Associazione Sportiva Roma had a tremendous season in the league, scoring most goals and conceding the fewest goals of all teams, but despite this, AC Milan were able to run away with the title, due to a greater efficiency in winning their matches.
In Fabio Capello's last season as Roma's coach, the squad did not manage to win any titles whatsoever, even though the results showed a resurgence from the anticlimactic 2002–03 season, in which Roma dipped to eighth in the league standings.
Financial worries forced the club to sell Emerson to Juventus and Walter Samuel to Real Madrid following the season's end. Capello controversially signed for Juventus as well, but key players such as Francesco Totti, Antonio Cassano and Cristian Chivu remained.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 16 May 2004 Appearances include league matches only No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Cristiano Lupatelli GK Chievo 2003 0 0 12 Carlo Zotti GK Palermo 2001 4 0 22 Ivan Pelizzoli GK Atalanta 2001 55 0 Defenders 2 Christian Panucci (Vice-Captain) RB / CB Monaco 2001 84 4 4 Cristian Chivu LB / CB Ajax 2003 22 2 5 Jonathan Zebina CB / RB Cagliari 2000 88 1 19 Walter Samuel CB Boca Juniors 2000 122 9 26 Gianluca Galasso CB Youth Sector 2003 1 0 29 Giuseppe Scurto CB Youth Sector 2004 0 0 31 Traianos Dellas CB Perugia 2002 24 1 32 Vincent Candela LB / LWB Guingamp 1997 202 14 Midfielders 8 Francisco Lima DM / CM Bologna 2001 88 0 11 Emerson DM / CM Bayer Leverkusen 2000 105 13 15 Olivier Dacourt AM / CM Leeds United 2003 45 1 17 Damiano Tommasi DM / CM Hellas Verona 1996 236 12 21 Gaetano D'Agostino CM / AM Bari 2003 16 0 27 Daniele De Rossi DM / CM Youth Sector 2001 21 2 28 Adewale Wahab CM Reggiana 2001 1 0 30 Mancini LW / RW / AM Venezia 2003 33 8 33 Akande Ajide CM Youth Sector 2004 1 0 37 Raffaele De Martino CM Youth Sector 2003 0 0 Forwards 9 Vincenzo Montella CF / ST Sampdoria 1999 118 58 10 Francesco Totti (Captain) AM / LW / SS / CF / ST Youth Sector 1992 272 86 18 Antonio Cassano ST / SS Bari 2001 82 28 23 John Carew CF / ST Valencia 2003 20 6 24 Marco Delvecchio CF / ST Internazionale 1995 227 62 25 Alessio Cerci RW / SS Youth Sector 2003 1 0 34 Daniele Corvia CF / ST Youth Sector 2003 3 0 Players transferred during the season 20 Luigi Sartor LB / RB / CB Parma 2002 12 0
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type DF Cristian Chivu Ajax MF Olivier Dacourt Leeds United FW John Carew Valencia CF loan MF Amantino Mancini Venezia FC end of contract MF Adewale Dauda Wahab AC Reggiana - FW Denis Boshnjaku SS Lazio - Out Pos. Name To Type FW Denis Boshnjaku Teramo - DF Aldair Genoa CFC DF Cafu AC Milan end of contract GK Francesco Antonioli Sampdoria end of contract DF Leandro Cufré Siena loan MF Gianni Guigou Siena loan MF Diego Fuser Torino end of contract MF Alberto Aquilani Triestina loan FW Gabriel Batistuta Al-Arabi end of contract MF Davide Bombardini Salernitana - DF Damiano Ferronetti Triestina loan
Winter In Pos. Name To Type - - - - Out Pos. Name To Type DF Luigi Sartor AC Ancona loan
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1Runners-up 31 August 2003 16 May 2004 Coppa Italia Round of 16 Quarter-finals 4 December 2003 22 January 2004 UEFA Cup First round Fourth round 24 September 2003 8 December 2004 Last updated: 16 May 2004
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CupTotal110FWFrancesco Totti200020218FWAntonio Cassano140418330MFMancini81110423FWJohn Carew6118524FWMarco Delvecchio321669FWVincenzo Montella500511MFEmerson302582DFChristian Panucci200013DFCristian Chivu2002105DFJonathan Zebina100115MFOlivier Dacourt100116MFDaniele De Rossi001117MFDamiano Tommasi010119DFWalter Samuel100121MFGaetano D'Agostino100131DFTraianos Dellas0011Own goal1001Totals6851184 Last updated: 16 May 2004
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA CupTotal122GKIvan Pelizzoli200121212GKCarlo Zotti0123Totals201324 Last updated: 16 May 2004
References