Season ticket renewal phase begins with seat confirmation

AS Roma's new stadium at Pietralata is moving toward construction, with the Friedkin Group backing a €1 billion investment. The project is progressing without major obstacles and has benefited from a favourable political climate. Roma's aim is to lay the first stone by March 2027, though some formal steps remain. According to reporting by Simone Valdarchi in Corriere della Sera, the club has never been closer to securing its own ground. Meanwhile, 66,000 Roma supporters are expected to attend tonight's Serie A debut against Fiorentina at the Olimpico, underlining the contrast between the club's current home and its future one.

Robinio Vaz fuelled debate on social media after posting cryptic messages on TikTok alongside images, captioning them: "We can shine only in the dark." When a user provocatively asked him "Is the bench comfortable?", the 2007-born forward replied with an emoji of a bird sleeping on a pile of money, stoking further controversy in the comments. The incident underscores tensions around squad depth and playing time at Roma as the season approaches. Vaz remains part of the club's squad despite limited opportunities in pre-season and competitive fixtures. Separately, the Olympic Village neighbourhood has raised objections to Roma's new parking plan for Stadio Olimpico matchdays. The revised arrangement, which stems from reduced parking capacity caused by construction works for the future Farnesina metro station on the C line, proposes using multiple streets across the residential quarter. Francesca Del Bello, president of Rome's II Municipality, has requested an urgent review of the plan and offered an alternative: external parking areas serviced by shuttle buses.

Roma begin the 2026-27 campaign at the Olimpico with a sold-out crowd of 67,000 against Fiorentina, three months after the 24 May result that secured Champions League return. Today all remaining tickets from the visiting supporters' section will be sold. The fixture marks the start of a season unlike any other, unfolding in Roma's centenary year, and Head Coach Gian Piero Gasperini will look to channel ambition toward silverware—a trophy Roma have won just once in the past 15 years, in 2022 with the Conference League. Gasperini is only half-satisfied with the squad assembled so far. The coach hopes for late moves in the transfer window, reportedly remaining hopeful that Brazilian forward Endrick will arrive, and is tracking other top-secret targets to lift his mood. Gittens is seen as unlikely, and Fofana's arrival hangs by a thread. Two things are clear in Gasperini's mind: the continued presence of Paulo Dybala and the passion of both squad and supporters. The summer investment of €120 million underpins those ambitions, though whether the final roster will be equipped to deliver a first league title in 25 years remains a question only the window's final days will answer.