It is an all-Italian, even somewhat provincial custom to applaud the pilot of an airplane upon landing: probably a way to exorcise the natural and human fear of flying. Rarely, however, has it happened that as many as five thousand people applauded a landing, as happened to AS Roma President Dan Friedkin, who, being also an airplane pilot, landed in the capital this afternoon, personally carrying the team's new Belgian center forward Romelu Lukaku aboard his private aircraft. In this case, more than the fear of flying, there was to exorcise the absence of a bomber and the Giallorossi's poor start to the season. The GLF6 flight piloted by Friedkin, which departed from Luton, England, with a stopover in Brussels to pick up the player, was record-breaking in every sense of the word: it was the most followed on FlightrRadar24, with as many as 47 thousand users monitoring it. And he found waiting for him at Ciampino at least four thousand fans, who had come just to celebrate the striker, formerly of Inter, Milan, Chelsea and Manchester United, but also the president, to whom was dedicated the chorus "one President, there is only one President," a variant of the one once dedicated to captain Francesco Totti. Lukaku arrives at Roma on loan with right of redemption, and will fill the hole left by Tammy Abraham, struggling with a long injury. Short of preparation, the Belgian will not be in the game Friday night against Milan, in the 'American' derby between the Friedkins and the RedBirds: the center forward will be available after the break dedicated to the national teams.