The 2012–13 season was Associazione Sportiva Roma's 85th in existence and 84th season in the top flight of

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. The pre-season started with the June hiring of former manager Zdeněk Zeman. Zeman replaced

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who resigned at the end of the 2011–12 season. Enrique's lone season reign saw the disappointing loss to Slovan Bratislava in the

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as well as the inability to qualify for international competitions for the 2012–13 season. Roma eventually finished 7th, losing the

chase to rivals

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and

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. Zeman brought back his high-scoring 4–3–3 formation and his hard working ethic which successfully guided former team

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to the Serie A. He was, however, sacked on 2 February 2013. Roma also competed in the

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, where they started in the round of 16.

Players

Squad information

:''Last updated on 19 May 2013'' :''Appearances include league matches only''

Transfers

In

Total spending: €16.75M

Loans in

Total spending: €12.5M

Out

Total income: €18M Net Income: €1.25M

Loans out

Total income: €0.7M Net Income: €11.8M

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Last updated: 26 May 2013

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Last updated: 26 May 2013

Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 May 2013

Disciplinary record

Last updated: 26 May 2013

References

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