Totti marks Roma's 99th anniversary with heartfelt tribute
Club News·22 July 2026·3d ago

Totti marks Roma's 99th anniversary with heartfelt tribute

Source: Forza Roma

Francesco Totti shared a poignant message on social media to mark AS Roma's 99th anniversary, posting a photograph of himself gazing over the city, its lights, and the Stadio Olimpico. He captioned the image "Roma per sempre, Auguri!" — Rome forever, happy birthday — choosing lyrics from Antonello Venditti's song about the heart of Rome to accompany his tribute. In his Instagram stories, Totti also shared footage of a procession bearing a banner reading "Lo stemma del popolo" (the people's emblem).

The anniversary celebrations saw widespread fan festivities throughout Rome, with Paulo Dybala contributing an impromptu moment to mark the occasion. The club unveiled a new kit as part of the day's festivities, and several squad members posted their own messages of celebration across social media platforms. Totti's intervention highlighted the enduring symbolic weight of Roma's greatest icon, whose name remains synonymous with the club's identity more than a decade after his retirement.

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La festa per le vie della città, l'improvvisata di Dybala, la nuova maglia svelata, i post dei calciatori. C'è stato un po' di tutto in questa giornata dedicata ai 99 anni dell'AS Roma, coronata dal messaggio di uno dei suoi simboli più grandi. Francesco Totti in questi minuti ha pubblicato sui…

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