Serie A line-ups: Como vs. Roma
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 28: Stephan El Shaarawy celebrates with teammate Paulo Dybala after scoring a goal which is later disallowed for offside during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD5 match between Tottenham Hotspur and AS Roma at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 28, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Paulo Dybala is again used as a False 9 with support from Alexis Saelemaekers, as Claudio Ranieri’s Roma seek consistency in this trip to Cesc Fabregas’ Como.
It kicks off at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia at 17.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the Liveblog.
The Giallorossi seem to have found their feet under fourth coach of 2024 Ranieri, beating Lecce 4-1 followed by a 3-0 Europa League victory over SC Braga on Thursday.
That game also notably saw Lorenzo Pellegrini return to the starting XI for the first time since Ranieri’s debut a month ago and he was also on target, hoping to calm the tension with Roma fans.
However, it’s Stephan El Shaarawy who starts today with Saelemaekers.
Leandro Paredes is out with flu, joining injured Bryan Cristante, while Artem Dovbyk is again benched for Dybala as a False 9.
Saud Abdulhamid is confirmed on the right wing, having scored against Braga.
Nico Paz of Como (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)Como are without a victory since September 29, managing four draws in the last nine rounds.
They are unbeaten in two, drawing with Monza and Venezia, but Alberto Moreno and Marco Sala are still out of action.
Sergi Roberto returns for a spot on the bench.
Andrea Belotti is up against his former club, with Real Madrid youth product Nico Paz pulling the strings as trequartista.
Como: Reina; Van der Brempt, Goldaniga, Kempf, Barba; Da Cunha, Engelhardt; Strefezza, Nico Paz, Fadera; Belotti
Roma: Svilar; Celik, Hummels, N’Dicka; Abdulhamid, Koné, Le Fee, Angelino; Saelemaekers, El Shaarawy; Dybala
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