Real Madrid travel to the Italian capital for the first time since 2018, as they face a Roma team celebrating their Champions League return at the Stadio Olimpico.
Long-time Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini inspired Roma to a third-place finish in Serie A last season, and they look primed to compete with Inter Milan for the Scudetto this term.
Gasperini’s side is unbeaten through six league outings, and they were forced to impressively grind out a point at fellow Champions League participants Como at the weekend after top scorer Donyell Malen was sent off.
In Europe, their league phase campaign started with an admirable 1–1 draw at Fenerbahçe last month, while Madrid edged past Inter 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu.
José Mourinho, of course, had a special affinity with the Nerazzurri, and the Olimpico faithful are sure to give the ‘Special One’ a warm welcome on Wednesday evening. Mourinho, on his 2021 return to Italy after more than a decade away, guided Roma to Conference League glory at the end of his first season in the Eternal City. He departed at the start of 2024 after two-and-a-half years at the helm.
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