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De Rossi pens open letter to Roma and fans

Departing AS Roma captain Daniele de Rossi has penned an open letter to fans.

Sunday's game with Parma will be his last with the Giallorosso.

He wrote: “It was a long journey, intense, always accompanied by my love for this team.

“I don't want to leave this gratitude hanging in the air, because, while I write the words thank you, my mind considers not abstract concepts, but specific memories and sensations, faces and voices.

“Allow me to thank all the Roma that I got to know: the Sensi family, President Pallotta. All the women and men who worked and currently work at Trigoria. The Coaches who guided me, each of whom taught me something important, nobody excluded.

“The medical staff who took care of me: Damiano, without whom my appearances in this jersey would certainly have been fewer.

“My teammates, the most intimate side of my work: they are like a family to me. The daily life of the Trigoria locker room is what I will miss the most."

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