It was a kid's dream. Barely back from his short stint at Boca Juniors, Daniele De Rossi, ex-captain and legend of AS Rome, attended incognito the Capital Derby in the heart of the South Curva, the turn of the most passionate supporters of his club. heart.
"It is a great love, which will continue, even if it will take different forms. I do not exclude that in a few years, a little camouflaged, one could find me in a parking lot, with a beer and a sandwich, to encourage my friends ", he had said during his farewell press conference at Roma last May.
De Rossi's express transformation
In the end, he didn't hang around to carry out his project. Fake hair, tinted beard, dummy glasses and professional makeup, De Rossi lived the Sunday Derby between Roma and Lazio (1-1) like a real supporter, he who throughout his career was presented as a "Player-tifoso".
Unbelievable !!
Daniele De Rossi dressed up to be able to attend Curva Sud (Roma's grandstand) at the Roma-Lazio derby last weekend. His partner, Sarah Felberbaum has just published a video in accelerated transformation. It was one of his dreams. pic.twitter.com/17I9LsmRtd
It was his partner Sarah Felberbaum who sold the wick on his Instagram account Wednesday, with a video in accelerated speed showing the preparations for the expedition. We see De Rossi changing its appearance thanks to the work of a makeup artist, who notably put a big button on his nose.
Happy as a kid
"This is what happens when your husband decides to infiltrate South Curva to fulfill his dream and see the Derby. We lost an entire afternoon, spent hours doing makeup there, traumatized our children, but he was as happy as a kid, ”she wrote.
Daniele #DeRossi in Curva Sud al # Derby. # RomaLazio pic.twitter.com/0unarnHgTG
- Draper 🇮🇹 (@GuyTotti) January 29, 2020A video circulating on social networks was then taken up by most of the Italian sports media and seems to show De Rossi well around the corner, waving a yellow flag during the deployment of the big pre-match tifo, then jumping and singing to the glory of Roma.
De Rossi, world champion in 2006, has spent his entire European career at AS Rome. He joined the club in 2000 and left in 2019 after 616 games in the giallorosso jersey. In early January, he announced his retirement from sport and his return to Rome, after a brief Argentine experience with the Boca Juniors club.
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