Borriello set for Roma return

Experienced striker Marco Borriello looks set to return to Roma in the summer, according to Il Corriere dello Sport.



The 30-year-old is currently on loan at Genoa from Roma, and it was widely expected that his stay at Stadio Luigi Ferraris would be made permanent in the summer.



However, the latest reports seem to suggest that he does have a future at Stadio Olimpico after all.



The Giallorossi are set to cash in on Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, but rather than signing a new high-profile striker, they aim to give Mattia Destro a chance to shine.



With the talented forward still lacking in experience, Roma officials believe the return of Marco Borriello would be beneficial for the 22-year-old.



Borriello boast a wealth of Serie A experience, and while he still has several good years ahead of him, it is believed the former Milan and Juventus forward would be a good role model for Mattia Destro.

Manchester United set for transfer snub

Roma winger Erik Lamela is set to sign a new contract at the Stadio Olimpico and snub Manchester United in the process, according to Yahoo.



Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson sent his brother and scout Martin to Italy ten days ago where it was reported that he was checking on Roma’s 21-year-old, £25million-rated Argentina international during his side’s 2-1 win at Torino.



Rivals Manchester City are also thought to be interested in Lamela, who has thrived in an attacking role in Rome this season to become the club’s 17-goal top scorer at present.



However, it now looks like United’s attempts to lure the player to Old Trafford, possibly as a replacement for Nani, will end in failure.



Reports coming out of Italy are claiming that former River Plate starlet Lamela will sign a new, improved five-year contract extension which will see him stay at Roma until summer 2018 and see his wages rise from £35,000-a-week to £50,000-a-week.

Totti up to 2nd in Serie A all-time goal-scoring

Francesco Totti has set his sights on becoming Serie A's all-time leading goalscorer after moving up to second on the list.

The Roma legend netted his 226th top-flight goal in a 2-0 win over Parma yesterday to go ahead of Gunnar Nordahl, who had spells at AC Milan and Roma.



Only Silvio Piola, who scored most of his 274 goals for Roma's bitter rivals Lazio, is above him, 48 in front.



"Now my goal is to exceed Piola," the 36-year-old said on www.gazzetta.it.



The victory moved Roma level on points with fifth-placed Inter Milan and boost hopes of European qualification.



"I'm happy with the win," Totti added. "I think it was the wonderful evening we all wanted. We were so many points behind Inter, now we are level on points."



Roma boss Aurelio Andreazzoli, appointed until the end of the season following the departure last month of Zdenek Zeman, praised Totti's influence.



"Totti? It's always much easier with him around, he makes difficult things look easy," he said on the club website.



Totti also wants Andreazzoli to remain in charge beyond the end of the season.



"Totti has said that if we continue like this he'd like me to continue as coach next season?" added the boss.



"The captain buying into it is very important, of course, but he's biased: he's my buddy."

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