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Roma Publishes Father's Thank-You Letter After Gasperini Escorts Child, Offers Olimpico Invitation

DAZN cameras captured the pre-match moment, drawing broad online attention.

Overview

  • Before kickoff at Marassi for GenoaRoma, coach Gian Piero Gasperini noticed a child left without a player escort and told him, “Tu entri con me.”
  • The boy, Alexander, entered the pitch hand in hand with the Roma coach, creating a brief but widely praised scene.
  • Alexander’s father, Gabriele Divano, later wrote a public letter calling it a gesture of rare sensitivity that gave his son an indelible memory.
  • AS Roma published the father’s letter on the club’s official channels and said the family will be invited to a future match at the Stadio Olimpico.
  • Coverage notes the child is a Roma supporter living in Genoa, with the surprise entrance arranged by his father and the moment captured by DAZN’s broadcast.