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AS Roma's new stadium project at Pietralata is progressing through its administrative approval process. The Servizi decisoria conference will be concluded by mid-September, with construction set to begin in spring 2027. The club expects to play at the new ground from the 2030–31 season onwards. The Friedkin Group will invest €1.3 billion in the development, securing rights to the stadium for 90 years. The facility will include a 23,000-capacity stand and accommodate more than 60,000 spectators in total, giving Roma its first purpose-built home since moving to the Stadio Olimpico in 1953.

Santiago Castro received a rousing welcome to Rome late on Wednesday evening as more than 200 Roma supporters gathered to greet him outside Termini station, complete with scarves and chants. The Argentine striker, Roma's first summer signing, arrived from Bologna to scenes of genuine passion from the Giallorossi faithful on a warm end-of-July evening. Castro's arrival marks the beginning of Roma's summer recruitment drive under the Friedkin Group's ownership. The warmth of the reception at one of Rome's main transport hubs underscored the club's supporters' enthusiasm for the incoming talent and their eagerness to embrace new players joining the squad.

Santiago Castro has arrived in Rome to complete his move to AS Roma after the club agreed a deal worth 35 million euros. The striker will undergo medical tests and sign his contract before joining training at Trigoria ahead of the squad's pre-season camp in Wales on 31 July. Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini requested the investment, which was approved by the club's ownership. Castro's signing does not mark the end of Roma's attacking recruitment. Antonio Nusa of RB Lipsia remains the director of sport's priority target to complete the offensive wide players Gasperini has demanded. That negotiation is described as more costly and complex, requiring further time and diplomacy before completion. Parallel to the on-pitch transfers, a significant milestone in Roma's new stadium project began on Saturday with the opening of a services conference. Massimo Sessa, the government's extraordinary commissioner for Euro 2032 venues, set a timeline for the decision-making phase to close within 60 days by mid-September. Rome's mayor Roberto Gualtieri and Lazio region president Francesco Rocca both regard the schedule as realistic. The FIGC will present the list of host stadiums to UEFA by Friday 31 July. Transport minister Matteo Salvini also announced a 35-million-euro allocation through Ferrovie dello Stato for modernisation of Tiburtina station as part of the infrastructure and mobility plan.