Former Italy stars Francesco Totti and Gianluca Vialli will be the Azzurri’s ambassadors at Euro 2020.

The FIGC announced on Wednesday that Totti would be an ambassador for the city of Rome, which will host four games at the continent-wide tournament.

Vialli, on the other hand, will represent volunteers in the Italian capital during the competition.

Totti scored nine goals in 58 caps for Italy, winning the 2006 World Cup, while Vialli played for La Nazionale at three major tournaments between 1985 and 1992.

Prosecutor Paolo Ielo has assured that Roma and their new stadium project are not linked to the arrest of councillor Marcello De Vito.

The Stadio della Roma project risked a further delay on Wednesday, when De Vito – the President of Rome city council’s assembly, described as a deputy to mayor Virginia Raggi – was arrested on corruption charges.

However, Ielo told reporters: “Nothing has changed [with regards to the stadium], but it’s something we’re not interested in right now.

Roma have reportedly narrowed their list of managerial candidates down to Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri and Atalanta’s Gian Piero Gasperini.

According to the likes of Corriere dello Sport and Sport Mediaset, Sarri remains the preferred choice for Roma President James Pallotta.

However, the Giallorossi could find negotiations difficult for the ex-Napoli Coach, even if he is sacked by Chelsea, given the ongoing saga of Antonio Conte’s dismissal from last summer.

Roma have joined the race for PSV Eindhoven creative midfielder Justin Lonwijk, already targeted by Eintracht Frankfurt and Leeds United.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, the 19-year-old talent has caught the eye of Roma’s new director of sport Ricky Massara.

Lonwijk could be a bargain, as his contract is due to expire in June, but PSV are working to agree a new deal.

The Giallorossi face competition from Eintracht Frankfurt and Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United.

Roma are reportedly leading West Ham United in the race for Deportivo Alaves and Chile defender Guillermo Maripan.

According to the Daily Mail, the Giallorossi have been in negotiations with his club over the last few weeks.

The 24-year-old centre-back is very tall, standing at 6ft 4ins (1.93m) and has been in Spain with Alaves since the €1m move from Club Universidad Catolica in 2017.

After Federico Chiesa picked up an injury during training, Stephan El Shaarawy is the favourite to replace him for Italy against Finland.

The Azzurri begin their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign in Group J by hosting Finland on Saturday evening, then welcome Liechtenstein on Tuesday March 26.

Chiesa had been expected to start in a 4-3-3 formation, but the Fiorentina forward pulled up with a muscular problem in today’s training session.

Roma legend Carlo Mazzone believes caretaker manager Claudio Ranieri “has everything it takes to bring this team to fourth place.”

The Giallorossi are currently in fifth, four points adrift of fourth-placed Milan and the Champions League spots.

“I hope that Roma can recover soon, as I continue to follow their progress with affection, purely as a fan,” former Coach Mazzone told Radio Centro Suono Sport.

“Ranieri was my player, one of my lads, and has everything it takes to bring this Roma team to fourth place.”

Napoli are optimistic they could have Lorenzo Insigne back for the game against Roma and fit to start with Arsenal.

The captain was ruled out for three weeks with a muscular injury during the warm-up of their Europa League trip to RB Salzburg last Thursday.

According to Sky Sport Italia, Insigne is responding well to treatment and could be ready for the Serie A showdown with Roma on March 31.

There are another two games after that, with Empoli and Genoa, before the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final at Arsenal on April 11.

Roma midfielder Steven Nzonzi will reportedly push for a Premier League return this summer.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Nzonzi would like a move back to England, where his son currently resides.

The Frenchman previously played for Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City over a six-year period before joining Sevilla in 2015.

However, the newspaper adds Roma have yet to receive any offers from Premier League clubs, with Olympique Marseille the only side to show interest.

Juventus are reportedly winning the race to sign Nicolo Zaniolo as it is said the midfielder ‘will’ leave Roma if they do not qualify for the Champions League.

According to Tuttosport, Juve are ahead of Real Madrid, Manchester United and Milan in the queue for Zaniolo.

The Bianconeri would also have a €60m offer ready to go for the 20-year-old, which is more than the ‘enquiries’ of their rivals.