 Zhizha rakatevera akasainwa ne 2001 Italian Champions A.S. Roma yemabhiriyoni 33 emadhora muchibvumirano chemakore mashanu, anokosha 3,372.2 mamirioni emadhora pamwaka, akasainwa muna Chikumi 2001; nezve 17,043,078 mari yekuchinjisa uye 1.742 miriyoni muhoro; inobhadharwa kuburikidza ne27,000 mamirioni emadhora emari uye Alessandro Rinaldi, kuhwina Supercoppa Italianamumwaka wake wokutanga. Pakutanga aive backup kuna Francesco Antonioli, asi pakati pe2002-03 Serie A mwaka, akazove muchengeti wepagedhi wekutanga wekirabhu pasi paFabio Capello, achibatsira Roma kusvika kumagumo e2003 Coppa Italia. Munguva ya2003-04 Serie A mwaka, Pelizzoli akabvuma mashoma zvibodzwa muSerie A yese kumashure kwesimba rekuzvidzivirira iro raive rakanyanya Cristian Panucci, Walter Samuel, Christian Chivu naVincent Candela, sezvo Roma yakapedza mwaka iri pachinzvimbo chechipiri; panguva yemwaka, akakwanisawo izvo parizvino iri yechishanu yakateedzana kumhanya pasina kubvuma chinangwa muSerie A, achimisikidza maminetsi mazana manomwe nemakumi manomwe nemana asina kurohwa. Pasinei nemitambo yake, haana kusarudzwa kuEuro 2004 kunyange zvazvo akabatanidzwa muItaly Olympic squad panzvimbo, achibatsira boka racho kune menduru yebronze, asi akatarisa kuti ave sarudzo yekutanga kwenguva refu muRoma. Zvisinei, kuita kwake kusingagadzirisike kwakapa Gianluca Curci naCarlo Zotti mukana wekutamba mumwaka wa2004-05 Serie A. 