The game has given me so much, and I tried to give so much back to the people who have showed me so much love day after day.

Over the years, I've tried to express myself through my feet, which have made everything simpler for me ever since I was a child.

Football, to me, is a passion, more than a game. It is everything. But more than anything, it is love for Roma. I have always been Roma. There has never been anything else.

The end of my playing career was May 28, 2017. That, for me, was an historic day. I'll carry it with me forever. It will be hard to explain to people the feelings and emotions I felt that day.

I am not thinking about life after football, but I know it will be another life, another world.

I am fortunate to have only worn one shirt in my career. It is something that is fundamental to me. It is something I have always wanted: to be one of these few who wear only one shirt - a fan and a player of the same team.