According to Italian media outlet Slow Motion, protests erupted outside the Roma training ground as employees opposed being transferred to stores and demoted. The club explained it was an organizational restructuring.

Roma employees went on strike that day and staged a sit-in protest outside the Trigoria training ground. The action was initiated by Filcams Cgil and Fisascat Cisl due to the club's new corporate restructuring plan. Protesters gathered outside the Fulvio Bernardini training center gates, holding banners expressing dissatisfaction with the management's decision.

The dispute involves the club's decision to transfer approximately 40 employees out of a workforce of about 300 to Roma stores and demote them. These employees came from various positions such as communications, marketing, ticketing, administration, media, and sports secretariat, and were subsequently assigned to sell jerseys and merchandise.

A banner displayed by protesters outside the gate read: "Gasperini thanked us, but the club is getting rid of us. Against layoffs disguised as dismissals!" The first half of the banner refers to Gasperini personally meeting and thanking club employees who had long worked behind the scenes, the day after Roma secured their Champions League qualification. Employees and unions believe this is a "maneuver disguised as collective layoffs" aimed at forcing employees out, as they are being assigned to tasks completely unrelated to their skills and for which they have not received training.

The unions also accused the Friedkin family's management of attempting to cut costs through outsourcing, stating that they failed to respect the rights of workers, both male and female, and did not adhere to labor protection norms. Prior to this protest, employees had declared a state of alert at a general assembly on July 14. Fisascat Cisl and Filcams Cgil simultaneously called for the Lazio region to intervene in the dispute.

Roma, on the other hand, stated that this was a workforce restructuring. The club said the adjustments involved positions that were no longer considered priorities, and employees would be transferred to other jobs deemed more strategic. Reasons given by the club included preparations for the club's centenary celebrations and advancing the new stadium project.

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