Overview
- Roma beat Lecce 1-0 at the Olimpico as January signing Robinio Vaz scored his first goal for the club.
- Gian Piero Gasperini missed interviews with DAZN and Sky Sport Italia and skipped the post-match press conference, with the club attributing his absence to a lost voice.
- He also did not hold a pre-match news conference, extending an unusual lack of communication around the fixture.
- Italian outlets report uncertainty over his position at Roma, with accounts pointing to disagreements with sporting director Frederic Massara.
- La Gazzetta dello Sport described tension after the game and linked Gasperini’s stance to recent transfer-market frustrations and high-level talks following the Europa League exit.