AS Roma dominated their preseason test match this morning at the Trigoria training ground, securing an 8-0 victory over Roma City. The opponents, from Riano, were relegated from Serie D last summer and currently play in the Eccellenza league. The match saw the Giallorossi field a squad missing eleven players called up for international duty—Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Tsimikas, Wesley, Ziolkowski, El Aynaoui, Koné, Pisilli, Dovbyk, and Ferguson—as well as the injured Bailey.
The friendly marked the return of Lorenzo Pellegrini, who played for an hour after being sidelined with a muscular injury at the end of last season. A standout performance came from 2008-born striker Paratici, who scored a hat-trick following his recent transfer from Sampdoria. Edoardo Bove and Bryan Cristante each added a brace, while Matías Soulé also found the net in the resounding win.