Roma hit with a 6 million euro fine from UEFA for breaching financial rules

UEFA has confirmed that Roma will be punished for failing to meet financial targets in the fiscal year ending in 2025. The Roman club accumulated two separate breaches and will pay out 6 million euros in fines. Inter and Milan, also under monitoring agreements with the body, passed their assessments without penalties.

Two violations, two fines

Roma “slightly exceeded” the intermediate financial targets set by UEFA for the period in question. That transgression cost the club 2 million euros. But it did not stop there.

The Giallorossi also went beyond the 70% limit on the so-called squad cost ratio – an indicator that measures how much of the club’s revenue is spent on players’ wages and related costs. For this second deviation, the punishment was harsher: a further 4 million euros in fines, totaling 6 million altogether.

The backdrop: the 2022 agreement

The current situation is a direct consequence of an older problem. Roma had already breached Financial Fair Play rules back in the 2021/22 season, which led UEFA to impose a package of restrictions and staggered targets covering the period from 2022 to 2026. The club entered a strict monitoring regime, with indicators to meet in each cycle. In 2025, it failed to keep pace.

The full terms of the agreement are available on UEFA’s official website – and any breach, even a marginal one, automatically triggers the sanction mechanisms set out in the contract.

Inter and Milan stayed clear of punishment

The two big Milanese rivals were equally under compliance agreements with UEFA, but came through this round of assessments unscathed. Both Inter and Milan fully met the conditions negotiated with the European body and will not face any additional penalty for now.

The contrast is telling. While the clubs from northern Italy managed to adjust their financial structures within the required parameters, Roma went against the grain – and the cost of that looser management is starting to show in the form of concrete sanctions. With the agreement in force until 2026, the club still has time to correct course, but the margin for error is getting smaller and smaller.