The squad led by José Mourinho finished the 22-23 Serie A in sixth place, a position that grants access to the Europa League. With a great season, Roma has a few players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 5, the type of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Rui Patrício | 6.41 | 3060 | GK |
Chris Smalling | 6.22 | 2583 | CB |
Gianluca Mancini | 6.34 | 2733 | CB |
Roger Ibañez | 7.07 | 2776 | CB |
Leonardo Spinazzola | 6.14 | 1528 | WB |
Nicola Zalewski | 6.36 | 1892 | WB |
Bryan Cristante | 6.57 | 2440 | M |
Nemanja Matić | 6.46 | 1707 | M |
Lorenzo Pellegrini | 7.27 | 2140 | W&M |
Paulo Dybala | 7.08 | 1282 | W |
Tammy Abraham | 6.44 | 2051 | CF |
Star Player:
- Lorenzo Pellegrini (W&M) – 7.27
With incredible performances, Roma’s Winger (W) and Midfielder (M) was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.
Other Key Players:
- Paulo Dybala (W) – 7.08
- Roger Ibañez (CB) – 7.07
With a few players having great seasons, it is possible to see that some Roma players are present in the Serie A 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: SERIE A 22-23).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Rick Karsdorp | 5.33 | 659 | WB |
Stephan El Shaarawy | 5.86 | 701 | WB |
Zeki Çelik | 6.18 | 1299 | WB |
Edoardo Bove | 5.34 | 735 | M |
Georginio Wijnaldum | 5.76 | 599 | M |
Mohamed Camara | 5.71 | 619 | M |
Nicolò Zaniolo | 5.52 | 662 | W |
Stephan El Shaarawy | 6.58 | 528 | W |
Andrea Belotti | 5.22 | 911 | CF |
ROMA – 22/23 SERIE A | |
G – Games | 38 |
W – Wins | 18 |
D – Draws | 9 |
L – Loses | 11 |
P – Points | 63 |
GS – Goals Scored | 50 |
GA – Goals Against | 38 |
GD – Goal Difference | +12 |
HW -Home Wins | 11 |
AW – Away Wins | 7 |
With tmore positive results at home and away (11 Home Wins & 7 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Roma a strong team at home than away. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the poor attacking setup (1,32 goals per game) with an average defensive setup (1,00 goals per game).
Player | Rating | Minutes Played | Position |
Rui Patrício | 7.04 | 1260 | GK |
Chris Smalling | 5.84 | 1142 | CB |
Gianluca Mancini | 6.39 | 1304 | CB |
Roger Ibañez | 6.58 | 1114 | CB |
Leonardo Spinazzola | 6.36 | 911 | WB |
Nicola Zalewski | 6.16 | 858 | WB |
Bryan Cristante | 6.48 | 1124 | M |
Lorenzo Pellegrini | 7.31 | 1070 | W&M |
Nemanja Matić | 7.27 | 1139 | M |
Andrea Belotti | 5.70 | 773 | CF |
Tammy Abraham | 6.47 | 864 | CF |
SUBS – EUROPA LEAGUE 22-23 | |||
Rick Karsdorp | 5.93 | 276 | WB |
Zeki Çelik | 5.19 | 368 | WB |
Georginio Wijnaldum | 4.82 | 325 | M |
Paulo Dybala | 7.30 | 452 | W |
Europa League – Star Player:
- Lorenzo Pellegrini (W&M) – 7.31
Europa League – Other Key Players:
- Paulo Dybala (W) – 7.30
- Nemanja Matić (M) – 7.27
With another presence in European Competitions, Roma lost in the final to Sevilla. In terms of the Europa League performances, Lorenzo Pellegrini was the star player followed by great performances of Paulo Dybala and Nemanja Matić.
Position most in need of strengthening:
- CB
In a squad without depht, Roma should invest on upgrading the Centre-Back (CB) position since they lack a real option outside of the three starting CBs.
Data from FBref.