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2021–2024 · The emperor of Rome

AS Roma

Trophies: Europa Conference League

Record 138 matches, 68 wins (49.3%) · 31 draws, 39 defeats

Source Football365 (2024-01-16) · Sports Illustrated (FanNation) (2024-01-16)

Trophies in this era

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Quotes from this era

“Now I am staying, there are no doubts. Even if some rumours emerge, I only want to remain at Roma.”

— Roma, after winning the Europa Conference League final, 2022

“It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish. It was yellow, yellow, yellow all the time.”

— Roma, after losing the Europa League final to Sevilla on penalties, 2023

“I promised him that [if he scored] I would buy him a pair of shoes that he really likes, that cost €800. … He came over to me and told me not to forget that. Tomorrow morning, I will go and buy them.”

— Roma, after 18-year-old Felix Afena-Gyan scored twice at Genoa, 2021

“It is one thing to win when everyone expects it, when you made the investments to win, but it's quite another to win when something feels immortal, that feels truly special.”

— Roma, after winning the first Europa Conference League final, 2022

“This was not work tonight, this was history. We had to write history. We wrote it.”

— Roma, on the night they won the first Europa Conference League final, 2022

“Because when you win, the family is always there around you. But when you don't win, it can be a different story. This club has always been – something I didn't realise, but now I do – a very special club, with very special people.”

— Roma, thanking the fans after a home draw with Venezia, 2022

“The Special One story doesn't make any sense. It's something that was said at the beginning of my career. But, as you progress, you grow and you think more about helping others rather than yourself. So that's ancient history for me. Tomorrow I'll just try to help others.”

— Roma, on the eve of the Europa Conference League final, 2022

“You talk of the title and we talk of time, a project, work. Titles are words, easy promises. Titles will come.”

— Roma, at his first press conference, 2021

“This is a giant club without the trophy room in relation to the social dimension of the club. So, this is not a trophy, it's only the final but it means a lot for them.”

— Roma, after reaching the club's first European final in 31 years, 2022