AS Roma travels away from home as they face Como in their next Serie A encounter on Sunday as they look to take the top spot back from Inter Milan.
Como vs AS Roma – Match preview and team news
- Date: Sunday, 11th October.
- Kick-off: 11:30am BST.
- Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglio, Como.
Como team news
Moise Kean has been ruled out. Kean sustained a tibia injury during international duty against France, forcing manager Cesc Fàbregas to reshape his frontline.
In his absence, Tasos Douvikas is expected to lead the attacking line. On a more positive note, the squad receives a timely boost with the return of Jayden Addai, who has fully recovered from a long-term Achilles injury and resumed team training.
Fàbregas otherwise boasts a largely healthy squad, though he is carefully monitoring the fitness of creative midfielder Nico Paz.
Paz faces late evaluation following heavy international travel baggage but remains highly tipped to anchor the midfield. Fàbregas will rely on his squad depth to maintain their tactical identity at home.
AS Roma team news
AS Roma enters the fixture severely depleted by post-international break injuries, starting with star goalkeeper Mile Svilar, who is out for at least a month with a finger stress fracture.
Pierluigi Gollini will step in between the posts. The midfield is also compromised, as anchor Bryan Cristante is sidelined due to knee inflammation, likely handing veteran newcomer Marten de Roon his first start alongside Manu Koné.
Defensively, Konstantinos Koulierakis remains out, but Evan Ndicka is fully fit to anchor the back three. On the bright side, in-form striker Donyell Malen has overcome a minor knock to lead the attack, and wingback Wesley França is cleared to play.
However, manager Gian Piero Gasperini is expected to rest Argentine duo Leonardo Balerdi and Matías Soulé on the bench due to international travel fatigue.
Form
Como
Como enters this matchup in mixed but generally strong form, sitting eighth in the table with 10 points. Prior to a rare 2-0 defeat against Frosinone just before the international break, Cesc Fàbregas’s side put together an impressive three-win surge. Their recent results include vital victories against Parma (2-1) and Genoa (4-1), as well as a statement 2-1 win over Napoli. They look to protect an unbeaten domestic home record.
AS Roma
AS Roma is in excellent domestic form under Gian Piero Gasperini, sitting in second place in the Serie A Table with 13 points. The Giallorossi remain unbeaten in the league this season, displaying stellar balance with 14 goals scored and only three conceded. Following a string of four consecutive league wins against Fiorentina (4-0), Lecce (4-0), Atalanta (2-1), and Torino (2-0), Roma recently shared the spoils in a hard-fought 2-2 draw with title rivals Inter Milan.
Predicted lineups
Como: Butez; Couto, Ramon, Chalobah, Valle; Da Cunha, Milla; Diao, Paz, Baturina; Douvikas
AS Roma: Gollini; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Molina, Kone, De Roon, Wesley; Dybala, Mora; Malen
How to watch Como vs AS Roma?
UK fans can watch the match live on DAZN.
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