ON THIS DAY
1973 – Vincent Candela was born. The French left-back made over 200 appearances for Roma between 1997 and 2005, winning one Serie A and one Supercoppa Italiana. He is a member of the club’s Hall of Fame, having been instated in 2014. The wing-back made more appearances for Roma than he did for all the other clubs he played for - including Toulouse, Bolton Wanderers and Udinese - put together. Internationally, he was part of the France side that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. Also:
2010 – Roma drew 0-0 with Parma in an away game. 2004 – Francesco Totti scored for a fourth consecutive game in a 1-1 draw with Palermo. 2001 – Roma drew 1-1 with Real Madrid in the group stage of the Champions League. Francesco Totti opened the scoring at the Bernabeu. 1999 – Eusebio Di Francesco cancelled out Torino’s opener in a 1-1 draw at Stadio delle Alpi. 1993 – Roma drew 1-1 with Lazio, with Giovanni Piacentini scoring. 1990 – Roma’s UEFA Cup second round clash with Valencia finished as a 1-1 draw, Ruggiero Rizzitelli scoring an equaliser in the first leg. 1984 – Roma beat Welsh side Wrexham 2-0 in the second round of the European Cup Winners’ Cup (first leg). Roberto Pruzzo and Toninho Cerezo scored. 1982 – Despite taking the lead through Odoacre Chierico, Roma lost 2-1 to Juventus. Nonetheless, Nils Liedholm’s side remained top of Serie A. 1976 – Roma lost 2-0 away at Torino. 1971 – Roma lost 2-0 to Fiorentina. Sergio Petrelli scored an own goal. 1970 – Fabio Petruzzi was born. The defender came through Roma’s youth ranks to make over 100 appearances for the first team between 1989 and 2000. 1967 – Stefano Impallomeni was born. The midfielder came through the youth system at Roma, making a handful of first team appearances between 1985 and 1990. 1965 – Roma drew 0-0 with Napoli at home. 1954 - Roma and Napoli drew 0-0 in Serie A. 1948 – Arcadio Venturi scored a brace in a 4-0 win over Bari. Giacomo Losi and Mario Tontodonati scored the others. 1937 – Bologna beat Roma 2-0.
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