Matías Soulé

Roma overturned Atalanta in injury time to secure a significant victory, with goals from Mario Hermoso and Matías Soulé cancelling out Ederson's early second-half opener. Gian Piero Gasperini acknowledged the dominance his team showed despite the loss, saying: "Losing a match like that would have been hard to explain… you only have to look at the numbers. When we scored, even though there was little time left, we went forward with momentum. The match became complicated. We had dominance in the first half that didn't lead to goals. If we want to find a flaw in our finishing, we lacked aggression and power. Sometimes our shooting was over-refined, apart from Castro's effort off the post and the crossbar." The victory was overshadowed by a confrontation involving the two clubs' executives. Outside the Stadio Olimpico, in the car park area at the exit to the Monte Mario stand, Atalanta chief executive Luca Percassi verbally attacked Roma sporting director Tony D'Amico with insults and abusive language, according to multiple eyewitnesses. D'Amico chose not to respond and walked away towards his car. Roma issued a forceful statement in D'Amico's support: "AS Roma expresses full support for Sporting Director Tony D'Amico in relation to what occurred at the end of the match against Atalanta. The Club considers the conduct displayed by Atalanta chief executive Luca Percassi towards one of its executives unacceptable and highlights the correct behaviour demonstrated by D'Amico, who avoided any retaliation. AS Roma will submit the incident to the competent bodies of sporting justice for appropriate evaluation." Atalanta responded swiftly with an official statement: "Atalanta firmly rejects the assessments expressed by AS Roma regarding its chief executive. The club, deeming it appropriate not to further fuel the matter through public statements, declares itself absolutely ready from the outset to submit to any necessary dialogue with sporting justice bodies, in order to verify the circumstances cited." Radio commentary on the match also focused on Roma's attacking options and midfield control.

Roma return to the Champions League for the first time in seven years on Thursday 10 September, travelling to Istanbul to face Fenerbahce in the League Phase's first matchday with a 18:45 kickoff. The match will be broadcast on Sky Sport and available to subscribers via Sky Go. Gasperini's side arrive in buoyant form after a 2–1 comeback win against Atalanta in Serie A, where Hermoso and Soulé scored in the closing stages, and have won their opening three league matches. Roma are expected to line up in a 3–4–2–1 formation with Svilar in goal, a back three of Mancini, N'Dicka and Hermoso, Wesley and Molina as full-backs, Cristante and Koné in midfield, and Dybala and Soulé supporting lone striker Malen. Molina and N'Dicka remain in contention with alternatives, and the squad picture will become clearer in training over the coming days. Lorenzo Pellegrini is almost certain to remain absent. Fenerbahce will be without Guendouzi, the former Lazio midfielder, who is serving a four-match suspension (two of which are conditional) following a fight during their qualifier against Lyon. The Turkish side reached the League Phase unbeaten through the preliminaries, eliminating Górnik Zabrze, Sturm Graz and Lyon, though they suffered a recent domestic setback when losing the derby to Besiktas after wins over Konyaspor and Samsunspor. In European competition they remain unbeaten across seven matches. Their probable lineup shows Ederson in goal, Semedo, Škriniar, Aké and Brown across the defence, Kanté and Yüksek in midfield, and Asensio, Aktürkoğlu and Nene behind striker Lukaku. This will be the first official meeting between the two clubs. Fenerbahce have won their last three home matches against Serie A sides without conceding, the most recent a 2–0 victory over Lazio in the 2012–13 Europa League quarter-finals. Official team lineups will be announced approximately one hour before kickoff, around 17:45 Italian time.

Matías Soulé marked Roma's dramatic comeback win over Atalanta with a goal in the 93rd minute, sending the 65,000 crowd at the Olimpico into raptures. The strike came after a summer marked by transfer speculation linking the Argentine forward away from the club. To celebrate and unwind following the victory, Soulé spent today lunching at a restaurant in Rome's Infernetto district. During the meal, he signed a shirt for the restaurant's owner, who shared a video of the encounter on social media.

Actor Luca Zingaretti filmed Roma's remarkable comeback in the closing minutes of their match against Atalanta from the Stadio Olimpico stands, capturing the euphoria of 65,000 fans. Zingaretti, known for his role in the television series Commissario Montalbano, posted footage on social media showing the raw emotion of Roma supporters — screaming, embracing, and celebrating without restraint. The extraordinary turnaround sparked an outpouring of joy throughout the stadium. Zingaretti wrote in the caption to his video: "Happiness is one thing, but moments of pure joy like these come close to it!"

Roma claimed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Atalanta on Saturday, with Matías Soulé and Mario Hermoso scoring late goals to overturn a deficit after Atalanta had led for much of the second half. The match result, however, was overshadowed by an ugly confrontation between the two clubs off the pitch. According to reports, Roma sporting director Tony D'Amico and Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi, who worked together at Bergamo until last season, became involved in a heated exchange in the Stadio Olimpico car park following the final whistle. Percassi, reportedly unhappy with D'Amico's decision to move to Roma despite Atalanta having already appointed Cristiano Guintoli as a replacement, allegedly insulted his former colleague. Security personnel had to intervene to defuse the situation. Several witnesses and Roma themselves confirmed the incident. It is believed Percassi was the aggressor, while D'Amico did not respond to the insults. The relationship between the two has deteriorated since D'Amico's departure from Atalanta, with the move to Roma marking a clear point of tension between them.

Roma fielded five Argentine players in the closing stages of yesterday's match against Atalanta, combining to orchestrate an extraordinary comeback. Paulo Dybala, Matías Soulé, Leonardo Balerdi, Nahuel Molina and Santiago Castro all took the pitch together late on, with Soulé scoring a goal and providing an assist, while Dybala supplied the winning pass for number 18 Castro. The convergence of so many Argentine internationals in a single Roma side has drawn attention to the club's deep South American contingent. The last time Roma fielded a comparable number of Argentine players was in the 2001–02 season, when Batistuta, Samuel, Cufré, Balbo and Cejas were on the squad together—though none of those five ever appeared simultaneously in an official match, as goalkeeper Cejas never made a competitive debut. Further back, in 2011 against Palermo, Lamela, Heinze, Burdisso and Gago played together, alongside Osvaldo, an Argentine-born player naturalised as an Italian citizen in 2007. The presence of five Argentine players on the pitch at once had never been seen before. The moment resonated across South America, where an Argentine journalist's live commentary of Soulé's goal went viral on social media. Upon the goal, the commentator exclaimed: "Locura en la capital"—in Italian, "what madness in the Capital." Major South American media outlets and newspapers praised Roma's performance. The Argentine Football Association's manager now faces a selection dilemma given the depth of talent at his disposal.