Roma announce squad for Cagliari match

Roma face a match where their squad options are limited by injuries. Gian Piero Gasperini started Santiago Castro, Nahuel Molina and Matias Soulé in the starting XI. Bryan Cristante will also play in a more advanced role.

The Giallorossi have won only one of their last four Serie A matches. After a 3-3 draw away to Napoli, the team also dropped points against Como and Inter. Paulo Dybala, Mile Svilar, Manu Koné and Lorenzo Pellegrini are not available due to injuries. Mario Hermoso, Wesley and Donyell Malen have been rested.

Things are not much better for Cagliari. After a 1-1 draw with Juventus, the team lost 4-0 away to Monza and 2-0 at home to Bologna. Harry Winks will not play in this match because of a back injury. Mattia Felici and Riyad Idrissi are also on the injury list.

Another notable development is that Yael Trepy is on the bench for the first time since he nearly drowned in a pool on 17 August. Sugawara, the Japan international on loan from Southampton, will start in the starting XI for the first time. Cagliari will line up in a 3-5-2 formation.

The match will be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 19:45 GMT.