Gasperini's dance goes viral after Roma's win over Sassuolo

Roma's Primavera side host Verona at the Tre Fontane today, with kickoff at 13:00. Scala's team are looking to build on an excellent weekend for the Giallorossi, which began with a win for Gasperini's first-team squad. The Primavera side followed that by beating Inter, and they want to keep the momentum going. The Primavera are chasing Parma, who lead the table, and a win over Verona would keep Roma in the race. Verona are struggling, but Roma should not underestimate them. Scala has named Arena and Maccaroni in the starting line-up, so both will begin the match from the first minute.

Mario Hermoso scored from midfield as Roma thrashed Sassuolo 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, and head coach Gian Piero Gasperini is pushing to tie the Spaniard down to a new contract beyond his current deal, which runs to 2027. Hermoso's versatility has made him a standout figure, and he is now part of the core group Gasperini often refers to. Gasperini, who backed Hermoso at Trigoria a year ago, has repeatedly called him "the perfect example". The Spaniard has played as a centre-back, full-back, winger and attacking midfielder, and the dialogue over keeping him is reported to be well advanced. Aged 31, Hermoso is seen as a central pillar of the dressing room, a figure described as almost the mainmast of the group, both for his attitude on and off the pitch and for his numbers. Across Serie A and the Champions League, Hermoso has missed only one match, against Cagliari, and has celebrated a goal three times: against Atalanta, Slovan Bratislava and Sassuolo. The article was written by Niccolò Maurelli for La Repubblica.

Roma sporting director Tony D'Amico has confirmed the club is already looking ahead to the January transfer window, with the priority being a new wide attacker to add unpredictability and penetration to the forward line for Gian Piero Gasperini. Speaking to the microphones before the match at the Olimpico, D'Amico outlined the club's needs. The move reflects an analysis of the first part of the season, in which the side has shown a need to find alternative solutions to add more danger in attack and to address dips in intensity in the second halves. The market department's list includes several interesting names. Among the favourites are Gittens of Chelsea, Kvernadze of Frosinone and Endrick of Real Madrid, profiles that match the identikit drawn up by the club's management to strengthen the Roma attacking flank in the coming months. D'Amico said: "We are missing a winger with pace, someone for the counter-attack. We will try to sign him in January, evaluating the opportunities, to give these characteristics to the mister."