Roma remain one of Italian football’s established powers, founded in 1927 and based at the Stadio Olimpico di Roma. For Celtic supporters, they are the kind of opponent who need little introduction: technically strong, accustomed to European football, and carrying the weight of a city that tends not to do understatement.
Their Serie A campaign has them in third place, backed by a young squad with an average age of 24. Recent league form has been particularly firm: five straight wins followed a 1-1 draw with Atalanta, including a 2-0 derby win over Lazio and a 4-0 home victory against Fiorentina.
At home, Roma have been difficult to open up, conceding only 0.5 goals per match on average while scoring 1.7. Away from Rome, the margins are looser, with 1.4 scored and 1.1 conceded, though wins at Hellas Verona, Parma and Bologna point to a side travelling with some authority.
Donyell Malen has led the scoring with 15 goals, with Lorenzo Pellegrini and Matìas Soulé on seven each. Evan Ferguson and Gianluca Mancini have also contributed five, giving Roma a spread of threats rather than a single point of reliance.
Their season has also included the Coppa Italia third round and the Europa League last 16. As things stand, Roma are a top-three Serie A side in strong domestic form, with a tight home defence and enough attacking variety to demand proper attention.
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⚔️ How they compare to Celtic
For Celtic supporters, Roma looked like a controlled, defensively sound opponent rather than an all-out attacking side. Celtic set the domestic benchmark by winning the Premiership and Scottish Cup, while Roma finished third with a profile built on home security, a strong overall defence and a more modest away threat; the edge in consistency belonged to Celtic, but Roma's defensive numbers would still demand patience.
