The Great Roma Questionnaire Extraordinnaire: Bad Form or Bigger Problems?

STADIO OLIMPICO, ROME, ITALY - 2026/03/22: Gian Piero Gasperini, head coach of AS Roma during the Serie A 2025/2026 football match between AS Roma and US Lecce. Roma won 1-0 over Lecce. (Photo by Antonietta Baldassarre/Insidefoto/LightRocket via Getty Images) While last week’s narrow 1-0 victory over Lecce kept the wolves at bay for another week, it did little to erase the stench of February and March from our collective conscience.

After drawing AC Milan 1-1 on January 25th, Roma climbed to third place in the standings, trailing the second-place Rossoneri by only four points. With the squad relatively healthy and boosted by January signee Donyell Malen, things were looking up for Gian Piero Gasperini and the Giallorossi, but the tailend of winter hasn’t been kind to Roma. Including that draw with Milan, Roma have a 3-5-4 (W-D-L) record over their past 12 matches, dropping points in five straight games before their win over Lecce last Sunday; during this streak, they fell to sixth place in the standings and were eliminated from the Europa League after losing to Bologna.

Despite this downturn, Roma remains in the thick of a hotly contested battle for Italy’s fourth and final Champions League place, trailing fourth-place Como by only three points. Still, for a season that began with such optimism, things have soured sooner than we expected. To get a sense of whether this is just a run of bad luck or a symptom of a much larger issue, we assembled the CdT crew to discuss Roma’s recent struggles, possible paths out of the darkness and much more!

What are your thoughts on the rumors of discord among Gasperini, Massara, Ranieri, and the Friedkins? Are you surprised by these reports? What do you think might be causing this discontent?