Serie A official line-ups: Roma vs. Inter

Roma welcome Paulo Dybala back in a False Nine role with Lorenzo Pellegrini and Matias Soulé, while Inter start Ange-Yoan Bonny with Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games on the Liveblog.

This is a potential head-to-head for the Scudetto, as the Giallorossi are joint top of the table alongside Napoli, with a strong start to life under new coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

Leon Bailey is on the bench for the first time since his transfer from Aston Villa, having sustained an injury in his maiden training session.

Angelino is out after flu symptoms deteriorated into bronchitis, so Wesley shifts across to the left flank, with Zeki Celik on the right.

The big surprise is that Dybala returns and is used as a False 9, seeing as both Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson have struggled to make their mark this season.

He is supported by Pellegrini and Soulé, while Manu Koné starts in midfield after he was the subject of a big offer from Inter over the summer.

Inter are missing Marcus Thuram, Matteo Darmian and goalkeeper Raffaele Di Gennaro.

Although Francesco Pio Esposito celebrated his first senior goal for Italy last week, the strain of that international duty means he is rested in favour of Bonny as the partner to Lautaro Martinez upfront.

The rest of the line-up is first choice for Cristian Chivu, including Hakan Calhanoglu, Nicolò Barella and Manuel Akanji, so there is no squad rotation ahead of the Champions League.

Roma vs. Inter official line-ups

Roma: Svilar; Hermoso, Mancini, N’Dicka; Celik, Koné, Cristante, Wesley; Soulé, Pellegrini; Dybala

Inter: Sommer; Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro Martinez, Bonny

18-10-2025 19:45

MatchDay 7

Stadio Olimpico

Roma

Inter

0 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

		4'		Lautaro Martínez
		6'		Ange-Yoan Bonny (Assist: Nicolò Barella)
Evan Ndicka		40'

2nd half

Jan Ziolkowski		70'
Mario Hermoso		73'
		74'		Henrikh Mkhitaryan
		79'		Petar Sucic
Tommaso Baldanzi		90+4'

Match statistic

57

Possession %

43

15

Total shots

12

5

Shots on target

3

6

Shots off target

7

4

Blocked shots

2

4

Corners

5

3

Offsides

0

18

Fouls

29

Roma

Inter

Starting lineups

99

Mile Svilar

Goalkeeper

5

Evan Ndicka

Defender

55'

23

Gianluca Mancini

Defender

22

Mario Hermoso

Defender

74'

43

Wesley

Defender

19

Zeki Celik

Defender

4

Bryan Cristante

Midfielder

7

Lorenzo Pellegrini

Midfielder

55'

17

Manu Koné

Midfielder

18

Matìas Soulé

Attacker

80'

21

Paulo Dybala

Attacker

74'

1

Yann Sommer

Goalkeeper

95

Alessandro Bastoni

Defender

14

Ange-Yoan Bonny

Defender

69'

32

Federico Dimarco

Defender

82'

15

Francesco Acerbi

Defender

25

Manuel Akanji

Defender

2

Denzel Dumfries

Midfielder

20

Hakan Calhanoglu

Midfielder

62'

22

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Midfielder

23

Nicolò Barella

Midfielder

82'

10

Lautaro Martínez

Attacker

61'

Substitutes

92

Stephan El Shaarawy

Attacker

95

Pierluigi Gollini

Goalkeeper

12

Konstantinos Tsimikas

Defender

2

Devyne Rensch

Defender

32

Devis Vásquez

Goalkeeper

61

Niccolò Pisilli

Midfielder

87

Daniele Ghilardi

Defender

8

Neil El Aynaoui

Midfielder

66

Buba Sangaré

Defender

9

Artem Dovbyk

Attacker

55'

24

Jan Ziolkowski

Defender

55'

35

Tommaso Baldanzi

Midfielder

74'

31

Leon Bailey

Attacker

74'

11

Evan Ferguson

Attacker

80'

6

Stefan de Vrij

Defender

11

Luis Henrique

Attacker

13

Josep Martínez

Goalkeeper

17

Andy Diouf

Attacker

31

Yann Bisseck

Defender

40

Alessandro Calligaris

Goalkeeper

42

Tomas Palacios

Defender

94

Pio Esposito

Attacker

61'

16

Davide Frattesi

Midfielder

62'

8

Petar Sucic

Defender

69'

7

Piotr Zielinski

Midfielder

82'

30

Carlos Augusto

Midfielder

82'