1997–98 A.S. Roma season

Roma
1997–98 season
Chairman Franco Sensi
Manager Zdeněk Zeman
Serie A 4th
Coppa Italia Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Abel Balbo (14)
All:
Abel Balbo (14)
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

A.S. Roma was reinvigorated under new coach Zdeněk Zeman, who recently had been coaching arch rivals Lazio. Zeman brought his attacking 4-3-3 with him, resulting in Roma scoring 67 goals, but also conceding 42, an extreme rarity in defensive-minded Italian football. Roma finished fourth, three places above Lazio in the table. That was the first time it had happened in five years, which delighted the Roma board, and Zeman stayed on for a further season. The season also saw the international breakthrough of former youth-team product Francesco Totti, who at 21 was ready for increased responsibility and captaincy, responding with 13 league goals from a position on the left-wing of the attack. Also noticeable was new signing Cafu's offensive skills as a right-wing back, granting him a reputation among the world's top wing backs.

Contents

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

Matches

Top Scorers

Sources

| RSSSF - Italy 1997/98

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