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Roma will welcome Genoa to the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening following their Champions League fixture against Real Madrid. The stadium will be entirely in Roma colours as ticket sales to visiting supporters in Liguria have been prohibited; the few Genoa fans attending will be relocated to the Tribuna Monte Mario, while the Distinto Nord-Ovest will be available to Roma supporters. Genoa will be managed by De Rossi. Tickets go on sale today at €30 each, with the club targeting a complete sell-out as Roma push for three crucial points in their bid to close on Inter.

A mural honouring José Mourinho was damaged overnight ahead of Roma's Champions League fixture against Real Madrid. The artwork, created by artist Drugi near the Stadio Olimpico, celebrated one of the most significant moments in recent Roma history: the conquest of the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022. Mourinho's return to Rome in a Champions League clash with Real Madrid was marked by the vandalism of the piece, which commemorated the Portuguese manager's European triumph with Roma at Tirana—a memory that remains deeply meaningful to Roma supporters. The mural had been created for the occasion of Mourinho's return to the capital.

A mural depicting José Mourinho with a child holding the UEFA Europa Conference League trophy won in 2022 has been vandalized in the area around Stadio Olimpico. The artwork, created by artist Drugi and widely circulated online, had its central image defaced during the night when the face of the former Roma manager was completely covered with black paint. The child figure beside him remained untouched. The vandalism occurred shortly before Roma's Champions League fixture against Real Madrid. This is not the first time a Mourinho mural in Rome has been targeted; a previous artwork showing Mourinho on a Vespa scooter was similarly vandalized some years ago.