Roma vs Atalanta line-ups confirmed as Dybala and Ndicka start, Malen leads attack | OneFootball

Roma name Paulo Dybala and Evan Ndicka in their XI, with free-scoring Donyell Malen and Rodrigo Mora also starting, while Atalanta go with Gianluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere. Kick-off at the Stadio Olimpico is 19.45 UK time, 20.45 CEST.

According to Football Italia, this is an evening of reunions in Rome, with Gian Piero Gasperini facing his former club and Maurizio Sarri returning after last season in charge of Lazio.

Roma have begun perfectly, winning 4-0 against Fiorentina and Lecce. Malen scored five in those games and is supported by Dybala, recovered from a muscular issue, and summer signing Mora. Ndicka also returns after pulling out in the Lecce warm-up, replacing Daniele Ghilardi in defence.

Nahuel Molina remains sidelined, so Emanuele Lulli starts on the right, with only Lorenzo Pellegrini unavailable. There is no rotation ahead of Thursday’s Champions League opener against Fenerbahce.

Atalanta also opened with back-to-back wins over Sassuolo and Bologna, sealed late. Kamaldeen Sulemana and Isak Hien are not due back until next month, with Jonathan Rowe and free agent Franck Kessié added on deadline day. De Ketelaere joins Scamacca and Eljif Elmas in attack, leaving Rowe and Giacomo Raspadori on the bench.

Atalanta are unbeaten against Roma since a 1-0 here in March 2022, a run of six victories and two draws.

Roma: Svilar, Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso, Lulli, Koné, Cristante, Wesley, Dybala, Mora, Malen. Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Bellanova, Kossounou, Scalvini, Kolasinac, Samardzic, Gaetano, Ederson, De Ketelaere, Scamacca, Elmas.

Source: Football Italia

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