Roma kept up their pursuit of Serie A leaders Juventus with a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Sassuolo at Stadio Citta del Tricoloreto. The second-placed visitors took a half-time lead through Mattia Destro before Michel Bastos added a second deep into second-half stoppage time to ensure a fourth straight win for Rudi Garcia's men. The result saw Roma close the gap on Juve to 11 points ...Full Story »

Roma kept Juventus' advantage at the top of Serie A to nine points as they eased to a 3-0 win over a Sampdoria side who finished a grim night with 10 men. Mattia Destro scored twice, either side of a Miralem Pjanic free-kick, as the capital club overpowered their visitors. And things got worse for Samp late on as Daniele Gastaldello saw a second yellow card for a careless lunge in the dir...Full Story »

Roma kept their Serie A title hopes alive and well as they recorded a 3-0 win over basement side Livorno. Goals from Mattia Destro, Kevin Strootman and Adem Ljajic marked a dominant performance from the Giallorossi, who kept up the pressure on league leaders Juventus with the result. Livorno, however, failed to get going at the Stadio Olimpico and remain four points from safety after a fifth s...Full Story »

Roma set up a Coppa Italia final with city rivals Lazio as they defeated Inter Milan 3-2 in an entertaining semi-final second leg at the San Siro. Holding a 2-1 lead from the first match, Roma went behind to a superb Jonathan goal before former Inter trainee Mattia Destro scored twice in 14 second-half minutes to put the tie firmly in Roma's hands. Vassilis Torosidis hit a wonderful third fo...Full Story »

Three players were sent off and 10 booked as AS Roma snatched a 1-0 extra-time win at unlucky Fiorentina in a fiery Italian Cup tie which ended amid ugly scenes on Wednesday. Mattia Destro scored the winner in the seventh minute of extra-time while Fiorentina hit the woodwork three times in a match marred by a brawl centreed around Fiorentina's Juan Cuadrado and Roma's Dodo. The Colombian an...Full Story »

The Argentina striker has expressed his admiration for the Roma attacker's abilities and wants him to join Inter as they look for further attacking options to come to the San Siro Inter striker Diego Milito has expressed his admiration for Mattia Destro’s abilities as the Serie A side continue their search for a supplementary attacker. The Nerazzurri are currently without a back-up tar...Full Story »

Roma striker Mattia Destro has recovered ahead of schedule to join a travelling party bidding for a fifth straight Serie A win at the expense of Chievo. The Italy international suffered a leg injury in Roma's 3-0 Coppa Italia victory over Atalanta but is expected to be fit to play some part at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. Destro made a slow start in the capital city since leaving Siena b...Full Story »

Mattia Destro bagged a brace on his return to Stadio Artemio Franchi as Roma rallied from a goal down to defeat Siena 3-1 in Serie A. Destro's 12 goals were crucial as Siena avoided relegation last season but the Tuscan outfit were unable to hold onto his services in the close season as Roma landed their man following protracted negotiations. Siena looked poised for a measure of revenge agains...Full Story »

Siena have already lost out to Roma once this year and they will be keen not to suffer another defeat, on the field this time, when the sides meet at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. They will play for 90 minutes on Sunday whereas their last battle lasted three months in the summer and concluded with Roma signing Italy under-21 international Mattia Destro. Destro's 12 goals last season saved Siena ...Full Story »

Mattia Destro has reaffirmed his commitment to Roma's cause ahead of the Serie A meeting with Udinese, insisting he never considered joining Juventus instead. The Italy striker has struggled to make an impact since moving to the Stadio Olimpico from Siena this summer, with both poor form and a leg muscle injury denying the 21-year-old a first goal for his new club. Reports in Italy have linked...Full Story »