Svilar’s all-time record-breaking numbers as Serie A’s best

If Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma are holding onto the Champions League spot despite an offensive crisis that has produced just fifteen goals in fourteen games, the credit isn’t just down to their defensive system.

Much of the credit goes to Mile Svilar, the man whose imposing presence between the posts has transformed the Giallorossi’s defense into a nearly unbeatable fortress.

The 26-year-old Serbian-Belgian goalkeeper is the true technical leader of this team. Just mentally review the matches played so far to find his “result-saving saves”—remarkable saves that earned crucial points and provided the thrill of a miracle.

The attack is struggling, but Roma are conceding very little: only eight goals conceded, with six clean sheets.

Even in the five defeats they’ve suffered, all narrow, Svilar has attempted the impossible, as in the recent match against Cagliari, which turned into a shooting session that culminated in the inevitable goal.

Svilar’s impact is demonstrated by statistics that confirm his dominance.

His 185.2% save rate is an all-time record in Serie A, but it’s his PSxG (Post-Shot Expected Goals) ratio that truly reveals his excellence: the Serbian stands at 13.3. Translated, out of 54 shots on target allowed by Roma, his performance allowed them to avoid nearly 14 goals, while conceding only eight.

This exponential growth also has financial value: having arrived on a virtually free transfer from Benfica, his value has exploded, and his market value is estimated at no less than fifty million euros, a figure that places him among the most sought-after prospects in Europe.

Gasperini and Massara know this well and consider him a key player for the present and future, fully aware that a goalkeeper with this leadership and reliability is a rare “diamond.”