Roma and Inter meet at the Stadio Olimpico at 18:00 in one of the defining fixtures of Serie A’s fifth round, with both coaches making clear selections for a contest that carries early weight in the season’s developing picture.
Gian Piero Gasperini has placed Mile Svilar in goal for Roma, protected by Gianluca Mancini, Evan Ndicka and Mario Hermoso. Bryan Cristante and Manu Koné form the central midfield pairing, while Nahuel Molina and Wesley are selected on the flanks. Up front, Donyell Malen leads the line, with Paulo Dybala and Matias Soulé operating behind him.
Inter coach Cristian Chivu answers with Josep Martinez between the posts. Yann Bisseck, Manuel Akanji and Alessandro Bastoni make up the defensive unit, while Denzel Dumfries is not involved in the stated starting side, leaving Andy Diouf and Federico Dimarco as the wide players. Nicolò Barella, Piotr Zielinski and Carlos Augusto Jones are named through midfield, with Marcus Thuram joining Lautaro Martinez in attack.
Official starting line-ups
Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Molina, Cristante, Koné, Wesley; Dybala, Soulé; Malen. Coach: Gasperini.
Inter: Martinez; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Diouf, Barella, Zielinski, Jones, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro. Coach: Chivu.
