Pope Francis appeared at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Saturday to provide a symbolic kick-off to a football match as ... city's professional clubs AS Roma and Lazio. The match ball was later handed ...

The head of Atlético Madrid's medical team has been summoned to the Vatican to help treat Pope Francis ... San Lorenzo's football base is Buenos Aires, where the pontiff - Jorge Mario Bergoglio ...

Needless to say, a defeat here would likely halt their hopes of securing continental football next season. Given the circumstances, Lazio are the last opposition Roma would want to face this weekend.