Evan Ndicka (front) celebrated with Roma in Nice. © APA/afp / VALERY HACHE

Roma is back on track under Gasperini

The Europa League group stage began on Wednesday, with the focus from a Serie A perspective on the clash between Nice and AS Roma.

September 24, 2025

From: dl

After several turbulent years, Roma finally sought to bring calm to the club this summer with the arrival of new coach Gian Piero Gasperini. The 67-year-old had previously enjoyed great success with Atalanta, leading the Bergamo club to Europa League glory during his nine-year tenure.

At Roma, he's had a more or less successful start, picking up nine points from four Serie A matches. The 1-0 victory in Sunday's derby against Lazio was particularly impressive. Three days later, Gasperini's team followed up in the Europa League, winning 2-1 away against Nice. Defenders Evan Ndicka and Gianluca Mancini scored in the second half.

Europa League: Wednesday's matches

Midtjylland – Sturm Graz 2-0
PAOK – Maccabi Tel Aviv 0:0
Betis Sevilla – Nottingham 2-2
Braga 1-0 Feyenoord
Red Star Belgrade – Celtic Glasgow 1:1
Dinamo Zagreb – Fenerbahce 3:1
Freiburg – Basel 2:1
Malmö FF – Ludogorets 1:2
Nice – AS Roma 1:2