 19938	Sampdoria	0–1	Roma	Genoa
		Report	Balbo 44'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Roma v Lazio

24 October 1993 9	Roma	1–1	Lazio	Rome
	Piacentini 60'	Report	Di Mauro 78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Reggiana v Roma

31 October 199310	Reggiana	0–0	Roma	Reggio Emilia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Roma v Foggia

7 November 199311	Roma	0–0	Foggia	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Luciano Luci

Lecce v Roma

21 November 199312	Lecce	0–2	Roma	Lecce
		Report	Lanna 80' Balbo 88'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Cagliari v Roma

28 November 199313	Cagliari	1–1	Roma	Cagliari
	Oliveira 37'	Report	Häßler 73'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Roma v Parma

5 December 199314	Roma	2–0	Parma	Rome
	Comi 18' Cappioli 74'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fabio Baldas

Piacenza v Roma

12 December 199315	Piacenza	1–0	Roma	Piacenza
	Piovani 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Galleana Referee: Marcello Nicchi

Roma v Internazionale

19 December 199316	Roma	1–1	Internazionale	Rome
	Balbo 15'	Report	Sosa 70'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Torino v Roma

2 January 199417	Torino	1–1	Roma	Turin
	Carbone 64'	Report	Giannini 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Graziano Cesari

Roma v Genoa

9 January 199418	Roma	1–1	Genoa	Rome
	Cappioli 62'	Report	Skuhravý 39'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Juventus v Roma

16 January 199419	Juventus	0–0	Roma	Turin
		Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Marcello Cardona

Roma v Udinese

23 January 199420	Roma	0–2	Udinese	Rome
		Report	Pizzi 25' Branca 38'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Napoli v Roma

30 January 1994 21	Napoli	1–1	Roma	Naples
	Fonseca 90' (pen.)	Report	Balbo 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Graziano Cesari

Roma v Milan

6 February 199422	Roma	0–2	Milan	Rome
		Report	Massaro 11' Maldini 77'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Atalanta v Roma

13 February 199423	Atalanta	1–1	Roma	Bergamo
	Saurini 79'	Report	Balbo 23'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Cremonese v Roma

20 February 199424	Cremonese	1–1	Roma	Cremona
	Maspero 33' (pen.)	Report	Balbo 9'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Roma v Sampdoria

27 February 199425	Roma	0–1	Sampdoria	Rome
		Report	Mancini 25'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Lazio v Roma

6 March 1994 26	Lazio	1–0	Roma	Rome
	Signori 6'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Luciano Luci

Roma v Reggiana

13 March 199427	Roma	0–0	Reggiana	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

Foggia v Roma

20 March 199428	Foggia	1–1	Roma	Foggia
	De Vincenzo 16'	Report	Giannini 74'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Roma v Lecce

27 March 199429	Roma	3–0	Lecce	Rome
	Rizzitelli 21' Balbo 45' Cappioli 56'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Virginio Quartuccio

Roma v Cagliari

2 April 199430	Roma	2–0	Cagliari	Rome
	Rizzitelli 5' Balbo 63'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gianni Beschin

Parma v Roma

9 April 199431	Parma	0–2	Roma	Parma
		Report	Balbo 18' Festa 89'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Fabio Baldas

Roma v Piacenza

17 April 199432	Roma	3–1	Piacenza	Rome
	Rizzitelli 22' Carannante 26' (o.g.) Carboni 39'	Report	Iacobelli 45'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Internazionale v Roma

23 April 199433	Internazionale	2–2	Roma	Milan
	Fontolan 22' Berti 70'	Report	Giannini 14' Cappioli 80'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Roma v Torino

1 May 199434	Roma	2–0	Torino	Rome
	Balbo 32' Cappioli 64'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Luciano Luci

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1993–94 Coppa Italia

Second round

Padova v Roma

7 October 1993First leg	Padova	1–1	Roma	Padua
	Simonetta 68'		Balbo 27'	Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Roma v Padova

27 October 1993Second leg	Roma	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Padova	Rome
	Piacentini 28'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Round of 16

Sampdoria v Roma

1 December 1993First leg	Sampdoria	2–1	Roma	Genoa
	Lombardo 45' Salsano 75'		Benedetti 2'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Luciano Luci

Roma v Sampdoria

16 December 1993Second leg	Roma	2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (6–7 p)	Sampdoria	Rome
	Cappioli 6', 51'		Platt 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Loris Stafoggia
	Penalties
	Comi Cappioli Carboni Festa Giannini Bonacina Benedetti Garzya		Platt Gullit Evani Vierchowod Mancini Lombardo Amoruso Mannini

Other tournaments

Carlos Menem Trophy

River Plate v Roma

9 May 1994Semifinals	River Plate	1–3	Roma	Buenos Aires, Argentina
	Festa 62' (o.g.) Altamirano  68' Almeyda  80' Amato  82'	Report	Cappioli 64' Caniggia 70' Bonacina  85' Carboni  88' Scarchilli 90'	Stadium: José Amalfitani Stadium Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

Independiente v Roma

12 May 1994Final	Independiente	2–1	Roma	Mar del Plata, Argentina
	López 35', 51'	Report	Rizzitelli 28' Giannini  40'	Stadium: Estadio José María Minella Referee: Luis Olivetto (Argentina)

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Fabrizio Lorieri	23	-26	20	-22	3	-4
	DF	ITA	Marco Lanna	27	1	26	1	1	0
	DF	ITA	Luigi Garzya	28	0	20+5	0	3	0
	DF	YUG	Siniša Mihajlović	28	0	24+1	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Amedeo Carboni	35	1	32	1	3	0
	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Giannini	29	3	26	3	3	0
	MF	GER	Thomas Häßler	32	2	30	2	2	0
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Piacentini	27	2	23+2	1	2	1
	MF	ITA	Massimiliano Cappioli	26	7	24	5	2	2
	FW	ARG	Abel Balbo	32	13	29+1	12	2	1
	FW	ITA	Ruggiero Rizzitelli	27	4	21+3	4	3	0
	GK	ITA	Giovanni Cervone	15	-8	14	-8	1	0
	DF	ITA	Gianluca Festa	23	1	20+1	1	2	0
	MF	ITA	Walter Bonacina	27	1	18+6	1	3	0
	DF	ITA	Antonio Comi	16	1	12+1	1	3	0
	DF	BRA	Aldair	12	0	12	0
	MF	ITA	Daniele Berretta	21	0	8+9	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Alessio Scarchilli	22	0	6+13	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Silvano Benedetti	18	2	5+4	1	9	1
	FW	ITA	Francesco Totti	10	0	2+6	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Gabriele Grossi	5	0	2+2	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Roberto Muzzi	6	1	0+5	1	1	0
	DF	ITA	Antonino Bernardini	0	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Pellegrino	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Walter Lapini	1	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ITA	Andrea Pazzagli	0	0	0	0
	FW	ARG	Claudio Caniggia

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1993/1055/

Goalscorers

• Abel Balbo 12 (1)
• Ruggiero Rizzitelli 4
• Massimiliano Cappioli 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.