In 1999, he was signed by the Serie A side Piacenza as part of Simone Inzaghi's deal, replacing Valerio Fiori as the first choice in his role.
[2] During his career at Monaco, Roma rejected an opportunity to join English side Arsenal in order to sign a new contract with the club.
[3] On 12 August 2009, Roma signed a one-year contract with Milan to replace Zeljko Kalac, who was released from the club by mutual consent.
In January 2010, Storari left for Sampdoria, and Abbiati recovered from injury, making Roma the third-choice goalkeeper.
[13] Roma received his first call-up for Italy on 17 November 2004 for a friendly match as Marcello Lippi was trying to identify a back-up goalkeeper for Gianluigi Buffon.
Roma made his debut on 30 March 2005 in a 0–0 friendly draw with Iceland after replacing Morgan De Sanctis at half-time.