Frara confirmed as Roma Club Manager after Frosinone exit

Roma's renewal campaign is advancing on multiple fronts, with Paulo Dybala's contract extension all but finalised pending only his signature. Zeki Çelik and Lorenzo Pellegrini have both reached verbal agreement with the club on fresh deals, though final bureaucratic steps and definitive approval from ownership remain outstanding before the announcements can be made official. The contracts of all three players expired on 30 June, leaving the renewal dossier a priority for sporting director D'Amico. While Roma's intention is clearly to keep all three, the club must complete the closing formalities to bring each renewal across the line. Matteo Moretto reported the developments on Fabrizio Romano's YouTube channel, noting that the final administrative procedures and ownership sign-off are needed to conclude the chapter. With Dybala's renewal closest to completion, Çelik and Pellegrini are expected to follow suit once the outstanding steps are resolved.

Bryan Cristante reflected on his eight-year tenure at AS Roma in an extensive interview with Sportweek for La Gazzetta dello Sport, speaking candidly about his deep connection to the club and city. The midfielder has made 364 appearances for Roma and highlighted three standout moments: the Conference League final victory over Feyenoord, the Europa League final defeat to Sevilla on penalties, and this season's final match at Verona that secured Champions League qualification. "Roma is a city of which you fall in love immediately, from the first day," Cristante said. "Where you turn, you're struck by its beauty. The stadium gives you something extra: the charge of the Romanisti fans, the anthem to the notes of Venditti's song gives you goosebumps." Cristante acknowledged the unique pressures of playing in the capital, noting that the club's passionate fanbase creates an intensity that can swing rapidly between exultation and despair. He emphasized the importance of maintaining equilibrium and resetting quickly after matches, describing himself as a worker committed to fulfilling the coach's demands. On José Mourinho, Cristante credited him with instilling concrete mentality and a winning hunger across two successful campaigns. Regarding Gian Piero Gasperini, with whom he previously worked at Atalanta, Cristante stated: "Coach Gasperini is strong, there's little doubt about it. I knew from experience that you simply have to follow him, because he's someone who has done well everywhere, and he's proven it even in the first year in a demanding place like this."

Roma has unveiled the second instalment of its ultimate team selections, this time honouring the foreign-born players who chose to make the Giallorossi their eternal home. The feature celebrates players from across the globe whose passports may indicate distant origins, but whose hearts belong permanently to the Eternal City. The piece emphasises that these are not truly foreigners—they are men who chose Roma, and Roma chose them. Aldair, the Brazilian defender from Ilheus, stands at the heart of this narrative. A World Cup winner and two-time Copa America champion with the Seleçao, he spent thirteen years at Roma—ten of them waiting for the Scudetto as if he were a survivor of 1983—before moving to Genoa to avoid ever facing his beloved club. To this day he divides his time between Brazil and Rome, spending several months yearly in the capital. Falcao, Toninho Cerezo, and Alcide Ghiggia represent the Brazilian tradition. Ghiggia, the hero of the Maracanazo, spent seven years in the capital during lean trophy seasons. Vincent Candela, a World Cup winner from France, transplanted himself to Rome without nostalgia. Boniek remains revered in Poland, yet has been a Roman for decades; Voeller returned to Germany as a monument but never forgot Roma. Others immortalised include Julio Sergio, Juan, Burdisso, Zago, Mexes, Rudiker, Nainggolan, Taddei, Pizarro, Dzeko, and Krieziu—the first Scudetto winner to arrive from beyond Italy's borders, an Albanian who came to study at ISEF and stayed eight years as a Giallorossi arrow. The editors invite submissions via WhatsApp (351-3939337) beginning with 'ASR TOP 11 - Stranieri ma in patria'.