Roma-Slovan Bratislava, la moviola: Barseghyan è il primo ammonito del match

Francesco Totti was at the Stadio Olimpico for Roma's Champions League league-phase match against Slovan Bratislava, the third matchday of the group stage. The Roma legend was on the touchline to watch the game. Before taking his seat, Totti spoke with Paulo Dybala and then gave Donyell Malen a warm embrace before the Roma players went out to warm up. The moment was shared by Sky Sport (Italia) in a post on social media.

Roma sporting director Tony D'Amico spoke to Sky Sport ahead of the Roma–Slovan Bratislava Champions League match, reflecting on a dramatic game in which Roma conceded late and lost two points. He said: "7 minutes particular, without breathing. But football is this, the Champions League is a difficult competition. But the 80 spectacular minutes the team played remain in the eyes. In all the matches we analyse all aspects, and I believe that in that game the negative aspect is the points. We experienced a great evening." D'Amico also praised the recent win over Genoa, which featured many young players, as a sign of continuity. He said: "Yes, it was a nice evening. The coach is a master on this, regardless of the age of the players. The Genoa match came three days after the Real game. We know we can count on a decent squad." Looking ahead to the winter, D'Amico said: "January is very far away. Now we are concentrating on ourselves, then in January we will put in our maximum effort to make resources available to the coach."

Former Roma striker Stefano Okaka Chuka says Gian Piero Gasperini is a top coach and that Roma will fight for the Scudetto, speaking exclusively to Retesport ahead of the Champions League match against Slovan Bratislava. Okaka said he was almost sent to AC Milan before joining Roma, and claimed that Bruno Conti phoned his father and asked him to come to Trigoria, which kept him from moving to Milan. Okaka recalled the early stages of his career, saying there were many champions around him and that he was a prodigy when he emerged. He said the chipped goal against Siena is still something fans in Rome bring up with him. "I was born and raised in giallorosso, I have a history here: those are moments that are human and difficult to repeat," he said. Asked about the Roma-Slovan Bratislava match, he said: "I don't know what happened... The coach put me in place of Francesco, but I don't know why." He also spoke about leaving the game, saying the body tells you when to stop and that it becomes very hard to keep a daily routine when going from 100 to zero. On Gasperini, Okaka said: "He is a top coach and will fight for the Scudetto. The team needs people who love this sport and want the good of Roma, and Gasperini is one of them. He has no prejudices, he doesn't clash, he just wants to take the team to another level." He added: "Soulé has been reborn, there are regenerated players who are doing well. Roma will fight until the end to win the Scudetto." Okaka also praised Nahuel Molina, who arrived at Udine on a free transfer from Boca Juniors. He said that in the first two or three training sessions he told Paulo de Paul that Molina would go to Real Madrid. "He is very strong, he uses both right and left foot, he is fast and knows how to score thanks to his technique. Roma have made a great signing."