Overview
- Gian Piero Gasperini oversaw a closed-door friendly against Serie D side Trastevere as his first pre-season test with Roma.
- The squad is following a rigorous double-session regimen focused on morning fitness drills and evening tactical work.
- Roma are finalizing a €25 million transfer for Lens midfielder Neil El Aynaoui.
- Captain Lorenzo Pellegrini remains unavailable while recovering from septoplasty and a right thigh tendon injury.
- Morten Hjulmand is expected to join Juventus and Roma will next play friendlies in Germany, France and England.