Roma third in Serie A for average attendance at the Olimpico

Roma midfielder Emanuele Lulli has been named in Italy Under-21 coach Carlo Baldini's squad for two friendlies against France and Belgium. The call-up comes during the international break, which has also brought recognition for Daniele Ghilardi and Niccolò Pisilli, who have been called up to the senior Italy squad by head coach Roberto Mancini. The Under-21 fixtures are high-profile international tests against peers from France and Belgium, and will help the young side continue its development after qualifying for the European Under-21 Championship finals, to be held in 2027 in Albania and Serbia. Lulli's inclusion is a further sign of the progress of the club's young players, with Lulli representing Roma in the Azzurrini squad. Baldini's provisional squad lists the following players. Goalkeepers: Giovanni Daffara (Parma), Diego Mascardi (Torino), Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone), Massimo Pessina (Bologna). Defenders: Davide Bartesaghi (Milan), Gabriele Calvani (Frosinone), Fabio Chiarodia (Borussia M'Gladbach), Pietro Comuzzo (Torino), Eddy Kouadio (Monza), Emanuele Lulli (Roma), Filippo Mane (Borussia Dortmund), Brando Moruzzi (Avellino). Midfielders: Lorenzo Amatucci (Deportivo La Coruna), Tommaso Berti (Cremonese), Matteo Cichella (Frosinone), Matteo Dagasso (Venezia), Giacomo Faticanti (Avellino), Luca Lipani (Sassuolo), Cher Ndour (Fiorentina). Forwards: Alessio Cacciamani (Torino), Francesco Camarda (Milan), Luigi Cherubini (Benevento), Jeff Ekhator (Juventus), Seydou Fini (Frosinone), Samuele Inacio (Borussia Dortmund), Dominic Vavassori (Palermo).

Roma supporters have accused stewards of charging at and assaulting fans during the Champions League away trip to Manchester United. According to their testimonies, one fan was pinned down and beaten by stewards until he lost consciousness. He was rescued and taken to hospital, and returned to Italy the following day. The accounts come from giallorossi supporters who travelled for the club's Champions League fixture against United. The allegations describe the violence as a serious incident for the travelling Roma support, and the fan's ordeal required emergency treatment before he was transported to hospital.

Three Roma players have been called up by Italy head coach Roberto Mancini for the Nations League matches against France and Belgium. Niccolò Pisilli is back in the squad, having been key for Under-21 coach Baldini's side. Daniele Ghilardi and veteran Gianluca Mancini are also included. Nicolò Zaniolo, now at Udinese, also returns to the senior set-up. Four uncapped youngsters receive their first senior call-up: midfielder Riccardo Cassano (born 2009, Como), midfielder Simone Lontani (born 2008, Parma), forward Alphadjo Cisse (born 2006, Milan) and forward Mattia Liberali (born 2007, Como). The squad also features goalkeepers Marco Carnesecchi, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Guglielmo Vicario, and a defensive group including Alessandro Bastoni, Riccardo Calafiori, Federico Dimarco, Michael Kayode, Marco Palestra and Giorgio Scalvini. In midfield, Nicolò Barella, Issa Doumbia, Nicolò Fagioli, Davide Frattesi, Samuele Ricci, Alessandro Romano and Sandro Tonali are named alongside Pisilli. The attacking options are Nicolò Cambiaghi, Francesco Pio Esposito, Sebastiano Esposito, Luca Koleosho, Gianluca Scamacca, Antonio Vergara, Zaniolo and Cisse and Liberali. Honest Ahanor completes the defensive list.