Il Mio Canto Libero On Air · Radio Roma Sound 90 FM

IMCL 04.03.3036

·1 hr 28 min·7 clips

Sandro argues that a Chinese tourist spending 800 euros in the Hospitality suite now counts more to AS Roma than a seven-generation Roman fan wearing a handmade scarf.

1. Il Mio Canto Libero On Air, hosted by Sandro on Radio Roma Sound 90FM, centres this episode on the Italian government's decision to uphold the travel ban preventing Roma fans from attending the Europa League round-of-16 first leg against Bologna. 2. Sandro is the sole host, joined by producer Matteo in the control room; several callers contribute including Pino, Simone from Tor Bella Monaca, and a caller who identifies himself only as a regular listener. 3. The episode's core thesis is that the National Observatory's ruling — restricting ticket sales to residents outside Rome's province who hold a Roma Card — is not a public-safety measure but an attack on the constitutional right of free movement and fan belonging. 4. The National Observatory on Sporting Events ruled that the January 20, 2026 Ministry of Interior directive applies equally to European competitions, meaning Roma supporters from Rome's province cannot buy tickets to the Bologna match. 5. Sandro argues the ban constitutes 'a war of money made for money, made against the will of the people, denying unalienable constitutional values,' escalating the language to frame a football ruling as a civil-liberties crisis. 6. A caller says he gets up every morning, goes to work, has never committed any crime, yet is barred from attending a football match 'just for the simple fact that I want to be a Roma,' and describes the situation as 'blood-boiling.' 7. Another caller, Pino, says his 19-year-old son refused to travel to Genoa for the Roma match in solidarity with fans who cannot travel to Bologna, describing a generational act of fan solidarity. 8. Sandro draws a historical comparison to stadium barriers and steward cordons introduced years earlier, arguing those were the first steps toward today's collective punishment — a progressive removal of fan rights under the guise of safety. 9. He notes statistically that serious incidents inside Italian stadiums have been extremely rare for 30 to 40 years, and contrasts this with the New Year's Costa de la Sionne tragedy, arguing selective banning does not address where risks actually occur. 10. Sandro previews Roma vs Genoa as a match of both sporting and emotional significance because Daniele De Rossi — a Roma icon — is now on the Genoa bench, calling him 'a flag of Roma' who 'will never be an opponent, only a friend who plays against us.' 11. Paulo Dybala has been granted a personal permit to miss training as he became a father a few days before the recording; Sandro notes his availability for the Genoa match is uncertain. 12. Hermoso and Sule are attempting to recover for Genoa; Sandro explains Sule's pubalgía cannot be cured, only managed when pain subsides, making his inclusion unpredictable. 13. Former Roma and Juventus player Zbigniew Boniek celebrated his 70th birthday the day before recording; Sandro notes Boniek stayed so tied to Rome that Juventus removed his star from the stadium after he became identified as a non-Juventino. 14. On Brian Cristante's birthday, Sandro observes that a Roma Instagram post wishing him happy birthday divided the fan base, leading to 200 comments — which Sandro dismisses as '200 comments are not the revealed truth' about a divisive squad member. 15. Sandro delivers what he frames as the episode's sharpest insight: that a seven-generation Roman fan with a handmade knit scarf 'counts less' to the club today than a Chinese visitor spending 800 euros in the Hospitality suite on tickets, merchandise, and replica kits. 16. He declares 'passion has gone out of fashion' as a result of this economic calculus, and argues football is deliberately reorienting fans from participants to 'users of a product.' 17. The show is conversational and direct-address, mixing Sandro's unscripted monologues with voice messages played on air; he says explicitly he arrives with no written script — 'I don't have the sheet of what I have to talk about today.' 18. The tone is polemical but self-aware: Sandro repeatedly apologises for the gravity of using the word 'war' while actual conflicts are ongoing, while insisting the conceptual point stands. 19. Roma ultras and engaged fans aged 25-50 who follow Serie A and European competition politics will find the episode directly relevant to their concerns. 20. Listeners seeking match analysis, statistics, or tactical discussion will find little here; the episode is almost entirely devoted to fan-rights rhetoric and identity politics of Roman football.

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