"Roma's manager has no connection to any of this, yet one Argentinian broadcaster included an old photo of him in their coverage. The segment for Telefe Noticias showed Gasperini's face between those of the accused and the deceased. A silly meme, circulated by football fans on social media to imply some (dubious) resemblance, confused as being authentic. The online version of the video was quickly taken down from YouTube, but not before it created a fresh set of headlines back in Italy."
"One of the biggest opportunities yet for his Giallorossi to prove themselves as serious challengers for the Scudetto. Where rivals have tended to shy away from that discourse, Gasperini leaned in. When you're in this position it's right to dream, he said after the 3-1 win at Cremonese that gave his team sole possession of first place in the previous round."
"Why shouldn't Roma believe, at the end of this extraordinary year? They had collected the most points of any Serie A team so far in 2025, and the margins weren't close their 76 points putting them 10 ahead of the next-best side, Napoli. The managerial transition from Claudio Ranieri, who began their revival, to Gasperini, who replaced him in the summer, has gone more smoothly than fans ever dared to hope for."
Gian Piero Gasperini was mistakenly identified by international media after an Italian story about a pension fraud case. An Argentinian broadcaster included an old photo of him, placing his face between the accused and the deceased, driven by a circulated meme that implied a resemblance. The online video was removed from YouTube after creating headlines in Italy. Gasperini remained occupied managing Roma through fixtures from Midtjylland to a top-of-the-table match with Napoli. He encouraged dreaming after a win that put Roma top with 76 points, ten ahead of Napoli, following a smooth transition from Claudio Ranieri. Questions linger about Roma's lack of a reliable scorer.
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