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In an effort to give Antonio Conte's Azzurri side more time to gel prior to Euro 2016, Serie A has moved their schedule up a few weeks, meaning opening day away to Hellas Verona is less than a month away. Yikes. Despite the early start, Roma's opening month-and-a-half doesn't look too bad, apart from their week two encounter with four-time reigning champion Juventus. (H=Home matches, A=Away matches)
| Match Day | Date | Opponent |
| 1 | Aug 23, 2015 | Hellas Verona (A) |
| 2 | Aug 30, 2015 | Juventus (H) |
| 3 | Sep 13, 2015 | Frosinone (A) |
| 4 | Sep 20, 2015 | Sassuolo (H) |
| 5 | Sep 23, 2015 | Sampdoria (A) |
| 6 | Sep 27, 2015 | Carpi (H) |
| 7 | Oct 4, 2015 | Palermo (A) |
| 8 | Oct 18, 2015 | Empoli (H) |
| 9 | Oct 25, 2015 | Fiorentina (A) |
| 10 | Oct 28, 2015 | Udinese (H) |
| 11 | Nov 1, 2015 | Inter (A) |
| 12 | Nov 8, 2015 | Lazio (H) |
| 13 | Nov 22, 2015 | Bologna (A) |
| 14 | Nov 29, 2015 | Atalanta (H) |
| 15 | Dec 6, 2015 | Torino (A) |
| 16 | Dec 13, 2015 | Napoli (A) |
| 17 | Dec 20, 2015 | Genoa (H) |
| 18 | Jan 6, 2016 | Chievo (A) |
| 19 | Jan 10, 2016 | Milan (H) |
Other important dates: Champions League group stages will be played on September 15-16, September 19-20, October 20-21, November 3-4, November 24-25 and December 8-9.
Now for the reverse fixtures:
| Match Day | Date | Opponent |
| 20 | Jan 17, 2016 | Hellas Verona (H) |
| 21 | Jan 24, 2016 | Juventus (A) |
| 22 | Jan 31, 2016 | Frosinone (H) |
| 23 | Feb 3, 2016 | Sassuolo (A) |
| 24 | Feb 7, 2016 | Sampdoria (H) |
| 25 | Feb 14, 2016 | Carpi (A) |
| 26 | Feb 21, 2016 | Palermo (H) |
| 27 | Feb 28, 2016 | Empoli (A) |
| 28 | Mar 6, 2016 | Fiorentina (H) |
| 29 | Mar 13, 2016 | Udinese (A) |
| 30 | Mar 20, 2016 | Inter (H) |
| 31 | Apr 3, 2016 | Lazio (A) |
| 32 | Apr 10, 2016 | Bologna (H) |
| 33 | Apr 17, 2016 | Atalanta (A) |
| 34 | Apr 20, 2016 | Torino (H) |
| 35 | Apr 24, 2016 | Napoli (H) |
| 36 | May 1, 2016 | Genoa (A) |
| 37 | May 8, 2016 | Chievo (H) |
| 38 | May 15, 2016 | Milan (A) |
While you can never tell which clubs will give Roma trouble until we're in the thick of the fixture list, you have to say, the traditional heavyweights are pretty well spaced out this season, though facing Fiorentina, Udinese, Inter and Lazio consecutively will be daunting, particularly in the spring.
27 days and counting....