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·21 April 2026·203d ago

Friedkin sets Europa League as non-negotiable minimum target for Roma

Source: Forza Roma

The Friedkin Group has made clear that Europa League qualification is the bare minimum Roma must achieve this season. Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini faces five decisive matches to ensure the club finishes ahead of Como and secures European football, avoiding a potential Coppa Italia playoff route into the Conference League.

Roma currently sit sixth with 58 points after elimination from both the Coppa Italia by Torino and the Europa League by Bologna. The ownership's assessment will factor heavily in how the season is judged. Under Mourinho and then Daniele De Rossi, the club consistently reached European knockout stages, but results have deteriorated. The fourth-place finish is no longer mathematically possible, leaving Europa League qualification as the defined objective Roma cannot afford to miss.

Visits from both Gasperini and senior advisor Claudio Ranieri to Trigoria underlined the ownership's active involvement in recent days. Internal tensions have been building for months, though they intensified recently as results faltered. The five remaining fixtures represent a critical juncture: Roma must prevent Como from overtaking them and avoid being drawn into calculations involving the Coppa Italia winner, which could force them into a Conference League berth instead.

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