1998–99 A.S. Roma season

Roma
1998–99 season
President	Franco Sensi
Manager	Zdeněk Zeman
Stadium	Stadio Olimpico
Serie A	5th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marco Delvecchio (18); All: ; Marco Delvecchio (18)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Associazione Sportiva Roma was left trailing in the wake of city rivals Lazio's resurgence to fight for domestic and international glory. In coach Zdeněk Zeman's second season at the reins, Roma finished fifth in the table, and just missed out on qualification for the final Champions League spot. Roma reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, but lost to Atlético Madrid.

Zeman employed an attacking 4–3–3 formation. Forwards Marco Delvecchio, Francesco Totti and Paulo Sérgio scored 42 league goals between them. As a team, Roma scored the most goals in Serie A, but poor defensive play led to them conceding 49 goals, the most of any of the top six teams.

Players[]

Goalkeepers[]

Defenders[]

Midfielders[]

Forwards[]

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition	Started round	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	5th	12 September 1998	23 May 1999
Coppa Italia	Round of 32	Round of 16	9 September 1998	12 November 1998
UEFA Cup	First round	Quarter-finals	15 September 1998	16 March 1999

Last updated: 23 May 1999

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Fiorentina	34	16	8	10	55	41	+14	56	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Parma	34	15	10	9	55	36	+19	55	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5	Roma	34	15	9	10	69	49	+20	54^[a]	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6	Udinese^[b]	34	16	6	12	52	52	0	54	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7	Juventus^[c]	34	15	9	10	42	36	+6	54	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[1]
Notes:

^ ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.
^ Udinese gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the UEFA Cup qualification match against Juventus
^ Juventus qualified to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round.

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	15	9	10	69	49	+20	54	13	3	1	43	16	+27	2	6	9	26	33	−7

Last updated: 23 May 1999.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 1999. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

12 September 1998 1	Roma	3–1	Salernitana	Rome
	Paulo Sérgio 47', 83' Totti 61'	Report	Song 41'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

20 September 1998 2	Empoli	0–0	Roma	Empoli
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Pierluigi Collina

26 September 1998 3	Roma	2–0	Venezia	Rome
	Delvecchio 1', 14'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

4 October 1998 4	Sampdoria	2–1	Roma	Genoa
	Palmieri 61' Iacopino 74'	Report	Delvecchio 26'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Daniele Tombolini

17 October 1998 5	Roma	2–1	Fiorentina	Rome
	Alenichev 89' Totti 90+4'	Report	Batistuta 32'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli

25 October 1998 6	Milan	3–2	Roma	Milan
	Leonardo 45+3' Ziege 59' Weah 72'	Report	Delvecchio 9', 70'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Pierluigi Collina

31 October 1998 7	Roma	4–0	Udinese	Rome
	Di Francesco 44' Totti 52', 71' (pen.) Paulo Sérgio 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Domenico Messina

8 November 1998 8	Bologna	1–1	Roma	Bologna
	Signori 18'	Report	Paulo Sérgio 15'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

15 November 1998 9	Roma	2–0	Juventus	Rome
	Paulo Sérgio 45' Candela 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Braschi

21 November 1998 10	Roma	1–1	Bari	Rome
	Totti 83' (pen.)	Report	Masinga 77'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli

29 November 1998 11	Lazio	3–3	Roma	Rome
	Mancini 28', 56' Salas 69' (pen.)	Report	Delvecchio 25' Di Francesco 78' Totti 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina

5 December 1998 12	Roma	5–1	Perugia	Rome
	Totti 61' Conti 63' Delvecchio 78', 80' Gautieri 90+1'	Report	Rapaić 33'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin

13 December 1998 13	Parma	1–1	Roma	Parma
	Fuser 40'	Report	Gautieri 62'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

20 December 1998 14	Internazionale	4–1	Roma	Milan
	Cauet 59' Zamorano 77' R. Baggio 87' J. Zanetti 89'	Report	Paulo Sérgio 38'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

6 January 1999 15	Roma	2–2	Piacenza	Rome
	Di Francesco 27' Tommasi 53'	Report	Stroppa 38' Dal Moro 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

10 January 1999 16	Cagliari	4–3	Roma	Cagliari
	Muzzi 3', 64' O'Neill 45+2', 90'	Report	Delvecchio 27', 41' Gautieri 80'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Stefano Braschi

17 January 1999 17	Roma	3–0	Vicenza	Rome
	Di Francesco 6' Delvecchio 44' Gautieri 79'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina

24 January 1999 18	Salernitana	2–1	Roma	Salerno
	Bernardini 12' (pen.) Giampaolo 54'	Report	Di Biagio 77'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

31 January 1999 19	Roma	1–1	Empoli	Rome
	Paulo Sérgio 56'	Report	90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina

7 February 1999 20	Venezia	3–1	Roma	Venice
	Recoba 2' Maniero 48' 66'	Report	Di Biagio 68'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

14 February 1999 21	Roma	3–1	Sampdoria	Rome
	Fábio Júnior 10' Paulo Sérgio 84', 88'	Report	Lassissi 15'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina

21 February 1999 22	Fiorentina	0–0	Roma	Florence
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Gennaro Borriello

27 February 1999 23	Roma	1–0	Milan	Rome
	Paulo Sérgio 64'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin

7 March 1999 24	Udinese	2–1	Roma	Udine
	Jørgensen 84' Amoroso 88'	Report	Fábio Júnior 28'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Roberto Bettin

13 March 1999 25	Roma	3–1	Bologna	Rome
	Delvecchio 10', 39' Gautieri 61'	Report	Andersson 68'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli

21 March 1999 26	Juventus	1–1	Roma	Turin
	Iuliano 72'	Report	Delvecchio 52'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gennaro Borriello

3 April 1999 27	Bari	1–4	Roma	Bari
	Masinga 60'	Report	Di Biagio 13', 55' Cafu 79' Di Francesco 84'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Stefano Farina

11 April 1999 28	Roma	3–1	Lazio	Rome
	Delvecchio 13', 43' Totti 90'	Report	Vieri 79'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Gennaro Borriello

18 April 1999 29	Perugia	3–2	Roma	Perugia
	Tedesco 22' Petrachi 45' Rapaić 89'	Report	Matrecano 23' (o.g.) Di Francesco 40'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Pierluigi Collina

25 April 1999 30	Roma	1–0	Parma	Rome
	Totti 82'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Roberto Bettin

3 May 1999 31	Roma	4–5	Internazionale	Rome
	Totti 26' (pen.) Paulo Sérgio 47' Delvecchio 49' Di Francesco 79'	Report	Ronaldo 17', 56' Zamorano 22', 35' Simeone 87'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Collina

9 May 1999 32	Piacenza	2–0	Roma	Piacenza
	Rastelli 32' Statuto 81'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

16 May 1999 33	Roma	3–1	Cagliari	Rome
	Totti 16', 77' Di Francesco 33'	Report	Mboma 46'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Livio Bazzoli

23 May 1999 34	Vicenza	1–4	Roma	Vicenza
	Ambrosetti 79'	Report	Paulo Sérgio 46' Delvecchio 62' Gautieri 78' Fábio Júnior 81'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Coppa Italia[]

Second round[]

9 September 1998 First leg	Chievo	2–2	Roma	Verona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	15' Franceschini 45'		Bartelt 54' Gautieri 56'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 3,363 Referee: Stefano Farina

22 September 1998 Second leg	Roma	2–1 (4–3 agg.)	Chievo	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Alenichev 63' Gautieri 80'		Veronese 20'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 8,491 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Round of 16[]

28 October 1998 First leg	Atalanta	1–1	Roma	Bergamo
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zanini 2'		Delvecchio 30'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Gennaro Borriello

12 November 1998 Second leg	Roma	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (4–5 p)	Atalanta	Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Totti 80'		Caccia 77'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 8,731 Referee: Livio Bazzoli
	Penalties
	Di Biagio Di Francesco Delvecchio Totti Frau		Banchelli Bonacina Regonesi Caccia Zenoni

UEFA Cup[]

First round[]

15 September 1998 First leg	Silkeborg	0–2	Roma	Silkeborg, Denmark
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zivkovic 45'	Report	Totti 63' Alenichev 70'	Stadium: Silkeborg Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

29 September 1998 Second leg	Roma	1–0 (3–0 agg.)	Silkeborg	Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Delvecchio 53' Di Biagio 68' Cafu 89'	Report	30' Duus 44' Sørensen 77'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,247 Referee: (Netherlands)

Second round[]

20 October 1998 First leg	Roma	1–0	Leeds United	Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Delvecchio 18' Di Biagio 33' Di Francesco 39' Aldair 85'	Report	Ribeiro 54'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)

3 November 1998 Second leg	Leeds United	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Roma	Leeds, England
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Hasselbaink 38' Bowyer 88'	Report	Di Francesco 9' Womé 45' Petruzzi 79'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,161 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Third round[]

24 November 1998 First leg	Roma	1–0	Zürich	Rome, Italy
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zago 45' Tomić 73' Totti 76', 90+2' (pen.) Dal Moro 90'	Report	Chassot 19' Castillo 27' 84' Lima 88'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 19,375 Referee: (Scotland)

8 December 1998 Second leg	Zürich	2–2 (2–3 agg.)	Roma	Zürich, Switzerland
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Chassot 37' Bartlett 60', 80' Huber 64' Fischer 89'	Report	Delvecchio 14' Paulo Sérgio 58' Petruzzi 65' Di Biagio 85' Totti 90'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)

Quarter-finals[]

2 March 1999 First leg	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Roma	Madrid, Spain
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	José Mari 13' Santi 42' Roberto 46'	Report	Aldair 69' Di Biagio 75'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Alain Sars (France)

16 March 1999 Second leg	Roma	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	Atlético Madrid	Rome, Italy
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Womé 28' Delvecchio 32', 62' Aldair 35' Totti 88' Zago 89'	Report	Baraja 15' Jugović 48' Aguilera 60' Toni 65' Roberto 88'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,485 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

References[]

^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_hth_ROM0.92123488519398-1] ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.

[table_note_UDI0.92123488519398-2] Udinese gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the UEFA Cup qualification match against Juventus

[table_note_JUV0.92123488519398-3] Juventus qualified to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round.

[4] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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