Roma sells 11,000 season tickets in single day as fan passion peaks

Pedro Rodríguez announced his retirement from professional football at 39 on social media, ending a lengthy career across Spain, England and Italy. In his career retrospective video, the Spanish forward highlighted achievements with Barcelona and the Spanish national team, his time at Chelsea, and his final five seasons at Lazio. Notably absent from his farewell was any reference to his spell at Roma, an omission that has drawn attention from the club's supporters. Pedro arrived at Roma in summer 2020 for a single season. When José Mourinho took charge of the club, the Spaniard fell out of the new project and left for Lazio in the following summer, where he would spend the next five years. The decision to exclude Roma from his career summary has sparked discussion among Giallorossi fans, particularly given that his time in the Eternal City remains a legitimate chapter of his professional history. Pedro departs as one of Spain's most decorated players of his generation, a World Cup and European Championship winner with the national team and a key contributor to Barcelona's success and Chelsea's silverware. Yet in his final statement on football, Roma found no mention.

Pedro has announced his retirement from football at 39 years old after more than two decades as a professional. The Spanish forward won major honours across spells at Barcelona, Chelsea, Roma and Lazio, but in a retirement video posted on social media, he conspicuously excluded any footage from his time at Roma. During his single season at Giallorossi, Pedro made 27 appearances and scored five goals, yet the video contained no reference to that chapter. The omission appears connected to his subsequent move to Lazio and the fractured relationship that created with Roma supporters. Pedro did, however, include a derby goal from 2021—a pointed inclusion that underscores the tension between his brief stint in the Giallorossi colours and his stronger bond with the Biancocelesti.

Roma fans have sold out the 3,000 away allocation for the Old Trafford fixture in less than 24 hours, signalling a significant travelling support for the Champions League match on 3 November against Manchester United. The game will be Roma's fourth match in the league phase of the competition. Roma have begun their European campaign with a 1–1 draw away to Fenerbahce. Two further group-stage matches follow in October at the Olimpico: against Real Madrid on 14 October and Slovan Bratislava on 20 October. The last meeting between Roma and Manchester United came in 2021 in the Europa League, when Roma lost 6–2 in England before securing a 3–2 victory in the home leg.