AS Roma Thread [2007-2008]

[Tosiek]

Full name Associazione Sportiva Roma SpA
Nickname(s) Giallorossi (Yellow-red),
Founded July 22, 1927
Ground Stadio Olimpico,Rome

Capacity 82,307
Chairman Francesco Sensi
Manager Luciano Spalletti
League Serie A
2006-07 Serie A, 2nd


1 GK Gianluca Curci
2 DF Christian Panucci
3 DF Gilberto Martínez (on loan from Brescia Calcio)
4 MF Christian Wilhelmsson (on loan from Nantes)
5 DF Philippe Mexès
7 MF David Pizarro
8 MF Alberto Aquilani
10 FW Francesco Totti (Captain)
11 MF Rodrigo Taddei
12 GK Pietro Pipolo
13 DF Cristian Chivu
14 MF Ricardo Faty
16 MF Daniele De Rossi
18 MF Valerio Virga
19 DF Rodrigo Defendi (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
20 MF Simone Perrotta
21 DF Matteo Ferrari
22 DF Max Tonetto
23 FW Mirko Vucinic
27 GK Júlio Sérgio
28 MF Aleandro Rosi
30 MF Mancini
32 GK Doni
33 DF Gianluca Freddi
35 FW Stefano Okaka Chuka
77 DF Marco Cassetti
– MF Adrian Pit
– DF Juan

Out on loan
DF Samuel Kuffour (at Livorno)
DF Paolo Seppani (at Frosinone)
MF Leandro Greco (at Hellas Verona)
MF Daniele Magliocchetti (at Hellas Verona)
MF Edgar Álvarez (at Messina)
MF Daniele Galloppa (at Ascoli)
MF Matteo Brighi (at Chievo)
FW Alessio Cerci (at Brescia)
FW Shabani Nonda (at Blackburn Rovers)
FW Vincenzo Montella (at Fulham)
GK Carlo Zotti (at Sampdoria)

Retired numbers
6 – Aldair, centre back (1990-2003)

Team honours
Scudetto (Serie A title)
Winners (3): 1941-42, 1982-83, 2000-01
Runners-up (10): 1930-31, 1935-36, 1954-55, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1985-86, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07

Coppa Italia
A mural of Francesco Totti painted after the 2001 Serie A victoryWinners ( 8 ): 1963-64, 1968-69, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1990-91, 2006-07
Runners-up ( 6 ): 1936-37, 1940-41, 1992-93, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06

Supercoppa Italiana
Winners (1): 2001
Runners-up (2): 1991, 2006

UEFA Champions League (European Cup)
Runners-up (1): 1983-84

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Winners (1): 1960-61

UEFA Cup
Runners-up (1): 1990-91

Anglo-Italian Cup
Winners (1): 1971/72

Youth Team Awards:
Campionato Nazionale Primavera
Winner ( 6 ): 1972-73, 1973-74, 1977-78, 1983-84, 1989-90, 2004-05

Coppa Italia Primavera
Winner (3): 1973-74, 1974-75, 1993-94

Torneo di Viareggio
Winner (3): 1981, 1983, 1991
Runners-up (7): 1950, 1957, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1992, 2007


History

Foundation

Historical AS Roma positions in Serie AA.S. Roma was founded in July 1927. At the time, the city of Rome had several teams in the Italian football league: S.S. Lazio (1900), Roman F.C. , S.S. Alba-Audace Roma (founded in 1926 through the merger of Alba (1911) and Audace) and Fortitudo-Pro Roma S.G.S. (founded in 1926 through the merger of Fortitudo (1908) and Pro Roma (1912)), however most of them were weak financially and uncompetitive. Spurned on by the government's desire for each Italian city to be represented by one major club (as was done in Florence, Naples and Bari), Alba-Audace, Fortitudo-Pro Roma and Roman merged to form A.S. Roma. After a short use of the Motovelodromo Appio stadium, the yellow-red team settled in the working-class streets of Testaccio, where it built the extraordinary all-wooden homonym ground. The area still remains the club's spiritual heartland. Other grounds that have been used by A.S. Roma are the Stadio Flaminio and the Stadio Olimpico (the latter was built in 1952).


1920's-1950's

A.S. Roma took part in their first national league in the 1929-30 season and won their first Scudetto in 1941-42. However, they would have to wait a considerable 41 years for their second triumph in the 1982-83 season and 18 years for their third in 2000-01. They have been runners-up in 1930-31, 1935-36, 1980-81, 1983-84, 1985-86, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06 (after the final verdict on the match-fixing scandal) and 2006-07. A.S. Roma have been relegated only once in their 80 year history: this came at the end of the 1950-51 season, though they made a swift return to Serie A the following season.


1950s to 1970s
After returning to Serie A in 1952, Roma spent the remainder 1950s and early 1960s in the top half of Serie A. From 1963 to 1979 AS Roma endured a period of mediocrity with 3rd place in 1974-75 being the best they could manage, punctured by either mid-table mediocrity or flirtation with relegation. Notable players in this period include defender Giacomo Losi and midfielders Franco Cordova and Giancarlo De Sisti.


1980s and onwards

Roberto Pruzzo was Roma's most effective striker in the 1980s.With talented players including Bruno Conti, Agostino Di Bartolomei, Roberto Pruzzo and Falcao, Roma would begin the 1980s in its best position to challenge for the title since 1942. After narrowly (and controversially) missing out in 1981 to Juventus, they broke through in 1983 amidst joyous celebrations in the capital. They reached the European Cup final the following year, only to lose to Liverpool on penalties. In the 1990-1991 season, Roma reached the UEFA Cup final in which they lost to Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate.

They have more or less remained in the top half of Serie A ever since, occasionally mounting a serious challenge for the title, which they won again in the 2000/2001 season by beating Parma 3-1 on the last day of the season, edging out Juventus by two points.

Francesco Totti was one of the main reasons for Roma's victory that season and has since become an icon of the club equal in status to Pruzzo and Conti before him. He is a hero to Roma supporters, even more today thanks to Italy's 2006 FIFA World Cup success. Since then Totti has become Roma's top scorer beating Pruzzo's previous tally of 106 goals.

Roma came close to a successful defense of their title, but lost out as another title race with Juve went to the wire. They missed out by just one point and had to settle for second place and an automatic UEFA Champions League spot. Since they won the scudetto Roma have finished second every season in either the Serie A or the Coppa Italia. They lost out to AC Milan in the Coppa Italia final in the 2002-2003 season (losing 4-2 on aggregate), and again in the Serie A in the 2003-2004 season where they finished second.

2004-2005 was an abysmal campaign where Roma flirted with relegation before finishing in 8th place. They managed to secure a UEFA Cup spot by reaching the Coppa Italia final which they lost to Inter Milan 3-0 on aggregate. Their Champions League campaign was even worse as they only managed 1 point from 6 games before finishing last in their group. Their first game was a 3-0 victory for Dynamo Kiev as they got penalized because an object from the stands hit the referee. The match was called off, victory was given to the Ukrainian outfit, and Roma had to play 2 home games behind closed doors. Their only point came from the 1-1 draw at home with Bayer Leverkusen thanks to a late goal by Vincenzo Montella.

AS Roma also made to the final of the 2005/06 Coppa Italia to face Inter Milan. They drew the First leg 1-1 but lost the return leg 3-1, losing 4-2 on aggregate. This was the second year in a row they lost to Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia final.

AS Roma beat Olympique Lyonnais to reach the quarter finals of the Champions League in 2007, but after taking a 2-1 lead over Manchester United at home and being undefeated in 10 games in all competitions, they suffered a 7-1 defeat in the second leg at Old Trafford (8-3 on aggregate). This was their first defeat in Europe since losing 1-0 to Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stage. It was also the biggest margin of victory in a quarter final match of either the European Cup or Champions League, since 1957-58, when Real Madrid beat Sevilla 8-0 (10-2 on aggregate).

The team secured second place in Serie A with three games to go, behind Inter Milan. Although the nerazzurri dominated the championship, they lost the match against Roma 1-3 in San Siro. The two clubs also faced each other in the two legs of the 2007 Coppa Italia final. Roma won the cup after an impressive 6-2 in the first leg, while lost 2-1 the second leg. It was the eighth Coppa Italia in Roma's history.


Supporters

The club plays at the 82,656 seater Stadio Olimpico, shared with S.S. Lazio. The two teams face off against each other at least twice a season in the Derby della Capitale (Derby of the Capital) which is notorious for being one of the most fiery and emotional rivalries in world football. Two extreme incidents in particular have left their mark on the history of this heated fixture. In 1979, Lazio fan Vincenzo Paparelli was hit in the eye by a flare fired by a Roma fan from the opposite end of the stadium, subsequently becoming the first fatality in Italian football history. In 2003 an unprecedented event occurred when the Roma Ultras forced the game to be suspended after spreading false rumours among the crowd that a child had been killed by the police prior to the beginning of the game.

AS Roma's principal ultras group until the middle of the 1990s was the left-leaning CUCS (Commando Ultrà Curva Sud). However the group was slowly usurped by rival factions and ultimately broke up. The Curva Sud has been controlled since then by various groups which lean markedly to the right (AS Roma Ultras, Boys, Giovinezza, etc.) This change is comparable to what had happened a few years earlier at neighbors Lazio when the a-political "Eagles Supporters" were purged by the far right "Irriducibili", who on the other hand, have enjoyed complete control of the Curva Nord since 1992. It is worth bearing in mind that in both team's cases the political leanings of the actual groups, though more likely to generate media attention, is usually not their raison d'être and more just a part of their overall identity.

The club anthem, "Roma (non si discute, si ama)" by Antonello Venditti, is played and sung before each match, and "Grazie Roma", by the same singer, is played at the end of home games when the team wins. A recent addition to the supporters repertoire was the riff to the White Stripes song, 'Seven Nation Army' which was later used by supporters of the Italian national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It started when Totti was heard on camera during a warmup for one Roma's league games 'free-styling' his own words to the song and the Roma supporters began singing Totti's version at games.​

 

[Kimikal™]

The first "2007-2008" thread.

I really hope we will do a great job this season, maybe a better season than 06-07. I must say 06-07 was a very good season for us, winning the Copa Italia, finishing 2nd in the league and reaching the quarter finals in Champions League and Totti winning the Golden Shoe is really good. Nothing more to say at the moment, just FORZA ROMA!

By the way, check "disable smilies in text", that little devil is annoying.

 

[Tosiek]

I removed those little devils already

 

[Tosiek]

Chivu set for Inter

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Romanian defender Cristian Chivu is set to join Inter after rejecting an offer from Barcelona at the last minute.

The Nerazzurri have managed to beat their Spanish rivals with a £9m offer and the transfer could be made official early on Tuesday morning.

At one point during the negotiations Chivu seemed almost certain to sign for Barca, but Beneamata President Massimo Moratti appears to have made the decisive offer.

Chivu was spotted in Milan with his agent Giovanni Becali. The meeting with the club directors is thought to have been successful and the former Ajax star agreed a four-year deal worth £3m-per-season.

With this deal chiefs Rosella Sensi and Moratti have confirmed that relations between Roma and Inter are improving.

Chivu’s transfer follows Chilean midfielder David Pizarro, who moved the other way to join the Giallorossi for £4m last week after the end of his co-ownership deal.

 

[Tosiek]

Sponsor tecnico, la Kappa ritorna favorita rispetto all’azienda campana

DANIELE GALLI
orpasso? All’ultima staccata, proprio
quando il traguardo era bello
in vista, Robe di Kappa potrebbe
avere affiancato e superato Legea. Si arricchisce
di un nuovo capitolo la saga
dello sponsor tecnico della Roma. A
quattro giorni dalla chiusura del bilancio
2006/07 giallorosso, si profila un vero
duello, un’autentica battaglia a distanza,
tra le due aziende di abbigliamento
italiane.
IL RIBALTONELa Roma ha da un mese sul
tavolo l’offerta di Robe di Kappa. Una
proposta di pura sponsorizzazione tecnica,
che non comprende la gestione del
merchandising. Un aspetto non trascurabile,
che invece fa parte del "pacchetto"
contrattuale che Legea vorrebbe
concludere con la Roma. Ieri era attesa
una decisione da parte di Trigoria. Un sì
o un no che però non è arrivato. Le perplessità
della società sono legate alle modalità,
all’articolazione delle due proposte.
Il nodo della questione è tutto lì. Perché,
economicamente, tra le due offerte
non ci sarebbe una grossa differenza. Il
valore del brand Roma è determinato
dal mercato. Sia Legea sia Robe di Kappa
verserebbero nelle casse della Roma
una cifra simile, compresa tra i 6,5 e i 7
milioni di euro l’anno. Il fatto che a Trigoria
non abbiano ancora deciso è indice
che la Roma non sia ancora pienamente
convinta di affidarsi a Legea per i
prossimi due anni (questa sarebbe la durata
del contratto).
IL DOPO-DIADORA Con l’azienda veneta
si è interrotta a fine maggio una partnership
che durava da quattro anni. Un
divorzio indolore, a cui la Roma si stava
preparando da mesi. Per la precisione, i
S
primi contatti tra la Roma e Legea risalivano
a gennaio. Attraverso un intermediario
locale - la Legea è di Pompei -
erano stati allacciati i contatti con i vertici
del gruppo campano. Nei mesi successivi,
oltre alla Legea, si era fatta viva
anche la Reebok. Contatti che non avevano
però avuto un seguito. Piano piano,
la Legea era riuscita a convincere la
Roma con un’offerta, economica e tecnica
(su questo punto Trigoria aveva
chiesto precise garanzie di qualità) sostanziosa.
Tanto che la stessa Legea si era
sbilanciata: «Vogliamo portare il contratto
con la Roma a casa, sarebbe un
grande colpo. Se tutto andrà bene, diverrà
il nostro club di punta». Basta cliccare
sul sito della Lega per capire il perché
di una trattativa che, ancora ieri, a
Pompei definivano «di importanza vitale
»: in Serie A l’azienda campana sponsorizza
Livorno e Catania.
ROBE DI KAPPA Il gruppo torinese è storicamente
avvantaggiato. Indossando le
sue divise, la Roma ha vinto due scudetti
su tre. Se dovesse essere lanciato oggi
un sondaggio tra tutti i tifosi romanisti,
Robe di Kappa avrebbe un indice di gradimento
altissimo. A Torino regna l’ottimismo.
C’è la consapevolezza di avere
parecchi estimatori dentro la stessa Trigoria.
I rapporti con la Roma non si sono
mai interrotti nel corso degli anni.
C’è da dire, comunque, che lo stato della
trattativa con Legea è in fase parecchio
avanzata. Tanto che nei giorni scorsi si
attendeva solo uno scambio di firme.
Questa attesa non sarà comunque inutile,
almeno per gli interessi della Roma.
Che, qualora chiudesse la trattativa dopo
il 30 giugno, potrebbe inserire i proventi
dello sponsor tecnico tra le voci in
attivo del bilancio 2007/08.

This is an article from IL Romanista. I don't know if I read it correctly, but I think it says that Kappa joins race to be our sponor.

Paolo, can you say about it something more, please?

 

[Kimikal™]

It would be nice even if we stay with Diadora even if we change to Kappa. But, please, not Legea or Nike.

 

[runBABYrun]

It would be nice even if we stay with Diadora even if we change to Kappa. But, please, not Legea or Nike.

It would be good with kappa and i dont like nike or legea like you. Even and with diadora would be good.


HELP:
Can anyone told me how to write on italian language ''I am Romanista in my heart'' ?

 

[paolo-fcb]

This is an article from IL Romanista. I don't know if I read it correctly, but I think it says that Kappa joins race to be our sponor.

Paolo, can you say about it something more, please?

I didn't know anything about it, hope it's true so we'll have Kappa kits for the next 2 seasons, very better than Legea.

FORZA MAGICA ROMA!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[yudiray]

new thread for new season

 

[Tosiek]

Here you have our soap opera hero, seems he's bored as everybody in here.:fool:

 

[Tosiek]

According to Il Romanista, Kappa is our new technical sponsor. We have signed a 3 year deal worth about 18 million.

The new shirt could be presented on July 26th during our 80th celebration at the Olimpico.

 

[modena_10]

not terrible news that kappa is our new sponsor. i absolutely loved diadora. consistently the nicest kits. but kappa have made us some very nice ones in the past.

it will be sad to see chivu go. i hope we get paid for our investment in him. definitely want him to go to barca.

 

[theo]

Nice to see Pizarro stay, good for both him and the club.

 

[Tosiek]

not terrible news that kappa is our new sponsor. i absolutely loved diadora. consistently the nicest kits. but kappa have made us some very nice ones in the past.

it will be sad to see chivu go. i hope we get paid for our investment in him. definitely want him to go to barca.

Nice to see you back


Chivu: "Barca offer interesting"

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Cristian Chivu is close to Barcelona after Roma director of sport Daniele Pradé returned from Spain. “They made an interesting offer.”

The Romanian international is set to leave the Giallorossi this week, but a tug of war has broken out between Barca and Inter.


Transfer chief Pradé flew out to Spain for negotiations and returned to Italy this evening, giving clues to the waiting Press.


“Barcelona made an interesting offer,” said the Roma representative. “I cannot communicate it to you out of respect to the two clubs involved, but I repeat it was interesting.”


The pressure is now on Inter to increase their bid or lose out on former Ajax defender Chivu for next season.


“Roma want £12m for Chivu. We have taken two days to think about it and will get back to Barcelona with a response.”


The reports claim that the Nou Camp side has offered £10m, whereas so far Inter have only managed to propose £8.7m.


“We don’t know about the contact between Roma and Barcelona,” explained Nerazzurri director Marco Branca.


“We have the consensus of the player and hope to reach an agreement with his club as well.”


Chivu met with Inter officials on Monday and it’s alleged he gave them his word to make the transfer to San Siro.


However, this direct approach angered Roma, who are eager to send him overseas instead.


“Barcelona are authorised to negotiate with Chivu and his agent, considering the excellent rapport between the clubs,” added Giallorossi director of sport Pradé.

 

[runBABYrun]

It will be nice if roma sell chivu for price about £12m or about 18m in euros which is very good price. Roma has already bought Juan from leverkusen so we have replace for chivu in the defence if he leave us. Anyway I hope he will stay at olipico and play with the king - Totti.


HELP
Guys can you tell me some web sites about as roma but just in english because i know just that language and of course my home language - macedonian??? im waiting for answer

 

[yudiray]

Popescu: "Chivu wants the Barça" Gica Popescu, the one of the former glories of Romania, declared that Chivu contacted it for him to ask pieces of information about the Barça. Besides, it would have unveiled for him that it wishes to rejoin the Catalonia.

Pospescu was the one of the big defender of the years 90. His talent had been worth for him to carry the fine tunic Blaugrana hung two seasons. Chivu contacted Popescu for him to ask pieces of information on the subject of the club as the explained the latter: "Chivu called me to wonder me my opinion. I said for him that it there had to go without reflecting". "It was said me afterward that it wanted to go to the Barça added Popescu. It wants to rejoin this club for as it was said me, the Blaugrana are the favorite ones. I do not think that it too is concerned by money, if the Barça offers a sum being close to the one of the inter, to the end, it will choose the Barça"

(Goal.com)

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CHIVU: WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT OF THE PLAYER

Category: Transfer
After to have participated in the presentation of the new exhausted one, David Suazo, the technical director of the inter, Marco Branca, has reacts on the subject of the next objectives of the mercato of the Nerazzurri. "I know nothing meetings between the Roma and Barcelona, I read the newspapers," said Branca while talking about Cristian Chivu.

"The position is simple: we have not again agreed with the Roma, but in the next days will see us if we can come to an agreement. We are happy, we have the agreement of the player, but it there has not nothing that we could do so as we did not find the one of the Roma." Branca added: "Ca is not finished. With a little patience, we will do quality movements in this mercato, without becoming crazy."

 

[paolo-fcb]

Chivu

Yes, so many rumours but Chivu is still here, we've to be fast to sent him off of the @@ otherwise we risk to lose a lot of money.....
CHIVU RAUS!

 

[Tosiek]

Spalletti: We had to sell Chivu

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Luciano Spalletti concedes Roma had no choice but to sell £12m rated Cristian Chivu and will use the money to further strengthen their attack.

“I understood Chivu’s decision and he was honest throughout,” explained the Coach to ‘Il Romanista’ newspaper.

“His choice was dictated by numbers, his age and motivation. He was offered such an impressive contract and has given us so much, so this must be comprehended and accepted. When we spoke he was very open.”

The Romanian defender’s future has not yet been decided, as although Barcelona have seemingly pulled out of the bidding war, Inter and Real Madrid continue to battle for his signature, with the Nerazzurri leading the way.

The £12m requested for Chivu will prove useful in strengthening Roma’s front like and players such as Victor Obinna, Julio Cruz and Ludovic Giuly have been named among the potentials to be included in the deal.

“In all honesty I’d like any of those three. Besides, we already have Mirko Vucinic and Vincenzo Montella returns from his loan at Fulham. If we find a player with different characteristics, then he’d be welcome. Perhaps we do miss a wide attacker.”

The Giallorossi have been heavily linked with Cagliari winger Mauro Esposito and Udinese’s Antonio Di Natale, so alternatives for Amantino Mancini and Rodrigo Taddei – who were exhausted by the end of the season – are on their wishlist.

“Clearly we have to replace Francesco Tavano and Christian Wilhelmsson on the flanks. Esposito is certainly of interest to us. I won’t comment on Fabio Quagliarella’s quality, as otherwise Udinese director general Pietro Leonardi will go on the radio and complain…”

Udinese reacted angrily earlier this month when Roma stated their interest in Quagliarella and teammate Di Natale.

Roma have returned Wilhelmsson to Nantes and Tavano to Valencia, although the Italian is already back in Italy for Livorno.

The club has also signed some reinforcements such as Bayer Leverkusen’s Brazilian defender Juan, Chievo midfielder Matteo Brighi and Rimini’s Ghanaian revelation Ahmed Apimah Barusso.

“If we do get a defender to replace Chivu, it will be a promising youngster rather than a top star. We already have three mature players for that role in Juan, Philippe Mexes and Matteo Ferrari,” added Spalletti.

Yet there are reports in the same newspaper today that Roma have been offered Cicinho, who does not fit into Real Madrid’s plans after the dismissal of Fabio Capello.

The 27-year-old with a Italian passport had already been close to the Giallorossi last season, but preferred the Merengues and was then out for six months with a knee ligament injury.

 

[Tosiek]

Chivu nears Real deal Tuesday 3 July, 2007

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After a complex saga of many twists and turns, Cristian Chivu is reportedly hours away from signing for Real Madrid.

The Romanian defender’s decision to leave Roma initially sparked a ferocious tug-of-war between Inter and Barcelona, but now it appears he will be plying his trade at the Bernabeu next season.

Real’s director of football Predrag Mijatovic is currently in Rome with agent Ernesto Bronzetti where they are believed to be finalising the deal.

It is widely suggested that Madrid will pay the Giallorossi just over £12m for Chivu.
An official announcement is expected within the next 24 hours.

 

[Tosiek]

Esposito signs for Roma

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After an intense week of negotiations, Cagliari forward Mauro Esposito has joined Roma in a co-ownership deal.

The 28-year-old Neapolitan arrives on a three-year contract with the Giallorossi paying a fee of around £2.5m for half his rights.

Despite an injury-plagued year, the ex-Udinese man was allegedly scouted by several of Serie A’s top sides, before choosing to move to the capital.

Esposito is set to be presented as a new signing on the Roma Channel on Wednesday evening, but has already made a statement via his personal website.

“To play for Roma with Francesco Totti is a dream come true. I will give my all in this shirt,” he writes.

Cagliari have already sold star striker David Suazo to Inter and will pin their attacking hopes on new arrival Robert Acquafresca who arrives from the Nerazzurri as part of the deal.

The speedy 19-year-old is regarded as one of the peninsula’s brightest talents after an impressive spell at Treviso last term when he hit the net 12 times in 25 outings.