Roma to reorganise technical and medical staff; Del Vescovo emerges as leading candidate

Francesco Totti has spoken about his emotional departure from Trigoria, saying the Roma training ground was his home and that he never thought he would leave it. The former captain also addressed the prospect of returning to the club, insisting that certain things are done by two people. Totti also looked back on Mohamed Salah's two seasons in giallorosso. He described the club as the starting point for the Egyptian's career before his move to Liverpool. Salah, according to Totti, left a very good memory in the capital. Totti said: "A Roma ha vissuto due ottime stagioni. Credo che la squadra giallorossa sia stata il punto di partenza per Salah, prima del suo trasferimento al Liverpool." On Salah's time at the club, he added: "Ha fatto molto bene: era sempre a disposizione, segnava gol e forniva assist. I tifosi lo hanno amato perché, sinceramente, è una persona davvero speciale e molto apprezzata." Totti also praised the forward's commitment to the team: "Era sempre pronto a mettersi al servizio della squadra e a lottare per quei colori. Aveva ambizioni importanti ed era normale che, a un certo punto, sentisse il desiderio di cambiare squadra e affrontare una nuova sfida. È stato un giocatore straordinario."

Former Roma midfielder Edoardo Bove has said Roma have great potential, pointing to their high tempo and suffocating, man-marking style in Serie A at the moment. Speaking to Rai's Domenica Sportiva, Bove said: "In my opinion they have great potential. Especially in Italian football, right now, they have a very high tempo. They defend by attacking, they have an almost suffocating game, man-to-man." He added that he had faced Gasperini when he was in Italy and remembered well the type of football his team played and how much it troubled opponents. "But that Roma are positive, I certainly don't need to be the one to say it," he added. Bove, who now plays for Watford, is confident in the strength of the squad and believes it can aim high. He was at Rai's studios to promote his film, 'In un Battito', and the conversation moved from Roma to his own return to the pitch. He described how he now plays differently. "Of course, I play in a different way now. I prepared during this long period before my return, I knew I would find difficulties mentally, including in my relationship with my heart and its beat. Sometimes there is the fear of remembering. That is also why it was important to face everything, to go through an inner journey that helped me manage it. On the pitch now I am calm, but the difference was made by working with professionals who allowed me to overcome everything." Looking ahead, Bove said being in England made him happy, as it was a dream he had. "I don't hide the fact that I have one eye on Italy."

Paulo Dybala has posed in front of a superhero-style mural of himself painted by street artist Drugi, after the Argentine forward was celebrated on the wall in a pose with a child. The artwork was created in recent weeks, and in the final minutes Dybala had a photograph taken in front of it. The mural shows Dybala as a superhero in the hands of a young boy. Dybala is a hero to supporters on and off the pitch, particularly to younger fans, and the image reflects that bond with the club's followers. The Roma forward's visit to the artwork kept him in the spotlight away from the training ground. Dybala shared the photograph on social media with the caption: "Il calcio mi ha regalato tanto. Poter ricambiare facendo sorridere un bambino per le strade è una delle cose più belle!" In English: "Football has given me so much. Being able to give back by making a child smile on the streets is one of the most beautiful things!"