The final evening at the Colosseum saw Roma face Real Madrid in a match of great importance, but attention was also paid to a high-profile meeting that took place before the match began. In a private room of the stadium, former captain Francesco Totti had a conversation with Corbin Friedkin, son of Dan Friedkin, owner of the club. The gesture was accompanied by the presence of numerous institutional and prominent figures of Italian football, including the commissioner of the Football Federation Giovanni Malagò, the president of CONI Luciano Buonfiglio, the CEO of Sport and Health Diego Nepi, and other important names such as Samuel, Rosella Sensi, Rafa Benitez, Roberto Carlos, Emilio Butragueño, Antonello Venditti and Luca Zingaretti.
Totti, accompanied by his girlfriend Noemi, also met the club's CEO, John Galanti, and enthusiastically welcomed the opportunity to participate in a special event. During the meeting, the old captain reported that he had received an offer to become the poster boy for Roma's centenary, a proposal which, according to him, only came through intermediaries and not in a direct meeting with the Friedkins. These words were extracted from Pupone's autobiography, where he explained that he had never had a direct discussion with the Friedkin family regarding this proposal.
While the match against Real Madrid saw Roma on the pitch, the presence of Totti and other notable personalities added an extra level of interest to the match. The meeting with Corbin Friedkin has been described as a moment of great importance for the history of Roma, especially in view of the centenary that the team will have to celebrate. The club and its supporters await further developments regarding the role Totti may take in this commemoration.