Roma look to Donyell Malen and Stephan El Shaarawy for the Europa League all-Italian derby, as Bologna belief Santiago Castro and Federico Bernardeschi.
It kicks off at at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).
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LECCE, ITALY – JANUARY 06: Lameck Banda of US Lecce competes for the ball with Stephan El Shaarawy of AS Roma in the course of the Serie A match between US Lecce and AS Roma at Stadio By way of del Mare on January 06, 2026 in Lecce, Italy. (Photograph by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Pictures)
The primary leg ended 1-1 on the Stadio Dall’Ara, which means it’s all to play for within the Everlasting Metropolis for a spot within the Europa League quarter-finals.
Whoever wins will undergo to face both Aston Villa or Lille.
Roma proceed to have a critical harm disaster, lacking Paulo Dybala, Matias Soulé, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson, whereas Lorenzo Venturino is just not on the UEFA listing.
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Stephan El Shaarawy is chosen to begin in assist of centre-forward Malen, regardless of Lorenzo Pellegrini scoring within the first leg.
As soon as once more, Bryan Cristante and Niccolò Pisilli will share the duty of pushing right into a extra superior place from midfield at totally different instances within the recreation.
It has been a troublesome interval for Roma, who managed simply two attracts in 4 aggressive video games, sliding from fourth to sixth within the Serie A desk.
ROME, ITALY – JANUARY 22: Niccolo Pisilli of AS Roma celebrates together with his teammate Kostas Tsimikas after scoring the opening objective in the course of the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Section MD7 match between AS Roma and VfB Stuttgart at Stadio Olimpico on January 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
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Bologna have issues too, as a result of Juan Miranda is suspended, whereas former Roma goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski is dominated out after selecting up an harm on the weekend within the Serie A their 1-0 victory away to Sassuolo.
It means Federico Ravaglia has to take over the gloves, whereas Nikola Moro is just not at 100 per cent and Lorenzo De Silvestri isn’t on the UEFA listing.
As soon as once more, Riccardo Orsolini is left on the bench, as Bernardeschi and Jonathan Rowe are in fantastic type supporting Castro upfront.
The Stadio Olimpico is a particular place for Bologna, as that is the place they beat Milan final season to win the Coppa Italia and qualify for the Europa League.
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When these sides met right here in Serie A again in August 2025, it ended 1-0 for Roma with a Wesley objective on his debut.
BOLOGNA, ITALY – MARCH 12: Santiago Castro of Bologna is challenged by Evan Ndicka of AS Roma in the course of the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Spherical of 16 First Leg match between Bologna FC 1909 and AS Roma at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on March 12, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Pictures)
Roma vs. Bologna line-ups
Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Celik, Koné, Pisilli, Wesley; Cristante; El Shaarawy, Malen
Roma bench: De Marzi, Gollini, Rensch, Pellegrini, El Aynaoui, Tsimikas, Ziolkowski, Vaz, Ghilardi, Zaragoza
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Bologna: Ravaglia; Zortea, Vitik, Lucumì, Joao Mario; Ferguson, Freuler, Pobega; Bernardeschi, Castro, Rowe
Bologna bench: Pessina, Franceschelli, Moro, Orsolini, Heggem, Casale, Odgaard, Lykogiannis, Sohm, Dallinga, Cambiaghi, Dominguez
Ref: Kovacs (ROU)
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