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AS Roma Champions of Europe* Finally!

Yes, you read that right. Granted, they are NOT the champion of the UEFA Champions League nor the UEFA Europa League (Not yet anyway). But rather the champion of the newly third tier competition UEFA Europa Conference League. Still, this is a big achievement for us as the last trophy we ever won was 14 years ago! Also, this is our first European trophy. Jose Mourinho. When he was announced as the new manager last year, expectations were high. He needed to bring us back where we belong! The Champions League! Started great with 6 wins in a row, but he told us Romanisti we haven't really achieved anything and basically kept us in check. Usually for us Romanisti, they cycle was if the team rack up wins we believed them to be the Scudetto contender, and when we lost we felt like they were fighting for relegation. It's that extreme. Then the defeat came. Against Hellas Verona, not long after we lost the Derby Della Capitale (Lazio), lost again against our big rival Juventus and t...

Adriano

His name is Adriano Leite Ribeiro. He is the Emperor or L'Imperatore. As a Roma fan through and through I would like to write my thoughts about this latest transfer coup. It will be about why Adriano is a great signing for Roma. Adriano is a man on a mission. He went to serie A as a youngster with lots of potential. He literally took Serie A by storm, until it all went wrong for him on 2009. He suffers depression after his father's death. And so, being unable to perform at his capacities, he went back to the Brazilian league to discover happiness again. He did so. He joined Flamengo and helped them winning the league and finished the league as top scorer. Now that he regained his form, then came the opportunity to prove that he still has what it takes to be a success in a big club. AS Roma are seriously interested in bringing Adriano back to the Serie A. It may seem like a gamble for some. But Adriano himself are very sure he is ready to prove his worth for Roma. And now the si...