Serie A official line-ups: Lecce vs. Roma

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·6 January 2026

Serie A official line-ups: Lecce vs. Roma

Roma are forced to revamp their defence with Daniele Ghilardi, while Niccolò Pisilli gets a rare start alongside Paulo Dybala and Evan Ferguson against Lecce.

It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare at 17.00 GMT (16.00 CET).

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – DECEMBER 11: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, arrives at the stadium prior to the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD6 match between Celtic FC and AS Roma at Celtic Park on December 11, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The Giallorossi are still smarting after the controversial 1-0 defeat to Atalanta, but above all Gian Piero Gasperini has a decimated squad.

Both Gianluca Mancini and Mario Hermoso are suspended, with Evan Ndicka and Neil El Aynaoui still at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Lorenzo Pellegrini, Leon Bailey, Tommaso Baldanzi and Pierluigi Gollini are injured and did not make the trip.

Devyne Rensch was a late addition to the absentee list after coming down with flu.

It means Ghilardi and Pisilli get rare starts, while Stephan El Shaarawy has to fill in on the left flank as a makeshift wingback, and Bryan Cristante pushed into a more advanced role.

Ferguson is still trying to prove he deserves to stay at Roma amid reports he’ll be sent back to Brighton, and is supported by Dybala.

Matias Soulé and Artem Dovbyk are not at 100 per cent.

ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 27: Daniele Ghilardi of AS Roma competes for the ball with Dju Franculino of FC Midtjylland during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between AS Roma and FC Midtjylland at Stadio Olimpico on November 27, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Lecce coach Eusebio Di Francesco is in the stands to complete his two-match ban for dissent, but he watched his team earn a surprise 1-1 draw away to Juventus at the weekend.

They clambered out of the drop zone recently with victories over Parma, Fiorentina, Torino and Pisa.

Lassana Coulibaly is at AFCON, with Tete Morente, Medon Berisha, Balthazar Pierret and Christian Fruchtl injured, but Riccardo Sottil is available again.

It will always be a special game for lifelong Roma supporter Wladimiro Falcone in goal.

Danilo Veiga returns to the starting XI at right-back.

TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 03: Lameck Banda of US Lecce celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Lecce at on January 03, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)