Gasperini Edges Closer to 30 Serie A Wins as Roma Head to Udine

Roma routed Udinese with four goals in the first half, and Gasperini's side have now gone 17 matches unbeaten, a run built on 28 goals in their first 10 matches, a new club record that surpassed the 26 scored in 1960/61 and 2016/17. The win capped a stretch in which Roma have been almost unstoppable, while Udinese's coach Runjaic, whose position is increasingly under threat, saw his side heavily beaten. In the second half Roma eased off, conceded two goals, but closed the game out in stoppage time, leaving the match never really in doubt. The unbeaten run is the second club record the article highlights. Roma's last defeat was the 5-2 loss to Inter at San Siro on 5 April. Since then they have won 14 Serie A matches and drawn 3, collecting 45 points from a possible 51, an average of around 2.65 points per match in that period. The run has already secured qualification for the Champions League and opened the possibility of aiming even higher. It has surpassed the 15-match unbeaten sequence of Mazzone in 1994 and the 16 of Garcia in 2014-15. The next target is the 19-match mark set by Ranieri two seasons ago, matching the continuous run across two seasons between Liedholm and Eriksson in 1984 and the Andreazzoli-Garcia run in 2013. The podium places, at 24 under Capello in 2001-02, 25 under Ranieri in 2009-10 and 30 under Liedholm in 1980-81, look far harder to reach. The improvement over last season is clear. Gasperini has 24 points from this point compared with 21 a year ago, the best start of the Friedkin era. Goals have nearly tripled: by 31 October 2025 Roma had scored 13 across Serie A and the Europa League, while today they have 36. The task is also harder, as Roma have already faced Real Madrid in the Champions League, along with Napoli, Inter and Como in the league. Last year, the only top side they had faced by 31 October was Chivu's team.

Cristante has been named the best Roma player by Italian newspapers, rated 7.79, with the Corriere dello Sport calling his performance "sontuoso ben oltre il gol e l'assist" (superb well beyond the goal and assist). Behind him, Soulé (7.29) was praised for being consistently creative and dangerous, while Malen (7.21) and Ghilardi (7.07) also earned high marks, with Ghilardi celebrating his first Serie A goal. Ndicka and Mora both received 7.00. In an evening without any genuine failures, the lowest ratings went to Gollini and Pisilli (6.07), followed by Molina and Castro (6.21). Referee Maresca received an overall positive verdict, rated 6.00, helped by a match that Roma steered early. Gazzetta, Corriere dello Sport and Messaggero all praised him, while Il Romanista, giving him 5.5, was the only outlet to criticise his performance. The most debated moment came late in the match, when Kabasele and Castro made contact. Gazzetta and Corriere dello Sport judged the touch too light to award a penalty. Il Romanista disagreed, calling the contact "abbastanza chiaro" (fairly clear) and criticising the decision to let play continue. The ratings reflect a broadly positive picture for Roma, with the press singling out midfield and attacking contributions alongside the defensive display of Ghilardi and Ndicka. The debate over the late Kabasele-Castro incident has become the main point of discussion for the referee's performance, with the newspapers split on whether a spot-kick should have been given. The piece is a rolling round-up of short Roma news items, notes and reports published on Sunday 1 November 2026 under the Giallorossi.net flash banner.

Roma have scored 28 goals in their first ten matches of the 2026-27 season, a club record, after a 5-3 win at Udinese. The tally surpasses the previous record of 26 goals, set in 1960/61 and 2016/17, and the goals have come from a wide spread of players rather than relying on Donyell Malen, although he is leading the side. Under Gian Piero Gasperini, Roma have become a side that is always dangerous and always able to finish, with many matches won by at least four goals across Serie A and the Champions League. Roma have scored with 14 different players so far: Malen, Niccolò Pisilli, Manu Koné, Matías Soulé, Mario Hermoso, Emanuele Lulli, Rodrigo Mora, Bryan Cristante, Marten de Roon, Santiago Castro, Nahuel Molina and Leonardo Balerdi. Evan N'Dicka and Daniele Ghilardi also scored against Udinese and join that list. The results are reflected in the table: 24 points from ten matches, the club's best start since 2013. Last season Roma had 21 points at this stage, and two seasons ago they had just 13. To find similar numbers, you have to go back to 2022, when Mourinho reached 22 points. The Udinese victory was not simply a big win but proof of a team that scores with a consistency never seen before at the club. The 28 goals in the opening ten rounds represent a milestone the club had never reached, and the tally was built across Serie A and the Champions League alike.