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| Falcao and Toninho Cerezo |
This is my selection of a 25 member all-time team for AS Roma's foreign players. The number 25 was chosen because it is the official squad size for the Champions' League.
Italy
AS Roma
AS Roma All-Time Team for Italian Players
Italian diaspora
Southern Italy, Central Italy,
Northern Italy(excluding Lombardy), Lombardy
Italy after 1982,
Italy between 1938 and 1982.
AS Roma have won Serie A three times, first in 1941–42 then in 1982–83 and again in 2000–01, as well as winning nine Coppa Italia titles and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. On the European stage, the Giallorossi won an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1960–61, coming close to European Cup victory in 1983–84 (lost the one-legged final played at home against Liverpool), and finishing as runners-up in the UEFA Cup for 1990–91 (two-legged aggregate defeat against Internazionale). Therefore, Roma is the fourth Italian club by major honours won, behind Juventus, Milan and Inter, and it is considered one of the Seven Sisters of Italian football.
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| Gabriel Batistuta and Cafu |
Team
GK: Doni (Brazil)
Doni made his name with Juventude in Brazil. In 2005, he joined AS Roma, where he played until 211. He won the Coppa Italia twice in 2007 and 2008, and also finished as the runner-up of Serie A in 2007 and 2008. Later, he played for Liverpool from 2011 to 2013 as a backup. From 2007 to 2010, he earned 10 caps with Brazil. He was their starting goalkeeper at the 2007 Copa America, where Brazil won. He went to the 2010 World Cup Finals as a backup.
GK: Doni (Brazil)
Doni made his name with Juventude in Brazil. In 2005, he joined AS Roma, where he played until 211. He won the Coppa Italia twice in 2007 and 2008, and also finished as the runner-up of Serie A in 2007 and 2008. Later, he played for Liverpool from 2011 to 2013 as a backup. From 2007 to 2010, he earned 10 caps with Brazil. He was their starting goalkeeper at the 2007 Copa America, where Brazil won. He went to the 2010 World Cup Finals as a backup.
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| Doni |
Alisson began his career at Internacional, where he made over 100 appearances and won the Campeonato Gaúcho in each of his four seasons at the club. In 2016, he completed a €7.5 million transfer to Roma. In 2028, he moved to Liverpool where he won the Champions' League in 2019. Since 2015, he was capped by Brazil. He played over 75 times at the time of writing.
GK: Rui Patrício (Portugal)
Rui Patrico was a graduate of Sporting CP's academy. Between 2006 and 2018, he played for their first team. In 2018, he moved to play in for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He became a part of Portugal's player pool in 2008 but only made his debut in 2010. He was the starting keeper at Euro 2012 and 2016, World Cup Finals 2014 and 2018. Euro 2016. His performance at Euro 2016 helped Portugal to win their first major international tournament.
RB: Cafu (Brazil)
Cafu is the all-time cap record holder for Brazil with 142. He is the only man to play in three World Cup Finals, winning in 1994 and 2002. He was the captain of the national team as they won the World Cup in 2002. With Brazil, he also took part in four editions of the Copa América, winning the title twice, in 1997 and 1999. He played with Sao Paulo, Real Zaragoza, Juventude, Roma, Palmeiras and AC Milan. He was South American Player of the Year in 1994.
RW/RWB/LWB: Rodrigo Taddei (Brazil)
Rodrigo started his career in Brazil with Palmeiras, then moved to Italy in September 2002 and signing for Siena, a then Serie B team. Between 2005 and 2014, he played for AS Roma. He won two Coppa Italia while in Rome. He later played for Perugia for two seasons. He was an uncapped player for Brazil and Italy, where he also earned citizenship.
Rui Patrico was a graduate of Sporting CP's academy. Between 2006 and 2018, he played for their first team. In 2018, he moved to play in for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He became a part of Portugal's player pool in 2008 but only made his debut in 2010. He was the starting keeper at Euro 2012 and 2016, World Cup Finals 2014 and 2018. Euro 2016. His performance at Euro 2016 helped Portugal to win their first major international tournament.
RB: Cafu (Brazil)
Cafu is the all-time cap record holder for Brazil with 142. He is the only man to play in three World Cup Finals, winning in 1994 and 2002. He was the captain of the national team as they won the World Cup in 2002. With Brazil, he also took part in four editions of the Copa América, winning the title twice, in 1997 and 1999. He played with Sao Paulo, Real Zaragoza, Juventude, Roma, Palmeiras and AC Milan. He was South American Player of the Year in 1994.
RW/RWB/LWB: Rodrigo Taddei (Brazil)
Rodrigo started his career in Brazil with Palmeiras, then moved to Italy in September 2002 and signing for Siena, a then Serie B team. Between 2005 and 2014, he played for AS Roma. He won two Coppa Italia while in Rome. He later played for Perugia for two seasons. He was an uncapped player for Brazil and Italy, where he also earned citizenship.
CB: Aldair (Brazil)
Aldair played for Flamengo before heading to Europe. He started with Benfica, but he was widely remembered for his 13 seasons with Roma. He was a member of the scudetto winning team in 2001. He was nicknamed "Pluto" by Roma fans. The club retired his #6 jersey for 10 seasons. For the national team, he had 80 caps. He was a key member of the great defensive unit of the World Cup winning team in 1994. In addition, he also played in the World Cup Finals 1990 and 1998.
CB: Philippe Mexes (France)
Philippe Mexes was a highly-rated centre-back who seldom got his chance with the national team under manager Raymond Domenech. He only earned 29 caps. He was a part of the team at European Championship in 2012 after Domenech left. At the club level, he played in Italy for Roma and then, AC Milan. At Roma, he formed a central defensive partnership with Cristian Chivu.
CB: Walter Samuel (Argentina)
Samuel began his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1996, moving to Boca Juniors year later. In Europe, he played with Roma, Real Madrid and Inter Milan. With Inter Milan, he won five consecutive Serie A titles; he played a key role in the club's treble success in the 2009–10 season, partnering with Lúcio in defence under José Mourinho. At international level, he has over 50 caps for Argentina, representing his country at two World Cups.
CB/LB: Christian Chivu (Romania)
Christian Chivu was most prominently played professionally for Ajax and Inter Milan. His honours at Inter included a treble of league, cup and the UEFA Champions League in 2010. Chivu's first professional clubs were FCM Reșița and FC Universitatea Craiova. He also played for Ajax and Roma before joining Inter Milan. He earned 75 caps between 1999 and 2010, and was part of Romania's squads for UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2008.
LB: Vincent Candela (France)
For his club career, Vincent Candela played with Toulouse and Guingamp before moving to A.S. Roma in 1997. He won one scudetto with Roma, as well as the Supercoppa Italiana, in 2001. He later played for Bolton Wanderers, Udinese, Siena and Messina. Internationally, he was a part of the great French team that won the World Cup in 1998 and then European Championship in 2000. He had 40 caps.
DM: Toninho Cerezo (Brazil)
Throughout his career, Cerezo played as a defensive midfielder with Atlético Mineiro, Roma, Sampdoria, São Paulo and the Brazilian national team. He was a legend at Atlético Mineiro. With São Paulo FC, he was the two-times winner of the Intercontinental Cup and Copa Libertadores. He went to Argentina 1978 and Spain 1982. During his time in Italy, Cerezo won the Coppa Italia four times; in 1991 he won the Serie A with Sampdoria, but lost the Coppa Italia final to A.S. Roma.
DM/CM: Emerson (Brazil)
For nearly a decade, Emerson was a key player for Brazil, playing 73 times. He was due to captain the 2002 side, but an injury right before the World Cup Finals kept him out of the tournament. He went to the World Cup Finals in 1998 and 2006. For his club career, he played for Gremio, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Santos. His longest stint was with AS Roma.
AM/CM: Radja Nainggolann (Belgium)
Aldair played for Flamengo before heading to Europe. He started with Benfica, but he was widely remembered for his 13 seasons with Roma. He was a member of the scudetto winning team in 2001. He was nicknamed "Pluto" by Roma fans. The club retired his #6 jersey for 10 seasons. For the national team, he had 80 caps. He was a key member of the great defensive unit of the World Cup winning team in 1994. In addition, he also played in the World Cup Finals 1990 and 1998.
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| Aldair |
CB: Juan (Brazil)
Having begun his career with Flamengo in 1996, he spent a decade playing in Europe in service of Bayer Leverkusen and Roma before returning to Brazil with Internacional in 2012. Juan earned 79 caps and scored seven international goals for Brazil. He represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups, three FIFA Confederations Cups and three Copa América tournaments, winning two apiece of the latter two event in 2004 and 2007.
CB: Philippe Mexes (France)
Philippe Mexes was a highly-rated centre-back who seldom got his chance with the national team under manager Raymond Domenech. He only earned 29 caps. He was a part of the team at European Championship in 2012 after Domenech left. At the club level, he played in Italy for Roma and then, AC Milan. At Roma, he formed a central defensive partnership with Cristian Chivu.
CB: Walter Samuel (Argentina)
Samuel began his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1996, moving to Boca Juniors year later. In Europe, he played with Roma, Real Madrid and Inter Milan. With Inter Milan, he won five consecutive Serie A titles; he played a key role in the club's treble success in the 2009–10 season, partnering with Lúcio in defence under José Mourinho. At international level, he has over 50 caps for Argentina, representing his country at two World Cups.
CB/LB: Christian Chivu (Romania)
Christian Chivu was most prominently played professionally for Ajax and Inter Milan. His honours at Inter included a treble of league, cup and the UEFA Champions League in 2010. Chivu's first professional clubs were FCM Reșița and FC Universitatea Craiova. He also played for Ajax and Roma before joining Inter Milan. He earned 75 caps between 1999 and 2010, and was part of Romania's squads for UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2008.
LB: Vincent Candela (France)
For his club career, Vincent Candela played with Toulouse and Guingamp before moving to A.S. Roma in 1997. He won one scudetto with Roma, as well as the Supercoppa Italiana, in 2001. He later played for Bolton Wanderers, Udinese, Siena and Messina. Internationally, he was a part of the great French team that won the World Cup in 1998 and then European Championship in 2000. He had 40 caps.
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| Vincent Candela |
Throughout his career, Cerezo played as a defensive midfielder with Atlético Mineiro, Roma, Sampdoria, São Paulo and the Brazilian national team. He was a legend at Atlético Mineiro. With São Paulo FC, he was the two-times winner of the Intercontinental Cup and Copa Libertadores. He went to Argentina 1978 and Spain 1982. During his time in Italy, Cerezo won the Coppa Italia four times; in 1991 he won the Serie A with Sampdoria, but lost the Coppa Italia final to A.S. Roma.
DM/CM: Emerson (Brazil)
For nearly a decade, Emerson was a key player for Brazil, playing 73 times. He was due to captain the 2002 side, but an injury right before the World Cup Finals kept him out of the tournament. He went to the World Cup Finals in 1998 and 2006. For his club career, he played for Gremio, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Santos. His longest stint was with AS Roma.
AM/CM: Radja Nainggolann (Belgium)
Nicknamed Il Ninja, he spent almost his entire professional career in Italy, representing Piacenza, Cagliari, Roma and Inter Milan. He made 367 appearances and scored 48 goals in Serie A, being named four consecutive times in its Team of the Year. A Belgium international for eight years, Nainggolan played 30 times for his country (scoring six goals) and represented it at Euro 2016.
At one point, Falcao was the world's highest paid footballer. He played with Internacional at home before becoming the star of AS Roma in the 1980's, winning the Serie A in 1982-83. In 1985, he returned home and played for Sao Paulo. For the national team, he was a key player for the fantastic Brazilian team of the 1982 World Cup. He won the Silver Ball in Spain. He also went to the World Cup Finals in 1986.
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| Falcao |
Pizarro began his career with Santiago Wanderers, and later also played for Universidad de Chile. In Italy, he won one Serie A title (2005–06), three Coppa Italia titles and two Supercoppa Italiana titles, while playing for Inter Milan and Roma; he also played for Udinese and Fiorentina. Fior Chile, Pizarro won the bronze medal at 2000 Summer Olympics, and played at two Copa América tournaments. He was part of the Chilean squad which won its first-ever tournament in 2015.
RW: Alcides Ghiggia (Uruguay)
Alcides Ghiggia played for the national sides of both Uruguay and Italy during his career. He was known for scoring the winning goal against Brazil in the 1950 World Cup Finals that sealed the World Cup for Uruguay. The match was known as the "Maracanazo". He also played for the club sides of the Peñarol and Danubio in Uruguay and A.S. Roma and A.C. Milan in Italy.
RW: Naim Kryeziu (Albania)
Born in Gjakova, at the time Kingdom of Serbia, current day Republic of Kosovo, Kryeziu left his town in Kosovo as a youngster to join KF Tirana. Following the 1939 Italian invasion of Albania, he joined AS Roma, where he played until 1947. He won the 1940-1941 scudetto. From 1947 to 1952, he played for Napoli. He never played for either Albania or Italy.
Alcides Ghiggia played for the national sides of both Uruguay and Italy during his career. He was known for scoring the winning goal against Brazil in the 1950 World Cup Finals that sealed the World Cup for Uruguay. The match was known as the "Maracanazo". He also played for the club sides of the Peñarol and Danubio in Uruguay and A.S. Roma and A.C. Milan in Italy.
RW: Naim Kryeziu (Albania)
Born in Gjakova, at the time Kingdom of Serbia, current day Republic of Kosovo, Kryeziu left his town in Kosovo as a youngster to join KF Tirana. Following the 1939 Italian invasion of Albania, he joined AS Roma, where he played until 1947. He won the 1940-1941 scudetto. From 1947 to 1952, he played for Napoli. He never played for either Albania or Italy.
AM: Joaquín Peiró (Spain)
Joaquín Peiró made his debut for Atletico Madrid in 1954. In 1962, he joined Torino FC, becoming the second Spaniard to play in Serie A after Luis Suárez, whom he later teamed up with at Inter Milan, being part of the Grande Inter. From 1966 to 1970, he played for AS Roma. From Spain, he earned 12 caps, representing Spain at both 1962 and 1966 World Cup Finals.
FW/RW/LW: Zbigniew Boniek (Poland)
Zbigniew Boniek is one of the greatest Polish players in the history of the game. He earned 80 caps with 24 goals. He played at three consecutive World Cups. After the WC Finals in 1982, he moved to Italy and played for Juventus, where he won the Champions' League in 1985. Boniek also for Polish clubs Zawisza Bydgoszcz and later at Widzew Łódź, and Roma.
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| Zbigniew Boniek |
ST: Rudi Völler (Germany)
Rudi Völler started his career with TSV 1860 Hanau, before joining Werder Bremen in 1982. After becoming Bundesliga's top scorer, he was transferred to A.S. Roma. In 1992, Völler moved to Olympique Marseille, where he won the Champions League in 1993. He joined Bayer Leverkusen in 1994. At the international level, he was capped 90 times. He was a key player as West Germany won the World Cup in 1990, playing alongside Jurgen Klinsmann.
ST: Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Edin Dzeko is probably the most famous player for Bosnia and Herzegovina not from the era under Yugoslavia. He has played over 80 times for his country and scored 52 goals since 2007, becoming the highest Bosnia and Herzegovina goalscorer of all time. He led Bosnia and Herzegovina to qualify for the World Cup in 2014. He had a great career with Wolfsburg and moved to Manchester City in 2011. At the time of writing, he plays for Roma, helping the club to reach the semifinal of the Champions' League in 2018.
ST: Pedro Manfredini (Argentina)
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| Pedro Manfredini |
Enrique Guaita played for Estudiantes de la Plate, where he was part of the famous attack Los Profesores before moving to AS Roma . He was the top-scorer of the Italian league in 1934–35, with 28 goals. In 1936, he returned to Argentina to play for Racing Club because he feared that he would be drafted into the army. He was capped 4 times for Argentina. While in Italy, he was capped 10 times for Italy. He won the World Cup in 1934 with them, where he scored a goal in the semi-final.
ST: Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
Gabriel Batistuta is the current top-scorer for Argentina. He first gained international recognition when Argentina won the Copa America in 1991 where he finished as the top scorer. He earned a move to Fiorentina spending the next 9 seasons there while becoming their all-time leading scorer. In 2000, he moved to Roma and won the scudetto in his first season. He played 77 times for Argentina. He went to the World Cup Finals in 1994, 1998 and 2002.
Honorable Mention
Squad Explanation
-- The original team was created in May 2019. I redid it in November 2025.
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| Gabriel Batistuta |
Wojciech Szczesny (Poland), Kostas Manolas (Greece), Antonio Zago (Brazil), Chris Smallings (England), John Arne Riise (Norway), Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan), Francisco Lojacono (Argentina), Arturo Ludueña (Argentina), David Pizarro (Chile), Luis del Sol (Spain), Mancini (Brazil), Kevin Strootman (Netherlands), Sune Andersson (Sweden), Miralem Pjanić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Mirko Vučinić (Montenegro), Kostas Manolas (Greece), Arne Selmosson (Sweden), Abel Balbo (Argentina)
Squad Explanation
-- The original team was created in May 2019. I redid it in November 2025.
-- In 2020, AS Roma’s official website published a ranking of the Top 30 Foreign Players in the club’s history. Since it was an official listing, I felt the need to take it into account when evaluating players, though I still maintained my own personal opinions when making my final team selection.
-- Only five foreign players are on my all-time team for AS Roma. They are Alcides Ghiggia, Cafu, Falcao and Vincent Candela. So I need to find 20 players.
-- Liked all my other blogs, all "oriundo"'s are classified as foreign players if they played for their native national team before playing for Italy. If they were only capped by Italy, they are considered "Italian". Arturo Chini Ludueña and Dino da Costa only played for Italy. Enrique Guaita made the team as an Argentinian even through he won the World Cup with Italy.
-- AS Roma's Hall of Flame included the following foreign players: Cafu, Falcao. Toninho Cerezo, Aldair, Rudi Voller, Alcides Ghiggia and Gabriel Batistuta. All of them were selected onto the team even before I studied the list of players on the Hall of Flame.
-- AS Roma won the 1982-1983 scudetto. It was an era when the best players in the world played in Serie A. Falcao and Toninho Cerezo were star players on that team. The third foreigner on the team was Herbert Prohaska, who only played a single season here. He only made honorable mention.
-- AS Roma won another Serie A title in the 2000-2001 season. Antonio Zago ,Walter Samuel, Jonathan Zebina, Emerson, Cafu, Aldair and Vincent Candela made my all-time team. Gabriel Batistuta was a big part of Roma's Serie A title. Abel Balbo was also on that team, but he did not play much. He was selected for his performance in his first stint with the club between 1993 and 1998.
-- AS Roma won another Serie A title in the 2000-2001 season. Antonio Zago ,Walter Samuel, Jonathan Zebina, Emerson, Cafu, Aldair and Vincent Candela made my all-time team. Gabriel Batistuta was a big part of Roma's Serie A title. Abel Balbo was also on that team, but he did not play much. He was selected for his performance in his first stint with the club between 1993 and 1998.
Goalkeepers
-- AS Roma did not have many foreign goalkeepers. Allison Becker was named by various sources as one of the greatest ever for the club. He did not make my All-Time team because he only played a single season in Rome. However, he was one of the best goalkeepers in the world while playing in Rome. Because of him, AS Roma made the semifinal of the 2017-2018 Champions League, their deepest run in the tournament. He made the Team of the Tournament.
-- Doni was the other obvious choice aftter Alliosn Becker. He won the Coppa Italia twice in 2007 and 2008, and also finished as the runner-up of Serie A in 2007 and 2008.
-- When I first created this team in 2019, Wojciech Szczesny was the only other foreign goalkeeper who played many games for the club. However, by 2025, Rui Patrício clearly stood out as an almost undisputed choice. He helped AS Roma to win the UEFA Conference League in 2022. He was named in the Team of the Tournament. It was AS Roma's first European trophy since Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1961. Then, he also reached the Final of the Europa League the following season.
Defenders
-- Aldair was elected to AS Roma Hall of Fame as their starting central defender. He spent most of his professional career at AS Roma, where he later also served as captain, winning the Serie A title with the club in 2001. His number 6 jersey was retired by the club. Walter Samuel was often talked in the same level as Aldair. He also easily got selected into the AS Roma All-Time team as well as this team.
-- Philippe Mexes formed a central defensive partnership with Cristian Chivu. After Mexes and, I took Juan who was ranked 15th greatest foreign player for the club, ahead of both Mexes and Chivu (unranked). Kostas Manolas lost out to Chivu because Chivu is needed as a left back backup. Chivu was a more famous player, but Manolas had a better career in Rome.
-- Antonio Zago (Brazil) was relatively unknown outside Serie A. He was a fan favorite here. I put Chris Smallings on honorable mention because of the Conference Cup victory. It was the club's only European trophies.
-- For rightback, Cafu was considered to be one of the greatest rightbacks ever played in the game. And he played for this club during his prime. He was a AS Roma player when he captained Brazil in their World Cup victory in 2002. The second rightback position went to Rodrigo Taddei. He was mainly a right winger but also played successfully on both sides of the full-back position (and as a central midfielder). He played many seasons with the club even though he was lesser known than other candidates. However, he was ranked as the 11th greatest foreign player by AS Roma's official website. Jonathan Zebina was playing as a central defender as Cafu was also on the team. Rick Karsdorp helped the club to win the Conference Cup, but his career was considered not too successful. Maicon came here at the end of his career. He had solid spells and was remembered fondly, though not at the same legendary level.
-- Vincent Candela did not make it to my AS Roma All-Time team. I considered him an undisputed selection for the foreign only selection. And I would use Chivu as the emergency leftback.
Midfielders/Wingers
-- Falcao led AS Roma to a historic Serie A title in 1983 — their first in 40 years. During his time with the club, Roma never finished outside the top three in the league whenever he was on the pitch. Revered by the fans, he earned the nickname “The Eighth King of Rome.” Reuniting with fellow Brazilian Toninho Cerezo, Falcao formed what is widely considered Roma’s greatest-ever midfield trio alongside Italian captain Agostino Di Bartolomei. This trio was the heartbeat of the Giallorossi’s success in the 1980s. After Di Bartolomei’s departure and during Falcao’s injury struggles, the midfield was led by Cerezo in partnership with rising stars Carlo Ancelotti and Giuseppe Giannini.
-- Both Kevin Strootman and Emerson played about the same number of games for AS Roma. AS Roma ranked Strootman ahead of Emerson on their website, but I took Emerson because he was a more famous player due to his career with Brazil. He also won the Serie A title in 2001.
-- For playing style, Radja Nainggolan was perhaps similar to Sune Andersson in some ways. Andersson gained fame for representing Sweden in the 1950 World Cup Finals, and while he holds a certain nostalgic value, he is largely a forgotten figure today. He spent only two seasons at AS Roma, making his time at the club relatively brief. In contrast, younger fans are far more familiar with Nainggolan. During his time at Roma, he was named to the Serie A Team of the Year four times, reflecting his consistent impact and popularity in the modern era. Nainggolan should be ahead of Andersson.
-- Joaquín Peiró was team captain at one point, but he is largeky forgotten outside of Rome. David Pizarro, Miralem Pjanić, and Luis del Sol. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) was a successful backup, but he was mainly used as a sub. He only earned honourable mention. Dino Da Costa was ranked as the 22nd foreign greatest player by AS Roma. He was a Brazilian player, but he was uncapped by Brazil while he actually represented Italy once. So, I left him off the team.
-- I went with David Pizarro because he was ranked the 10th greatest foreign player by AS Roma.
-- On the right, Alcides Ghiggia was a big news for AS Roma fans in 1953 because he was known as the star player who scored the winning goal against Brazil in the 1950 World Cup Finals that sealed the World Cup for Uruguay. He was elected to AS Roma Hall of Flame. It was difficult to classify Naim Kryeziu as a foreign or Italian player. He was an Albanian born in modern day Kosovo. The country was annexed by Italy in 1939, and he played with AS Roma as an Italian. However, he never played for Italy. Thus, I would put him as an Albanian. Albania honoured him with a stamp in 2002. In the end, I put him as a foreign player. Man
-- On the right, Alcides Ghiggia was a big news for AS Roma fans in 1953 because he was known as the star player who scored the winning goal against Brazil in the 1950 World Cup Finals that sealed the World Cup for Uruguay. He was elected to AS Roma Hall of Flame. It was difficult to classify Naim Kryeziu as a foreign or Italian player. He was an Albanian born in modern day Kosovo. The country was annexed by Italy in 1939, and he played with AS Roma as an Italian. However, he never played for Italy. Thus, I would put him as an Albanian. Albania honoured him with a stamp in 2002. In the end, I put him as a foreign player. Man
-- Zbigniew Boniek only played 3 seasons in Rome. He scored 23 times in 92 appearances in all competitions over there. He won the Coppa Italia in his first season, although he was unable to contribute in the final stages of the competition as it was played out during the 1986 World Cup. I did not have another candidate for the left side
Forwards
-- AS Roma's official website listed Gabriel Batistuta as their second greatest foreign player. He appeared in many all-time list for AS Roma. His impact on the 2000-01 Scudetto was immense, but that was his only standout season with the club. However, he was the missing piece that secured AS Roma the title that year, ending their 20-year league title drought. If he had never joined Roma, they might still be chasing that elusive league title since 1983, making him significant in their history.
-- Enrique Guaita played for Argentina before switching to Italy, which made him eligible for this team. He played two seasons for AS Roma from 1933 to 1935. He was the top-scorer of the League in 1934–35, with 28 goals. He became known as Il Corsaro Nero.
-- In 2019, when I created the team. Pedro Manfredini (Argentina) is AS Roma's highest scoring foreign player. Edin Džeko is second with Abel Balbo in third. He was Serie A Top Scorer in the 2015-2016 season. He is getting to become a serious candidate. Since then, Džeko has become the third all-time leading scorer of the club. He helped AS Roma reach the Champions League semifinal in the 2017-2018 season. He truly deserved a spot. I decided to keep Manfredini.
-- I dropped Abel Balbo in 2025 because Dzeko had overtook him in the scoring list. Meanwhile, Rudi Voller is listed as the 6th greatest foreign player of the clun ahead of him who was at 12th.,
-- Rodolfo Volk was born what was then Austria-Hungry (now Croatia). He only represented Italy A, which I considered him to be Italian. He is also not on this team.
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