AS Roma suffered an early setback in the 2025 Serie A season on Sunday, 25 August 2024, falling 1–2 to Empoli at the Stadio Olimpico on Matchday 2. Kickoff was at 18:45 UTC in a fixture that immediately dented the Giallorossi’s ambitions for the campaign. For a club that had spent heavily in the summer transfer window, dropping points at home to a side expected to fight for survival was a sobering start to the league term.

The result left Roma with just one point from their opening two matches,...