Serie A side AS Roma's turnover is "close to record levels," but its debt has reportedly risen to close to €220M ($255M), according to FOOTBALL ITALIA. The club's draft financial statements through June 30 reportedly reveal "both positive and negative trends." The club made a loss of €42M last year, but that fell to €25M ($29M) for the latest accounts. Part of that is "thanks to an increase in revenue" -- not including player sales, which are counted separately -- to €251M ($291M) (FOOTBALL ITALIA, 10/11).
INTER RETURNS: FOOTBALL ITALIA also reported Inter Milan has "already" earned roughly €54M ($62.6M) from ticket sales and the Champions League, around 20% of last season's revenue. The club is competing in Europe's top club competition for the first time since the '11-12 season and has two wins from its two matches against Tottenham and PSV Eindhoven. The club has reportedly earned €38.9M ($45.1M) just by participating in the group stages. In addition, Inter's five home games so far have yielded around €10M ($11.6M), with €3.5M ($4.1M) of that coming from the game against Tottenham in the Champions League (FOOTBALL ITALIA, 10/11).
