Totti on Roma's 2001 Scudetto: 'Taking it from Lazio felt like winning three titles in a row'

Tennis player Flavio Cobolli, a known Roma supporter, has restated his devotion to the Giallorossi in an interview with OverTime Tennis, ranking club legends Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi among football's all-time greats. Cobolli nominated Totti as the finest striker ever, best playmaker (De Rossi), best Italian player, and best footballer of all time. He also crowned Roma as his favourite football club and Totti as Roma's greatest-ever player. The sole exception to his romanista heroes came in the 'best young player' category, where Cobolli selected Lamine Yamal.

Roma radio pundits offered contrasting assessments of the club's transfer approach and squad strength ahead of the new season. Roberto Pruzzo said: "In these summer friendlies the same squad as last year has been on show. If a player capable of shifting the balance and adding quality doesn't really arrive, then it remains a repetitive squad. Roma has several certainties but the creativity is what it is. To try to raise the level of the attacking department you need that type of player who reshuffles the cards." Alexandro Vocalelli rated Neil El Aynaoui as useful but noted a significant gap between him and Manu Koné, calling Koné arguably Roma's most irreplaceable player. Ugo Trani dismissed Rafa Leão as impractical, citing salary demands and consistency concerns, and suggested that Arsenal's pursuit of Nusa made a move unlikely, though the Leipzig forward would not object to joining Roma. Trani also mentioned that Gasperini had made a personal commitment to a broadcast without a formal Sky contract agreement, and that an interview could take place in the coming days. Stefano Agresti suggested Gasperini might not be greatly troubled by Koné's departure if El Aynaoui develops further. Francesco Balzani reported that a market summit with Friedkin had been planned but lacked positive outcome, while Francesco Balzani and Antonio Felici highlighted the difficulty of securing attacking reinforcements on Roma's budget constraints.

Radio pundits have weighed in on Roma's transfer activity and squad composition ahead of the new season. Carina told Radio Radio Mattino that Lorenzo Pellegrini's one-year contract renewal was surprising, noting that Gasperini's line had prevailed over the club's initial reluctance to renew either Pellegrini or Paulo Dybala. "I continue to think that Roma still lack a bit of quality," Carina said. "Judgements on the market will ultimately be given based on the profile of the left-sided winger." Pruzzo echoed similar concerns on the same station, observing that recent summer friendlies had shown the same squad as last year. "If a player capable of truly shifting the balance and adding quality doesn't arrive, then it remains a repetitive squad," he said. "Roma has several certainties but the creativity is what it is. To try to raise the level of the attacking department, that type of player who reshuffles the deck is needed." Meanwhile, defender Molina is set to arrive at Roma imminently. Matera reported that the player was in Madrid on 6 August for passport processing and could land in Rome on 7 August, with the aim of having him available at Trigoria on Tuesday when training resumes after the squad's return from Wales. Orsi assessed Molina as a solid acquisition with the experience and characteristics Gasperini has long sought in a right-sided fifth-back role, though cautioned he would not fundamentally reshape the team's balance.