Luis Enrique credits Roma interpreter Claudio Bisceglia after Arsenal Champions League victory

Gian Piero Gasperini's Roma have set a club record of 28 goals after their first 10 Serie A matches, and the coach's influence is being felt in more than the table. Roma have also gone 17 league games unbeaten, a run that began seven months ago, and have scored with 14 different players. The article credits Gasperini's method, which has made a difference since last season, with improving both the collective behaviour of the team and the development of individual players, young and experienced alike. The clearest evidence of that work, the article argues, comes when Roma are under pressure. Several key players have been missing for weeks: Svilar, Koné and Dybala are all regular starters, and Pellegrini is also absent. Cristante has returned after three matches out and was a major presence at Udine. Despite the lack of players of real quality, Gasperini has kept his idea of football intact, and the team has not lost the identity that marks every match he prepares. At Udine, Gasperini made changes during the game to keep his 3-4-2-1 system without abandoning it. In the closing stages he pushed Ghilardi wide on the right, asking him to finish the match against Udinese as a winger, and moved Molina up into the attacking midfield role behind Castro and in line with Pisilli. Mancini came on for Soulé, taking Ghilardi's place in defence, and Ghilardi's move into midfield pushed Molina further forward. The attack was therefore reshaped from the starting line-up, which had Malen alongside Soulé and Mora. The second-half moves also raise the question of January reinforcements. Given the seriousness of Pellegrini's injury, added to the absence of the out-and-out striker who did not arrive in the summer, the article says Roma would benefit from two more attacking midfielders to give greater choice up front. Pisilli and Molina, a midfielder and a wide player, ended up in those positions at Udine. Gasperini is therefore expected to wait for two signings at the start of 2027. In the meantime, the article notes he has been creative in dealing with the emergency, as he did last year when he dropped Cristante into defence, and in pre-season he played Hermoso in midfield.

Francesco Totti has named Antonio Cassano as the best attacking partner he played alongside at Roma, placing him at the top of his personal ranking in a social media game played with the Calciatori Panini Instagram page. The former captain made the choice in a video posted to the account, using the pyramid format. Totti left no doubt about the top spot, with Cassano ahead of everyone else. In the second row he placed Montella and Batistuta, while the third row featured Balbo, Salah and Batistuta. The fourth tier was made up of Taddei, Delvecchio, Mancini and Perrotta. The ranking mixes former Roma teammates across different eras, and Totti's choices offer a nostalgic look at the club's attacking players he shared the pitch with during his career, which ran from 1992 to 2017.

Roma held a training session at Udinese's sports centre in Udine before heading to England for their Champions League clash with Manchester United. The Giallorossi stayed in Friuli after their Serie A trip to Udinese to prepare for the European fixture. The squad, coached by Gian Piero Gasperini, used Udinese's facilities to continue their work ahead of the European commitment. The club marked the occasion with a message of thanks to the Friulian side: "Grazie per l'ospitalità" ("Thank you for your hospitality"). The session forms part of Roma's plan to handle the two closely spaced fixtures without returning to Rome in between. Roma face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday 3 November. The session at Udinese's training ground was part of the journey from Friuli to England.