The best defense in the five major leagues is not Arsenal! The dark horse of Serie A only conceded 2 goals in 6 rounds

Two months after the start of the five major leagues, Bayern Munich has become the only team to maintain a complete victory. They scored 25 goals in 6 rounds of Bundesliga games and only conceded 3 goals, showing the style of a championship-level team on both offense and defense. On the offensive level, Bayern, led by Kane, strives for first place. But when it comes to defensive quality, many fans will definitely think of Arsenal. At the beginning of the season, they faced strong opponents such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Newcastle United. The Gunners only conceded 3 goals in 7 games, demonstrating the level of "the first line of defense in Europe".

However, if analyzed from a data level, the most stable defense line in the five major leagues does not belong to Arsenal, but to the dark horse of Serie A, the second-ranked Roma team. Roma, managed by Gasperini, only conceded 2 goals in 6 rounds, and its defensive efficiency was the highest in Europe; followed closely by Bayern Munich, Arsenal and AC Milan, each conceding 3 goals. Last season, the Roma team was on the verge of relegation, and coach Ranieri made an emergency comeback to "make up for the pot", eventually bringing Roma to the fifth position. Nowadays, Roma has become more and more courageous under the leadership of champion coach Gasperini and has ranked second in Serie A.

This Roma team led by Gasperini adopts a defensive-oriented attitude. Before the offensive line has fully understood Gasperini's tactical concept, Roma chose to defend the victory at the minimum cost, and they have done very well so far. However, they can also respond quickly after conceding a goal, as shown in the game in Florence.

Since 2025, the 26-year-old Serbian goalkeeper Sveral has conceded only 13 goals in 26 Serie A games. In addition to him, Mancini, Endika and Celik on the Roma defense are also representatives of this iron-blooded defense. Only conceding 2 goals in 6 rounds is attributed to their tacit cooperation. In the midfield, the barrier formed by Cone, Cristante and players on both wings also played a key role in pressing the opponent. According to statistics, Roma is the team with the strongest pressing power among the teams in the five major leagues.

"In football, everything starts with the offense. When you have a threat in the frontcourt and the ball can flow, other aspects will also improve. We are still adjusting, but some players performed extremely well. Sverral, the defense, Koné and Sule are the reasons why we are currently at the top." This is Gasperini's evaluation of the team's offense and overall performance in an interview with "Corriere dello Sport".

Gasperini knows that the current Roma team is only defensively solid, but the team's number of goals and the ability to create opportunities still need to be improved. . Currently, Roma ranks only tenth in the "Expected Goals Value" rankings, with a value of 6.95. With the defensive line performing almost perfectly, it was Gasperini's turn to speed up the offensive end. Only in this way can Roma truly deserve a Champions League spot. ‘