Serie A: Roma vs Bologna – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV | OneFootball

Gian Piero Gasperini makes his debut as Roma coach in Serie A against Bologna and is expected to start Evan Ferguson, leaving Paulo Dybala and Artem Dovbyk on the bench.

It kicks off at 20:45 CET (19:45 BST) at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, which will be sold out.

Multiple sources in Italy, including Gazzetta and Sky Sport, claim that Gasperini will leave Dybala and Dovbyk on the bench, starting Brighton loanee Ferguson up front, with Neil El Aynaoui and Matias Soulé behind him.

Evan Ferguson playing for Roma (asroma.com)

Gasperini said on Saturday that Dybala was not fit to play the full 90 minutes, so he’d either start the game or be introduced as a substitute. The second option seems to be the case as probable line-ups emerge from Italian media.

Lorenzo Pellegrini and Leon Bailey are injured for Roma, and Zeki Celik is serving a one-game ban.

ROME, ITALY – MAY 14: Lewis Ferguson, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Riccardo Orsolini of Bologna lift the Coppa Italia trophy as their team mates celebrate after the team’s victory in the Coppa Italia Final match between AC Milan and Bologna at Stadio Olimpico on May 14, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Bologna return to the Olimpico three months after their historic Coppa Italia victory against Milan.

Italy international Ciro Immobile is expected to start up front, while Emil Holm is injured and Juan Miranda is suspended.

Roma vs Bologna – where to watch on TV

The game will be broadcast live on DAZN in the UK and Ireland and Paramount+ in the USA.

Roma vs Bologna – probable line-ups

Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Ghilardi, Mancini, Ndicka; Wesley, Koné, Cristante, Angelino; El Aynaoui; Soulé, Ferguson.

Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; De Silvestri, Vitík, Lucumí, Lykogiannis; Pobega, Freuler; Orsolini, Odgaard, Cambiaghi; Immobile.