Look up Roma or roma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Roma may refer to:

Places[link]

Italy

• Rome, the capital of Italy, is called Roma in Italian, Latin and some other languages
• Roma Tre University, a university located in Rome, Italy, and founded in 1992
• Esposizione Universale Roma, commonly EUR, a large complex, now a quarter and business centre, in Rome, Italy

Australia

• Roma, Queensland, a town in Australia
• Roma Street Parkland, covers 16 hectares in the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Roma Street railway station, a station close to the parklands.
• Roma Airport, an airport in Roma, Queensland, Australia. The airport is 7 km from the center of the town
• Roma Courthouse, located at 141 McDowall Street, Roma in Queensland, Australia

Romania

• Roma, Botoşani, a town in Romania

Sweden

• Roma, Sweden, a town in Sweden

United States

• Roma, Texas, a town in the United States

Other countries

• Roma, Lesotho, a town where the National University of Lesotho is situated
• Colonia Roma, a neighbourhood in Mexico City
• Mata Roma, a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil

Roman Empire[link]

• Roma (mythology), Roman deity
• Roma, term for Ancient Rome, a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC

Ethnic groups[link]

• Roma people may refer to :
  • Romani people, an ethnic group with origins in northern India who are widely dispersed with their largest concentrated populations in Europe, especially Central and Eastern Europe, with more recent diaspora populations in the Americas and, to a lesser extent, in North Africa and the Middle East.
  • Roma (Romani subgroup), a subgroup of the Romani people who live primarily in Central and Eastern Europe.
• Muslim Roma, Romani people who adopted Islam
• Ruska Roma, also known as Russian Gypsies (Russian: Русские цыгане), are a subgroup of Romani people, the biggest Romani group of Russia
• Roma Party, a political party in Serbia. It is an ethnic minority party of Roma people

People[link]

• Roma (given name), a female given name
• Roma (actress) (born 1984), South Indian film actress
• Roma Maffia (born 1958), American actress
• Sister Roma, American drag performer
• Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
• Lisa Roma (1893–1965), American soprano
• David Roma, American television producer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, born in New York City in 1974
• Roma Mitchell (1913–2000), Australian lawyer, judge and state governor
• Roma Ligocka (born 1938), Polish costume designer, writer, and painter
• Roma Downey (born 1960), Irish actress, singer, and producer, best known as Monica, the main character of the TV series Touched by an Angel. Downey is also known as the wife of reality television show producer, Mark Burnett
• Roma Baran, Canadian-American record producer
• Roma Ryan, Irish writer, poet, and lyricist
• Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky (1927–2004), dancer and choreographer
• Roma, short for Roman (name), a male given name

Football, rugby, and soccer[link]

• A.S. Roma, an Italian football team
• Roma Esporte Apucarana, a Brazilian football team
• S.S. Alba-Audace Roma, an Italian football club from the Flaminio area of Rome, originally founded in 1907
• Tashina Roma (born 1986), Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Queensland Roar
• Roma United, a Cayman Islander football club based in George Town, which currently play in Cayman Ialands's first division
• Antonio Roma (born 1932), Argentine footballer
• Flavio Roma (born 1974), Italian footballer
• Pedro Roma (born 1970), Portuguese footballer
• Roma, nickname for Juliano Laurentino dos Santos (born 1985), Brazilian footballer

Tennis[link]

• Roma Open, a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts
• Sandra Roma (born 1990), tennis player from Sweden. She reached a career high ranking in juniors of 11 in September 2008. She along with Nikola Hofmanova reached the semi-final of 2007 Wimbledon Championships - Girls' Doubles

Other sports[link]

• Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, an Italian basketball team
• Premio Roma, a Group 1 flat horse race in Italy which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle, Rome, over a distance 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November
• Roma Masters, a European Tour golf tournament which was played at Castelgandolfo, Rome, Italy in 1992 and 1993. In 1993 the prize fund was £303,544, which was below average for a European Tour event at that time
• Nani Roma (born 1972), Spanish rally car driver
• Paul Roma (Paul Centopani, born 1960), professional wrestler

Theatre and films[link]

• Roma (2004 film), Argentinian film directed by Adolfo Aristarain
• Roma (1972 film), Italian film directed by Federico Fellini
• Roma, città aperta, Rome, Open City, 1945 Italian war drama film
• Roma Bene, a 1971 Italian erotic comedy film, starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger
• Mamma Roma, a 1962 film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Books and fiction[link]

• Roma (2008 book), book by Steven Saylor about Ancient Rome
• Roma Eterna, a 2003 novel by Robert Silverberg which presents an alternate history in which the Roman Empire survives to the present day
• Roma Sub Rosa, the title of the series of mystery novels by Steven Saylor set in, and populated by noteworthy denizens of, Ancient Rome
• Roma (comics), a Marvel comics character
• Love Roma, a Japanese Romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Toyoda
• Gina Roma, a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. Actress Patty Weaver played the role from the fall of 1982 and was last seen in March 2009

Music[link]

• Roma (album), 1991 album by Terry Ronald
• "Roma" (song), 2005 song by Swedish-Iranian singer Cameron Cartio
• Roma (opera), an opera by Jules Massenet
• Roma!, an American rock band
• Roma Symphony (Bizet), a symphony by Georges Bizet, named in reference to the city of Rome
• Arrivederci Roma, a 1955 popular song

Transportation[link]

• Italian battleship Roma (disambiguation), three ships of that name
• Roma (airship), a US army airship (Italian ex-T34) which crashed on February 21, 1922

Food and dining[link]

• Roma rice, an Italian cultivated variety of rice particularly suitable for risotto
• Roma tomato, a plum tomato commonly found in supermarkets
• Tony Roma's, chain restaurant

Other uses[link]

• 472 Roma, an asteroid
• Roma Victor, a 2006 MMORPG based on the Roman Empire in Great Britain in the latter half of the 2nd Century AD. Roma Victor is developed by RedBedlam Ltd. of Brighton and Hove, England
• Nova Roma, an international Roman revivalist movement created in 1998 (or MMDCCLI AUC by the Roman calendar) by Joseph Bloch and William Bradford, later incorporated in Maine as a non-profit organization with an educational and religious mission
• ROMA, Representational Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis, a genomics technology

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Lucas Leiva

Lucas playing for Liverpool
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Pezzini-Leiva[1]
Date of birth	(1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 25)
Place of birth	Dourados, Brazil
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
Number	21
Youth career
2004–2005	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	Grêmio	38	(4)
2007–	Liverpool	123	(1)
National team‡
2007	Brazil U20	9	(4)
2008	Brazil U23	7	(0)
2007–	Brazil	20	(0)
Honours Competitor for  Brazil Men's Football Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 16 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Lucas Pezzini-Leiva (born 9 January 1987), often known as simply Lucas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liverpool and the Brazil national team. Lucas is the nephew of former Brazilian footballer Leivinha^[3] and also holds an Italian passport thanks to his descent from the country.^[4]

Club career[link]

Grêmio[link]

Lucas began his career at Grêmio in 2005. The following year was a successful year for him, as Grêmio won the Rio Grande do Sul state championship (the Campeonato Gaúcho) for the first time since 2001, and also came third in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Lucas also became the youngest player ever to receive Placar magazine's Bola de Ouro (Golden Ball), given to the best player in the Campeonato Brasileiro — an honour previously won by the likes of Zico, Falcão, Careca, Alex, Romário, Robinho, Kaká and Tévez.^[5]

His form in 2006 led to reported interest from many major European clubs including offers from top Spanish clubs and Inter.^[6] It was Liverpool that proved most attractive to the player, however, and on 13 May 2007 the club confirmed they had signed the player from Grêmio before the start of the 2007–08 season.^[7] The transfer fee was in the region of £6 million.^[8] Lucas remained with Grêmio until the end of their 2007 Copa Libertadores campaign. They made it to the final where they met Boca Juniors. However, Lucas had a niggling injury, causing him to start the first leg on the bench. With Grêmio 1–0 down, Sandro Goiano was sent off. Lucas was brought on to help shore up the midfield, but to no avail as Grêmio lost 3–0. Lucas was back in the starting line-up for the second leg, but Grêmio were again defeated, this time 2–0.

Liverpool[link]

2007–08 season[link]

On 26 July 2007, he was officially unveiled as a Liverpool player for a fee of £5 million and was given international clearance to compete in the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy.^[9] Manager Rafael Benítez was pleased with his signing, saying: "I am looking forward to seeing him score goals for Liverpool in the future and [we] believe he has the mentality and the character you need to do well in England".^[8] The next day, Lucas made his debut against Portsmouth, coming on for Mohamed Sissoko in the second half. He also won a penalty in the match against Everton after Phil Neville handballed on the line from Lucas' shot.

By late November, manager Benítez gave Lucas his chance to start a game in the Liverpool midfield, after easing him in during his first few months at the club. Lucas scored his first goal for Liverpool on 27 January 2008 when he curled a 25-yard shot into the top corner during an FA Cup match against Havant and Waterlooville, becoming the first Brazilian to score for Liverpool.^[10] The young Brazilian also started league games against Chelsea and Arsenal, as well as both Champions League games against Inter Milan.

2008–09 season[link]

The start of the 2008–09 season signified an important turning point for his career. Many commentators expected him to step up to the next level after completing his first season with the Reds.^{[citation needed]} The Brazilian got off to a good start with a well taken opening goal in a 2–1 friendly win over Swiss side FC Lucerne in July.^[11] He impressed in pre-season games but missed the start of Premier League season due to his selection for the Brazilian Olympic Team in the Beijing Olympics.^[12][13] He returned with a bronze medal and Benítez had high hopes for the Brazilian's future, stating "this season he will improve because he is a very, very good professional and has experience of the Olympic Games".^[14] Lucas noted that Liverpool's squad was much improved from the previous season and relished the opportunity to compete for trophies, despite the increased difficulty of getting a first team place.^[15] However, after a number of disappointing performances,^[16][17] both critics and fans voiced concerns about Lucas' quality and his confidence was further knocked when Liverpool fans booed him after a lacklustre draw against Fulham. The criticism irked Benítez and he responded with a passionate defence of the player, saying that "people just don't know how good Lucas is"^[18] Benitez also underlined Lucas' credentials, stating that he had been captain for both Grêmio and his national youth team, and that competing for place against Mascherano, Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso was inherently difficult. Lucas' performances in December 2008 for Liverpool drew him much praise from pundits, the highlight being his performance in the 5–1 thrashing of Newcastle, where he provided an assist for Steven Gerrard.^[19][20] Lucas was sent off in a cup tie against Mersey rivals Everton, which Liverpool lost. This compounded his growing unpopularity amongst Liverpool's supporters, after he gave away a late penalty in Liverpool's previous match, a 1–1 draw with Wigan.^[21][22]

On 14 March, Lucas played a key role^{[citation needed]} in Liverpool's 4–1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Lucas started in place of the injured Xabi Alonso. On 14 April, Lucas played against Chelsea in the Champions League, in place of Steven Gerrard. He scored a goal with his long range effort in the 81st minute deflected off Michael Essien and past Cech to make the score 3–3. Dirk Kuyt's header a minute later briefly gave Liverpool the lead, but Frank Lampard's 89th minute strike leveled the score to 4–4, with Chelsea winning 7–5 on aggregate to go through to the semi-finals of the tournament.^[23]

On 3 May 2009, Lucas scored his first Premier League goal, a header from a free-kick for Liverpool against Newcastle United in a 3–0 win.^[24]

2009–10 season[link]

During the 2009–10 pre-season period, Lucas showed good form scoring Liverpool's only goal in a 2–1 loss against Atlético Madrid. This form earned praise from manager Rafael Benítez, and gained him a start against Tottenham Hotspur for the opening game of the 09/10 season on August 16. Liverpool lost 1–2 but Lucas earned praise for a solid performance all round.^[25]

Lucas appeared in Liverpool's opening six games of the 2009/10 season, never previously having played six games consecutively for the club. Lucas has been playing continuously since the departure of Alonso.

The 2009/2010 season has seen a large increase in the form of the young Brazilian.^{[citation needed]} On 8 April 2010, Lucas scored his second European goal for Liverpool, scoring in Liverpool's 4–1 (5–3 aggregate) quarter final win over Benfica in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.^[26]

2010–11 season[link]

In pre-season games before the 2010–11 season, Lucas was made captain of a youthful Liverpool side against Grasshopper.^[27]

On 16 September 2010, Lucas scored his sixth goal for Liverpool shortly after replacing Ryan Babel in Liverpool's first Europa League group stage match against Steaua Bucureşti. The goal was Liverpool's third in a 4–1 victory and was scored from 22 yards.^[28] On 13 November, Lucas was sent off for the second time in his Liverpool career after being shown a second yellow card in injury time in Liverpool's 2–0 defeat to Stoke City.^[29] On 6 December, Lucas was voted the fan's pick for man of the match on the official Liverpool website.^[30] Lucas assisted a Ryan Babel goal in a 3–0 win over Aston Villa.^[31] On 12 February 2011, Lucas made his 100th Premier League appearance for Liverpool in a 1–1 draw with Wigan Athletic at Anfield.

In the absence of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, Lucas has grown into a first-team regular and the heart lynch-pin of Liverpool's midfield forming partnerships with Christian Poulsen, Raul Meireles and more recently Jay Spearing. His positive attitude and tackling ability have earned him Brazil call-ups, featuring in all of Brazil's games under new coach Mano Menezes as well as recognition as Liverpool's most consistent player of the season.

On 30 March, Lucas signed a new long term contract at Liverpool.^[32] On 17 April, during Liverpool's 1–1 draw against Arsenal at Emirates Staidum, Lucas played a pivotal role in ousting out Cesc Fàbregas in midfield, whilst showing a deft touch in the dying moments to earn his side a freekick in the last minute. His quick reaction time to then reach the loose ball from the resulting free kick, under which he was then tackled in the penalty area, earned his side a penalty, which Dirk Kuyt converted. Following the game, Kenny Dalglish praised "...he may be the one who stops the guy (opponent) going past the first fella then sets us on our way (creates attacks)", drawing growing comparisons to Xavi and 1994 World Cup winner and captain, Dunga. On 24 May, Lucas was voted the Standard Chartered Fans player of the year for the 2010–11 season, winning 40% of the 129,774 votes cast. He also made the most tackles in the top 4 European leagues in the 2010–2011 season.

2011–2012 season[link]

After an excellent run of form for Liverpool F.C. his season was cut short on 1 December, it was confirmed he was out for the remainder of the season after he suffered a anterior cruciate ligament injury after he collided with Chelsea player Juan Mata in the 2–0 win over Chelsea in the quarter final of the Carling Cup.^[33]

International career[link]

Lucas is the former captain of the Brazilian Under-20 team. He led the team to victory in the 2007 South American Youth Championship, scoring 4 goals in the process. He was expected to lead the team again in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada in July 2007 and was named in their squad. However an injury in training kept him from playing for 3 weeks, leading to his withdrawal from the squad.^[34]

In October 2006, Lucas was included in the senior Brazilian squad for friendlies against Kuwaiti club Al-Kuwait and Ecuador. Lucas was both the youngest member and one of only two non-Europe based players in a strong squad. He made his debut for Brazil on 7 October 2006 coming on as a second half substitute against Al-Kuwait. Brazil won the match 4–0. However, this appearance does not count as his first cap as the match was not considered an official friendly match by FIFA.^[35]

Lucas playing for Brazil in 2011

Lucas gained his first official Brazil international cap on 22 August 2007, coming on as a substitute in a friendly against Algeria.^[36] In June 2008, Lucas was named in the Brazil squad for an Olympics warm-up match later in the month.^[37]

On 19 August, Lucas was shown a red card in the Olympic semi-final between Brazil and Argentina after a challenge on then Liverpool team-mate Javier Mascherano, as Argentina ran out 3–0 winners. In August 2009, Lucas was recalled to the senior Brazil squad in place of Flamengo's José Kléberson, who was absent through injury. After missing out on the Brazil world cup squad in South Africa, Lucas played the full 90 minutes in a friendly against the United States on 10 August 2010.^[38]

On 17 July 2011, Lucas was shown a straight red card in the Copa América Play-Off semi final against Paraguay after an extra time altercation with Antolín Alcaraz. Brazil went on to lose this match on penalties after the 90 minutes finished 0–0.

Playing style[link]

Lucas came to Liverpool from Gremio as an attacking midfielder, however Rafael Benítez oversaw his transition into a holding midfielder. Following the 2010/2011 season, Lucas received plaudits from Fábio Aurélio claiming "He is much more mature, stronger physically and knows more about how to win games. He has shown great personality and capability to change things around", a mark of his growing creativity and passing ability, and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard who proclaimed "Lucas Leiva was our best player last season."

Personal life[link]

On 19 March 2011 it emerged that Leiva had become a first-time father of his son Pedro Lucas, which was celebrated after goals scored by Dirk Kuyt and Luis Suarez against Sunderland. He and his fellow team-mates ran to the crowd rocking their arms like a cradle.

Career statistics[link]

As of 23:00, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

All-time club performance

Club	Season	Brazilian League		Copa do Brasil		Campeonato Gaúcho		Libertadores		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Grêmio[39]	2005	3	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	3	0
	2006	32	4	4	1	16	0	-	-	52	5
	2007	3	0	-	-	9	2	8	1	20	3
	Club Total	38	4	4	1	25	2	8	1	75	8
		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Liverpool	2007–08	18	0	4	1	3	0	7	0	32	1
	2008–09	25	1	2	0	2	1	10	1	39	3
	2009–10	35	0	2	0	-	-	13	1	50	1
	2010–11	33	0	1	0	1	0	12	1	47	1
	2011–12	12	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	15	0
	Club Total	123	1	9	1	9	1	42	3	183	6
Career totals		161	5	13	2	34	3	50	4	258	14

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Grêmio

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (1): 2004–05
• Campeonato Gaúcho (2): 2006, 2007

Liverpool

• Football League Cup (1): 2011–12

International[link]

Brazil

• 2007 South American Youth Championship (1): 2007
• Sendai Cup (1): 2004
• 2008 Beijing Olympic Games: Bronze Medal

Individual[link]

• Bola de Ouro (1): 2006
• Liverpool Player of the Season (1): 2010
• Liverpool Young Player of The Year (1): 2010

References[link]

External links[link]

• Liverpool FC profile
• Thisisanfield.com player profile
• Lucas career stats at Soccerbase
• Lucas Leiva at National-Football-Teams.com
• Lucas Leiva UK Unofficial Fansite
• Profile on Gremio.net (Portuguese)
• Video Compilation with all his goals and skills
• Profile on footballdatabase.com
• Lucas Leiva- Will Liverpool Go Nuts For The Brazilian Gerrard? (Article by Dave Westy on Sportingo.com, following Lucas Leiva's league debut against Everton)
• LFChistory.net player profile
• ESPN Profile

Brazil squads v t e Brazil squad – 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalists 1 Diego Alves 2 Rafinha 3 Alex Silva 4 Thiago Silva 5 Hernanes 6 Marcelo 7 Anderson 8 Lucas 9 Pato 10 Ronaldinho (c) 11 Ramires 12 Renan 13 Ilsinho 14 Breno 15 Diego 16 Thiago Neves 17 Rafael Sóbis 18 Jô Coach: Dunga v t e Brazil squad – 2011 Copa América 1 Júlio César 2 Daniel Alves 3 Lúcio (c) 4 Thiago Silva 5 Lucas Leiva 6 André Santos 7 Robinho 8 Ramires 9 Pato 10 Ganso 11 Neymar 12 Victor 13 Maicon 14 Luisão 15 Sandro 16 Elano 17 Elias 18 Lucas 19 Fred 20 Jádson 21 Adriano 22 Jefferson 23 David Luiz Coach: Mano Menezes