Thiago Motta won the battle of the two most promising young coaches in Serie A as Bologna thumped Daniele De Rossi’s Roma 3-1. Fascinating scenes at the Stadio Olimpico saw Rossoblu take a decisive step to secure their first top-flight finish in the top flight in the 21st century.
Daniele De Rossi will make a decision over Tammy Abraham’s availability in the derby against Lazio today and hints that Paulo Dybala may not play 90 minutes.
Roma striker Sardar Azmoun is returning to Rome after suffering a ‘serious’ hamstring injury while on international duty with the Iran national team. The 29-year-old found the net in a 5-0 win over Turkmenistan on Thursday but was forced off the pitch later on with a hamstring injury.
Roma were furious and above all bemused when the referee disallowed a Sardar Azmoun goal for dangerous play against Brighton in the Europa League. The Giallorossi already had a 4-0 first leg advantage going into the Amex Stadium and thought they had gone 1-0 up when Azmoun pounced on a ricochet and acrobatically hooked it back over his head.
Sardar Azmoun is enjoying life under Daniele De Rossi but says thank you to José Mourinho for ‘all he did’ at the Stadio Olimpico. Azmoun started his first Serie A game in a 3-0 victory over Frosinone on Sunday and netted his second goal in Italy’s top flight in the second half.
Sardar Azmoun scored a Goal of the Tournament contender but Iran lost 3-2 to Qatar in the AFC Asian Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. Roma forward Azmoun acrobatically volleyed Iran ahead in the fourth minute with a superb overhead kick.
Roma don’t want to lose Sardar Azmoun and have turned down multiple approaches in recent days, Fabrizio Romano reports. The 29-year-old Iranian striker joined the Giallorossi from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer on a loan deal with a €12.5m buy option attached.
LaLiga side Sevilla are reportedly interested in striking a deal with Bayer Leverkusen for forward Sardar Azmoun, who is currently out on loan in Serie
Roma have reached an agreement with the Iranian FA over the availability of striker Sardar Azmoun heading into the AFC Asian Cup, beginning in mid-January.
Bologna might add a striker in January, and they are interested in Roma’s Sardar Azmoun, who hasn’t played much so far at Roma. While they plot to keep Joshua Zirkzee, they could move on from his backup Sidney Van Hooijdonk.
AS Roma attacker Sardar Azmoun was delighted with his goal in victory over Lecce. Roma pounced late twice to defeat Lecce 2-1 on Sunday. Azmoun sparked the comeback with his goal and later said: "We knew it would be tough, we were all focused on winning this match.
Sardar Azmoun got off the mark in the Roma shirt for the first time since joining the club on loan from Bayer Leverkusen toward the end of the summer transfer window.
Sardar Azmoun recently made his Roma debut after joining on loan from Bayer Leverkusen last summer. His agent Andrea Pellegatti dished on his move and mindset to Sportitalia.
Roma couldn’t strike a deal to onboard Marcos Leonardo this summer, but their interest hasn’t waned, and they’ll try again in the future. The Giallorossi bounced back nicely, adding Romelu Lukaku and Sardar Azmoun to round out their frontline, although on loan.
Roma will officialize their Europa League list on Tuesday, but they have already sent it to UEFA, and it doesn’t comprise Rasmus Kristensen and Sardar Azmoun.
Agent Andrea Pellegatti is happy seeing Sardar Azmoun join Roma. The Iran striker moved to Roma last week from Bayer Leverkusen, with Pellegatti overseeing the deal.
AS Roma have signed Bayer Leverkusen striker Sardar Azmoun. The Iran international has joined Roma on-loan with a 12m permanent option included. Azmoun, 28, spent 18 months with Bayer before leaving for Roma this week.
Roma have announced the arrival of Iran international Sardar Azmoun from Bayer Leverkusen on loan with an option to buy. According to the official Twitter release, the 28-year-old will don the number 17 shirt.
Sardar Azmoun is virtually a new Roma player. He touched down in Italy Thursday night and is handling the formalities. The Giallorossi are finally on the verge of adding a new offensive weapon, but he won’t be the only one.
Roma have reportedly found the striker they are looking for, as they are close to coming to terms with Bayer Leverkusen for Sardar Azmoun. They tracked him in the past while he was at Zenit.
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