Totti on Roma return and Dybala's number 10: 'The club must decide'

Roma sporting director Tony D'Amico has been forced to withdraw from the Social Football Summit in Turin because of flu-like symptoms. He had been announced as a guest at the event, where he was due to speak at 12.30 alongside Sky Sport journalists Gianluca Di Marzio and Luca Marchetti, but he had to decline the invitation. On Monday, the club's chief business officer Gandler and head of institutional relations Lucia Bernabé spoke on the stage at the summit. The absence comes at a busy time for the club, with a transfer-market meeting planned at Trigoria in the coming days involving head coach Gian Piero Gasperini and the ownership. Ryan Friedkin is also expected in the capital for those discussions.

Roma's away fixture at Parma on 21 November has been thrown into doubt after the Osservatorio Nazionale sulle Manifestazioni Sportive suspended its ruling on ticket sales for the match at the Stadio Tardini. The decision, as reported by Il Romanista, leaves the situation for Roma's travelling supporters pending further assessment by the competent bodies. For now the suspension is not a definitive ban, but there is a real possibility that restrictions could be introduced for access to the away section. Roma are preparing to return to action after the international break, and the fixture is an important one as the league resumes. Whether Roma fans can buy tickets normally or whether limits will be applied will depend on the next measures issued by the authorities. The match is scheduled for 21 November at the Stadio Tardini, Parma. The Osservatorio's decision on the sale of tickets for Parma-Roma, the fixture set for the coming 21 November, remains the key point for supporters planning to follow the team away from the Stadio Olimpico.

Former Roma goalkeeper and coach Luciano Tessari has died at the age of 98. He passed away yesterday, 10 November, and the club announced his death through a message on its official channels, recalling his contribution as a player, first-team coach and youth coach. Tessari was a close collaborator of Nils Liedholm during the 1982/83 Scudetto season, the club's second title of the Roman era. His name is above all tied to the years of Dino Viola and Liedholm, when the Giallorossi brought the Scudetto back to the capital after more than forty years. He was in the Capital's colours as a player after joining from Verona in 1950, staying until 1958 and making 63 appearances. After ending his playing career in goal, he moved into coaching, working with the club's young players and taking charge of the first team in 1971. He was born in 1928. His name is also closely linked to the second Scudetto won by the Giallorossi in 1983, achieved alongside the Barone. The club described him as one of the figures who shaped one of the most loved sides by Roma supporters. Tessari's death marks the loss of another protagonist of the club's history.

Rodrigo Mora has become a fixed presence for Gian Piero Gasperini after just two months, scoring four Serie A goals in nine appearances. Roma paid 25 million euros for the Portugal international, with a further 25 million to Porto possible. Mora is already part of the Portugal national team set-up. While Tommaso Baldanzi struggles to find space at Genoa under Daniele De Rossi, Mora is a regular starter for Gasperini. He ended a difficult start to the season with three goals in a row, against Genoa, Udinese and Sassuolo. He had never scored in three consecutive matches at Porto. His four league goals are double the two the former number 35 scored in 54 matches over two years. He has also registered two assists, against Real Madrid and Manchester United. The young playmaker's form matters for Roma's wider plans. Gasperini is enjoying a pairing of very young attacking midfielders. Rodrigo, born in 2007, works well alongside Matías Soulé, born in 2003. Paulo Dybala returns from the trip to Parma, but Mora will also find his place in Gasperini's system. Before the end of the year, Roma play seven matches in under a month, so the squad will need every option. The article stresses that the squad has room for everyone. Rodrigo's rise has changed the early-season picture, and his goals and assists have given Gasperini a clear reason to build his attack around him alongside Soulé and Dybala.

Roman radio pundits have been debating a possible move for Brazilian forward Endrick, with contrasting views on whether he would suit Roma. On David Rossi's Rete Sport show, Rossi said Il Corriere dello Sport reported that both AC Milan and Roma were interested in the player, and that Endrick had said he would not join Milan because the club's symbol is the Devil. Rossi questioned whether that could be credible, adding that when a name is this obvious a deal rarely happens unless it is already done. He also said there was a danger Fonseca wanted Endrick at Sporting, where the player had felt at home under Fonseca at Lyon. "Endrick is a fantastic player," Rossi said. "Gittens may play on the left, but between him and Endrick there are, for me, three categories of difference." The debate comes as Roma are in the title conversation. Gianluca Piacentini named three reasons to believe in the scudetto: the league's strongest coach, room to improve through the January transfer market, and a levelled-down Serie A, which he said was shown by Lazio sitting top of the table. He said he hoped the race would be between Roma and Inter. Piacentini also criticised the 'atleta di Cristo' explanation, saying it was not a fair criterion for choosing a destination. Fabio Petruzzi said Endrick sees little of the pitch and may want to leave to play regularly, adding that if he has not played while Vinicius was suspended for four matches, he will never play. He said that if he were an attacker, Gasperini is the first coach he would want to work with, and that Endrick, a left-footed player, can play on the left. Mario Corsi said the Mora-Endrick comparison was a trap because the two are completely different players. He said Endrick has a strong shot, dribbling and heading ability, and that strong players must be signed. He said Malen should not be deployed on the wing because he must stay in the middle, and that Gasperini and D'Amico had not heard from Friedkin for a long time and were somewhat worried. "If they really want to win, they have to make this move." Francesca Ferrazza said Roma need two forwards with Pellegrini gone, and that Endrick offers the best value for money. Lorenzo Pes said Malen's frequent substitutions also happened last year, and that Retegui at Atalanta rarely finished matches. Valentina Catoni said that when Dybala is fit he always plays. Piero Torri recalled Mourinho saying Endrick would not leave Madrid, noted that the Brazil international has started only one match, and said Endrick is a second striker who would sit behind Soulé and Dybala. Roberto Pruzzo said Endrick wants to play and that Italian football has become a second-tier league. Nando Orsi argued Roma need a right-footed winger who plays on the left, and that Endrick would be of little use with Castro already in the squad. Mario Mattioli warned that bringing Endrick into the Roma dressing room could be an unwanted explosion, calling him very difficult to manage and saying he would have to play always and in every match. "He is not a dressing-room man," Mattioli said, adding that Endrick is not the man who says "let's arm ourselves and set off" when a common effort is needed.

Radio Manà Manà pundit Filippo Biafora has questioned whether Endrick would play every match under Gian Piero Gasperini. Biafora said: "The question for Endrick is only one: he must play a lot. I wonder whether with Gasperini he would play every match. I'm not sure. He would certainly get more game time than he does today at Real Madrid. I believe the coach from Grugliasco would see him on the centre-right." Biafora's view came in a round of opinions from Rome's radio stations. Piero Torri of Radio Manà Manà (90.9) said: "We need to ask a series of questions about Endrick. I consider him a striker. In my opinion he is not the player Roma are looking for in terms of characteristics." Lorenzo Pes of Teleradiostereo (92.7) turned the focus to Paulo Dybala's deployment. Pes said: "The way Dybala is being managed intrigues me. The best setup could be the one seen against Real Madrid, with Soulé on the right and Paulo on the left. With Dybala, Malen performs at his best, but the attacking output has not decreased." He added: "The best player at the start of this season is Hermoso."