Gasperini chases record: Roma's streak from Champions League comeback to top spot

ROME - A winning streak connects two seemingly distant yet continuous worlds within a growth trajectory that has already propelled Roma into the elite of Italian football. From the 34th matchday of the 2025-26 season to the 3rd of the 2026-27 season, the Giallorossi have only known victory. They triumphed against Bologna, Fiorentina, Parma, Lazio, and Verona to complete a comeback last season – scoring 13 goals and conceding only 2, both in the epic comeback win against Parma. This was followed by more wins against Fiorentina, Lecce, and Atalanta, inaugurating the new season with another 10 goals scored and just one conceded. If this period spanning two distinct seasons were a mini-league, Roma would dominate it with 24 points, topping the table from fifth place, boasting an impressive 25 goals scored and 3 conceded. This is authentic dominance in Serie A, strengthened by the fact that in these eight matches, the Giallorossi have faced seven different opponents, some of them formidable, like Lazio in the May derby, two encounters with Fiorentina (the first time they were fighting for survival, the second time they debuted as market queens unaware of their dark destiny), and big matches against Bologna (who had eliminated Roma from the Europa League) and Atalanta (who had only won once at the Olimpico against Roma since 2015 before Saturday, in 2022).

Roma's and Gasperini's Numbers

We detailed Roma's numbers yesterday, and they are all quite remarkable for their ability to generate a huge volume of play and chances: from 71 total shots to 26 on target, from 66% average possession to 1830 completed passes, not to mention 203 entries into the opposition box, 65 crosses, 55 dribbles, 70 tackles, and 20 possessions won in the opponent's final third. Gasperini's statistics, on the other hand, hint at the past while looking to write a new chapter in Giallorossi colors. Gian Piero is indeed only the third coach in the club's history to achieve eight consecutive victories in Serie A. Spalletti also reached eight wins in 2016, from January 30th (3-1 against Frosinone) to March 13th (2-1 against Udinese). Ten years prior, with his first stint at Roma, Lucio reached 11: it was the 2005-06 season, starting with a 4-0 win against Chievo on December 21st and ending brilliantly with the city derby on February 26th, 2006 (2-0 against Lazio). Garcia also built two significant streaks: one of ten wins and another of eight, respectively at the beginning and end of the 2013-14 season. By beating Torino on Monday night, after Thursday's Champions League commitment, Gasperini could stand alone on the podium of record holders. Before the international break, against Inter, there is a direct clash that could already resemble a crossroads of ambitions, but also an opportunity to approach Garcia's 10 wins and Spalletti's 11. For the Grugliasco-born coach, none of this should appear extraordinary. After all, he surpassed 8 wins twice during his tenure at Atalanta: he won 9 consecutive matches between February and July 2020, when the league was interrupted and then resumed after lockdown, and reached 11 between October and December 2024, in his last dance in Bergamo.

ROME - A winning streak connects two seemingly distant yet continuous worlds within a growth trajectory that has already propelled Roma into the elite of Italian football. From the 34th matchday of the 2025-26 season to the 3rd of the 2026-27 season, the Giallorossi have only known victory. They triumphed against Bologna, Fiorentina, Parma, Lazio, and Verona to complete a comeback last season – scoring 13 goals and conceding only 2, both in the epic comeback win against Parma. This was followed by more wins against Fiorentina, Lecce, and Atalanta, inaugurating the new season with another 10 goals scored and just one conceded. If this period spanning two distinct seasons were a mini-league, Roma would dominate it with 24 points, topping the table from fifth place, boasting an impressive 25 goals scored and 3 conceded. This is authentic dominance in Serie A, strengthened by the fact that in these eight matches, the Giallorossi have faced seven different opponents, some of them formidable, like Lazio in the May derby, two encounters with Fiorentina (the first time they were fighting for survival, the second time they debuted as market queens unaware of their dark destiny), and big matches against Bologna (who had eliminated Roma from the Europa League) and Atalanta (who had only won once at the Olimpico against Roma since 2015 before Saturday, in 2022).

Roma's and Gasperini's Numbers

We detailed Roma's numbers yesterday, and they are all quite remarkable for their ability to generate a huge volume of play and chances: from 71 total shots to 26 on target, from 66% average possession to 1830 completed passes, not to mention 203 entries into the opposition box, 65 crosses, 55 dribbles, 70 tackles, and 20 possessions won in the opponent's final third. Gasperini's statistics, on the other hand, hint at the past while looking to write a new chapter in Giallorossi colors. Gian Piero is indeed only the third coach in the club's history to achieve eight consecutive victories in Serie A. Spalletti also reached eight wins in 2016, from January 30th (3-1 against Frosinone) to March 13th (2-1 against Udinese). Ten years prior, with his first stint at Roma, Lucio reached 11: it was the 2005-06 season, starting with a 4-0 win against Chievo on December 21st and ending brilliantly with the city derby on February 26th, 2006 (2-0 against Lazio). Garcia also built two significant streaks: one of ten wins and another of eight, respectively at the beginning and end of the 2013-14 season. By beating Torino on Monday night, after Thursday's Champions League commitment, Gasperini could stand alone on the podium of record holders. Before the international break, against Inter, there is a direct clash that could already resemble a crossroads of ambitions, but also an opportunity to approach Garcia's 10 wins and Spalletti's 11. For the Grugliasco-born coach, none of this should appear extraordinary. After all, he surpassed 8 wins twice during his tenure at Atalanta: he won 9 consecutive matches between February and July 2020, when the league was interrupted and then resumed after lockdown, and reached 11 between October and December 2024, in his last dance in Bergamo.