Europa League official line-ups: Nice vs. Roma | OneFootball

Roma give Artem Dovbyk, Kostas Tsimikas and Neil El Aynaoui a chance to impress in the Europa League opener away to OGC Nice.

It kicks off at the Allianz Riviera, called the Grand Stade de Nice for UEFA purposes, at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

ROME, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 21: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, looks on during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on September 21, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

The Giallorossi have won three of their four games under new coach Gian Piero Gasperini, including Sunday’s Derby della Capitale against Lazio, but never scored more than one goal in any of them.

Paulo Dybala and Leon Bailey are still out of action, with Mario Hermoso not at 100 per cent, but Wesley returns to the bench after recovering from a stomach bug.

Dovbyk, El Aynaoui and Tsimikas step into the starting XI with Stephan El Shaarawy, but Matias Soulé and Manu Koné remain key figures.

Jan Ziolkowski is suspended after yellow cards picked up playing for Legia Warsaw.

WALSALL, ENGLAND – AUGUST 06: Neil El Aynaoui of AS Roma is put under pressure by Boubacar Kamara of Aston Villa during the pre-season friendly match between Aston Villa and AS Roma at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium on August 06, 2025 in Walsall, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

There are some familiar faces in the Nice squad, above all former Sassuolo and Atalanta winger Jeremie Boga.

They are missing Tanguy Ndombélé, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Moise Bombito and Youssouf Ndayishimiye through injury.

Brazilian ex-Bayern Munich defender Dante is still going strong, even though he turns 42 next month.

Nice were knocked out of the Champions League qualifying round by Benfica, then had a rough start in Ligue 1, managing two wins and three defeats.

They were swept aside 4-1 by Brest on Saturday evening.

Kostas Tsimikas joins Roma from Liverpool on loan (asroma.com)

Nice vs. Roma official line-ups

Nice: Y Diouf; A Mendy, Bah, Dante; Louchet, Vanhoutte, Boudaoui, Bard; Sanson, Kevin Carlos, Boga

Nice bench: Zelazowski, Dupé, Abdi, Moffi, Diop, Jansson, Cho, Oppong, Tiago Gouveia, Lumpungu, Clauss, Abdul Samed

Roma: Svilar; Celik, Mancini, N’Dicka; Rensch, Koné, El Aynaoui, Tsimikas; El Shaarawy, Soulé; Dovbyk

Roma bench: De Marzi, Gollini, Angelino, Cristante, Pellegrini, Ferguson, Hermoso, Wesley, Pisilli, Ghilardi

Ref: Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)

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