Roma are with out key gamers in Wesley Franca and Manu Kone for the go to of Lecce in Serie A on Sunday night, as Gian Piero Gasperini and his gamers look to bounce again from their midweek Europa League exit.
The Giallorossi have been knocked out after a 4-3 thriller within the second leg of their Europa League spherical of 16 tie towards Italian opponents Bologna on Thursday night time, however should instantly flip their consideration again on the race for a spot within the Champions League positions in Serie A on Sunday.
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Roma discover themselves in sixth with 51 factors forward of kick-off, with floor to make up on Como, in fourth on 54 factors and Juventus, at the moment in fifth, additionally on 54 factors after their on Saturday night time.
TURIN, ITALY – MARCH 21: Francisco Conceicao of Juventus and Tarik Muharemovic of US Sassuolo Calcio battle for possession through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Sassuolo Calcio at Allianz Stadium on March 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
Lecce additionally discover themselves needing a consequence to raise themselves out of the relegation zone. Eusebio Di Francesco’s aspect have been leapfrogged by Cremonese on Saturday after their and are at the moment in 18th on 27 factors in consequence.
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Gasperini should do with out the suspended Wesley, who was towards Como final weekend, and Kone, who was injured towards Bologna on Thursday and is . Accidents haven’t let up in assault both, with Paulo Dybala, Matias Soule, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson all nonetheless unavailable.
That leaves Gasperini further reliant on January recruits Donyell Malen and Robinio Vaz, who might begin in tandem in assault towards Lecce in accordance with reviews from . Neil El Aynaoui is predicted to come back into the midfield rather than the injured Kone.
UDINE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 02: Donyell Malen of Roma through the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and AS Roma at Stadio Friuli on February 02, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Timothy Rogers/Getty Pictures)
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Lecce usually are not anticipated to make any main adjustments regardless of their 2-1 defeat towards Napoli final weekend, however might doubtlessly introduce Omri Gandelman into the midfield in accordance with the newest updates.
Kick-off is due at 17.00 GMT.
Roma vs. Lecce: Possible line-ups
Roma (3-4-1-2): Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Ghilardi; Celik, El Aynaoui, Cristante, Tsimikas; Pellegrini; Vaz, Malen.
Lecce (4-2-3-1): Falcone; Veiga, Siebert, Gabriel, Gallo; Gandelman, Ramadani; Pierotti, Ngom, Banda; Stulic.
The place to observe Roma vs. Lecce
COMO, ITALY – MARCH 15: AS Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini appears to be like on through the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AS Roma at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on March 15, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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