The yellows-and-reds are struggling in the goal zone, in the last 7 games they have managed only 5 goals. Ranieri needs to find some solutions.

Roma no longer knows how to score. The whopping 66 million spent in summer to bring the “Pichichi” of La Liga and the most promising winger of the Serie A to Trigoria, so far haven’t yielded the desired results. The ‘Giallorossi’ have managed an average of one goal per game, with just 14 goals in 14 matches, the same as Como and fewer than Cagliari, Torino, Udinese, and Verona. The situation worsens when considering the Expected Goals. In fact, Ranieri’s team is fourth from the bottom considering the difference between the goals made in the championship and the XG (-5). 01). This means that, according to statistical data, the goals in the championship should have been five more than those actually scored. Numbers that fully capture the difficulties of the team not so much in creating scoring opportunities, but in exploiting them to the fullest. Even yesterday against Atalanta, two clear scoring opportunities for Dovbyk and Mancini could have changed the fate of the match, but were wasted due to a lack of ruthlessness and precision. The Ukrainian forward appears drained, lax, not quite committed. All qualities that won’t fly in Serie A and Ranieri highlighted this in the post-match coverage: “He is too much of a gentleman, he needs to adapt to the Italian league, he needs to show more grit. Those who were supposed to be the team’s leaders at the start of the season are struggling, a fact complicated not only by the team’s disastrous start to the season but also and above all by injuries (neither were at their best yesterday) and mistakes in front of the goal. The Ukrainian is ninth in Serie A for big missed opportunities (6), the same number of goals he has achieved in tandem with the Argentine. Taking into account the top two scorers from each Serie A team, only Empoli (5), Lecce (5), and Como (5) have fared worse, however, their potential is significantly lower. Roma needs to overcome this predicament, with the midfielders who have so far only contributed 3 goals (one each for Cristante, Koné, and Pisilli) and the defenders who are yet to score in the league, also getting on the scoresheet.