Roma marks 99th anniversary with spectacular celebrations across the city

Roma came from behind to earn a point at Napoli's Maradona stadium, with the Argentines at the centre of the story. Soulé produced the first moment of quality, before Balerdi scored a brace to rescue the draw. Afterwards, Santiago Castro, who came on after the break, shared his reaction on social media. He wrote: "A great demonstration of character from the whole team, let's keep going like this always." The post drew a playful response from Leonardo, who replied: "Thanks for the assist" and added a nose emoji. The joke refers to Balerdi's second goal, which came from a fortunate touch of the face by Castro. The exchange offered a lighter moment for Roma's Argentine contingent after a hard-fought result on the road. The comeback was built on Soulé's goal and Balerdi's two strikes, with Castro's contribution in the second half adding to the good mood in the camp.

Massimiliano Allegri was sent off shortly after Leonardo Balerdi scored for Roma, and the Milan coach's outburst has angered the Giallorossi. Allegri took off his jacket, was shown a red card, and then spoke at his post-match press conference. "Why was I sent off? Because I kept quiet," he said. "The fine will come anyway, and we'll do charity again this time." The real controversy came from remarks made with the microphones off. Journalists in the press room at the Maradona heard Allegri shout: "Last year they put the Champions League in their pocket. It's always them..." His comments referred to last season's Champions League race, which ended with Roma third in the table and Milan in the Europa League, below Como and Roma. Roma's club is stunned and irritated by Allegri's words. The club considers the attack inappropriate, because the Champions League place was won on the pitch and not through alleged refereeing favours. Milan only needed a home win against Cagliari, who were already safe, to secure qualification for Europe's premier competition.

AS Roma have announced that the AS Roma Store on Via del Corso, one of the club's official shops in the heart of Rome, will be closed for the whole of today, Saturday 24 October. The club made the announcement directly, asking fans to visit the club's other official stores around the city to buy shirts and other Roma products. The closure affects only the Via del Corso shop in the historic centre. The other official Roma outlets in the city remain open for supporters looking to make their purchases, according to the club's message. Posting on its official X profile, Roma wrote: "Oggi l'AS Roma Store di Via del Corso rimarrà chiuso. Vi aspettiamo comunque negli altri punti vendita ufficiali della città per i vostri acquisti giallorossi!" The club did not give a reason for the closure.