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Mora completes Roma's shirt number history with no. 86
·19 August 2026·1d ago

Mora completes Roma's shirt number history with no. 86

Source: Roma News

Rodrigo Mora has become the first Roma player to wear shirt number 86, completing a unique statistical milestone in the club's history. The Portuguese arrival chose to retain the number he wore at Porto, filling the only gap in Roma's numerology from 1 to 99 that had never been assigned in the club's nearly hundred-year existence.

Since the introduction of personalised squad numbers, no Roma player had previously selected the 86. With Mora's choice, the club has now filled the entire numbering sequence between 1 and 99. The coincidence marks an unusual beginning to his time at the Stadio Olimpico, closing what the club views as a statistical circle unique in football.

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Rodrigo Mora, a Portuguese talent born in 2007, has been assigned shirt number 86 at AS Roma, becoming the first player in the club's history to wear the number. Il Romanista reports that Mora selected the number on 19 August and previously wore it at Porto, where he also donned the number 10 in UEFA Youth League competition. The 86 completes a unique statistical milestone for Roma, filling the only gap in the club's squad numbering system that had remained untouched since personalised squad numbers were introduced in the 1995–96 season. Roma News emphasises that this closes an unusual gap spanning nearly a century of the club's existence, with the 1 to 99 sequence now fully assigned. Il Romanista adds context by noting that while some numbers like 84 and 79 have been allocated but never worn in matches, the 86 remained completely vacant until Mora's arrival. The club's most iconic numbers—including Totti's retired 10 and Dybala's current 21—remain in use across the squad.

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Ora la Roma ha completato il suo armadio: ogni maglia è stata vestita da un giocatore. Infatti, il nuovo arrivato Rodrigo Mora ha deciso di conservare il suo vecchio numero, vestendo così l’86 già indossato ai tempi del Porto. Il calciatore portoghese, così facendo, ha regalato un primato curioso…

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