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Roma have marked the 25th anniversary of Daniele De Rossi's first-team debut, which came on 30 October 2001 in a Champions League match against Anderlecht at the Stadio Olimpico. The club's note recalled the evening, when the Capello-coached side, already certain of qualification for the next phase, drew 1-1 with the Belgian side in the final group-stage fixture with an experimental line-up. Roma had already secured their place in the knockout stage before kick-off, but still had one remaining slot to fill in the group phase. The Giallorossi lined up in the Champions League kit of that season, half yellow and half red, with blue shorts and socks. Coach Capello fielded a 3-5-2 system: Pelizzoli in goal, a back three of Siviglia, Samuel and Aldair, a midfield of Cafu, Assunção, Emerson, Tomic and Guigou, and Cassano and Delvecchio up front. Anderlecht went ahead through Mornar, before Delvecchio equalised. The final score was 1-1. The key moment came in the 26th minute of the second half. Ivan Tomic was replaced by an 18-year-old with a blond bob haircut and the number 27 shirt, making his first-team debut for Roma. He had yet to play a league match at that point. That player was De Rossi, who would later wear the number 16 shirt from 2005 onwards. The club noted that the shirt number connection, 6 and 16, and the 616 appearances he went on to make for the club, began with that evening against Anderlecht. The club's note also profiled the players who featured that night. Ivan Pelizzoli joined from Atalanta in the summer of 2001 and holds the club record for clean-sheet minutes, 774 minutes set in the 2003-2004 season, with 92 appearances between 2001 and 2005. Sebastiano Siviglia spent one season at the club, 2001-2002, and made 7 appearances, including his only Champions League game for Roma. Walter Samuel, nicknamed "The Wall", made 173 appearances and scored 11 goals. Aldair made 436 appearances and scored 20 goals across 13 seasons. Cafu made 218 appearances and scored 8 goals. Marcos Assunção made 83 appearances and scored 10 goals. Emerson made 145 appearances and scored 21 goals. Ivan Tomic, signed from Partizan Belgrade in spring 1998, made 31 appearances. Gianni Guigou made 61 appearances and scored 3 goals. Antonio Cassano played in the capital from 2001 to January 2006, making 161 appearances and scoring 52 goals. Marco Delvecchio made 300 appearances and scored 83 goals.

Roma have made contact with Real Madrid over a possible move for Endrick, according to Retesport. The day after the Champions League match between Roma and Real Madrid on Thursday 15 October, Gian Piero Gasperini met Real Madrid's management in a direct meeting, accompanied by Roma's transfer staff. No intermediaries were involved. The club and the coach are determined to push for the 2006-born forward. The deal is not straightforward. Mourinho has said he does not want Endrick to leave Madrid. Even so, Roma are ready to move quickly should any opening appear. Gasperini reportedly believes Endrick could play in any attacking position, and his qualities are appreciated by the coach. Roma lost 3-4 to Real Madrid after conceding late goals, and a large part of that turnaround is linked to Endrick's introduction, as he changed the match and scored a goal. The article suggests he may not be the only one to visit the Stadio Olimpico, and that his next move could be in Roma's yellow and red.

Roma will travel from Udine to Manchester after Saturday's match at Udinese, having decided not to return to Rome in between. Their schedule is packed: Saturday's match in Friuli, then a Sunday morning training session at Udinese's sports centre, where the Friulani will host the giallorossi. Roma leave Trieste at 16:00 for England for the Champions League tie against Manchester United. On Monday, the eve of the game, Malen and his team-mates will train at Old Trafford at 19:00 Italian time. Gasperini's press conference, featuring one player, is scheduled for 18:20. The match against the Red Devils kicks off on Tuesday at 21:00. Roma will return to Italy on Wednesday morning rather than immediately after the game. Roma's next Serie A fixture is on Saturday 7 November, when they host Sassuolo at the Stadio Olimpico.