Football Trips to Rome

Old stone lanes, red-and-yellow scarves, the smell of Testaccio kitchens and a slow walk through Foro Italico: this is how football trips to Rome should begin. “See Rome in yellow and red: from the streets to the Curva Sud, Roma is the club that wears the city’s own colours.” We have helped over 50,000 travelers enjoy football weekends across Europe, and this one has a rhythm all of its own.

Roma wears the city’s colours

Roma were founded on 7 June 1927 through the merger of Fortitudo-ProRoma, Football Club di Roma and Alba-Audace. The club’s identity was never just sporting. Yellow and red are the traditional colours of the capital, while the Capitoline Wolf ties the badge to the city’s founding myth.

The roots run beyond postcard squares and imperial ruins, into old districts, suburbs and family stories passed down across generations. Campo Testaccio, the club’s spiritual home from 1929 to 1940, still carries that pull. Its first league game there ended 2–1, and the final fixture on that ground also finished 2–1. Rodolfo Volk’s goal in the first derby became early Roma folklore.

Our package trips built around Roma keep that connection at the centre, while a Serie A trip in Italy adds the wider theatre of calcio around it.

Testaccio before Stadio Olimpico (Roma)

Testaccio is both a food district and part of Roma’s football soul. The old slaughterhouse opened in 1890, and its meat scraps helped shape quinto quarto cooking: humble cuts turned into deep, Roman flavour. At Mercato Testaccio, locals describe the market as “100 stalls, 100 stories and 1000 products.” It feels alive before a big evening.

Start in Testaccio with a paper-wrapped supplì or a trapizzino dripping with Roman sauce, then follow the red-and-yellow tide north to the Olimpico. Trapizzino Testaccio, at Via Giovanni Branca 88, is part of the ritual for many visitors, with fillings such as meatballs or chicken cacciatore tucked into crisp bread pockets.

• Begin among market voices, clattering plates and old warehouses rather than rushing straight to the stadium.
• Pause near the memory of Campo Testaccio, where the club’s early soul still feels close.
• Let the walk north build slowly, scarf by scarf, until the floodlights come into view.

For travelers who want a trip with a bit more character, our unique football trips place the game inside the life of the destination. A football weekend in the Italian capital becomes food, colour and memory before the first song begins.

Stadio Olimpico (Roma) comes alive

Stadio Olimpico (Roma) sits in the Foro Italico complex on the slopes of Monte Mario. Its story began in 1927, it was partly inaugurated as Stadio dei Cipressi in 1932, and it reopened in 1953 with an international fixture. Once nicknamed Stadio dei Centomila because it held around 100,000 people, it was renamed for the 1960 Olympic Games.

Today, the official Roma capacity is 68,530. On 18 May 2025, the club recorded a Stadio Olimpico (Roma) crowd of 68,143 for a league meeting, proof that this bowl can still become a 68,000-seat Roman theatre. The approach matters too: the Foro Italico walk passes Stadio dei Marmi, 60 four-metre-high marble statues, Olympic avenues and scarf sellers.

Then come Antonello Venditti, “Roma Roma Roma,” “Grazie Roma,” lifted scarves and red-and-yellow flags. The south end gives the loudest Roma feeling; long-side areas offer a wider view of the choreography, the pitch and the movement around you.

Because demand can rise sharply for major fixtures and the city derby, our ticket guarantee is a key part of travelling with us. For supporters drawn to intense rivalries, our derby trips show why these games stay in the memory long after the final whistle.

Easy planning, real Roma feeling

A great football trip should leave room for anticipation. Our packages include flights, carefully selected hotels and official match access, so you do not have to piece together the journey yourself. That helps first-time visitors, groups and fans targeting high-demand games, especially when the calendar brings a huge Serie A match to the capital.

Planning ahead means more time for Testaccio, the Foro Italico walk, Roma colours and getting inside early for the anthem. We take care of the essentials; you take in the city as it changes tone from afternoon chatter to evening roar.

If you are travelling with friends, our options for shared rooms make group weekends simple, while our practical answers help set expectations before departure. The reward is wonderfully direct: a seat inside Stadio Olimpico (Roma), a scarf above your head, and thousands of voices turning the night yellow and red.