PREVIEW | Roma vs Sassuolo - team news, lineups, predictions

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·8 gennaio 2026

PREVIEW | Roma vs Sassuolo - team news, lineups, predictions

Roma and Sassuolo face each other this Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico for matchweek 20 of the Serie A.

Roma have 36 points to their name this season and occupy 5th position in the table. In their last game, Gian Piero Gasperini's team won 0-2 against Lecce (Serie A 2025/26).

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Sassuolo have won 23 points to date and are placed in 11th position. Last time out, Fabio Grosso's team slipped to a 0-3 defeat against Juventus (Serie A 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Roma winning 1-0.

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Roma

Lorenzo Pellegrini - Hamstring Muscle Injury
Artem Dovbyk - Hamstring Injury
Devyne Rensch - Flu
Tommaso Baldanzi - Muscular problems
Neil El Aynaoui - Called Up To National Team
Evan Ndicka - Called Up To National Team
Pierluigi Gollini - Hamstring Injury

Sassuolo

Domenico Berardi - Hamstring Strain
Cristian Volpato - Unknown Injury
Woyo Coulibaly - Called Up To National Team

Last starting XIs

Roma ( vs Lecce 2026-01-06): Mile Svilar, Daniele Ghilardi, Jan Ziolkowski, Zeki Çelik, Manu Koné, Wesley França, Niccolò Pisilli, Stephan El Shaarawy, Bryan Cristante, Evan Ferguson, Paulo Dybala

Sassuolo ( vs Juventus 2026-01-06): Arijanet Muric, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Jay Idzes, Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Nemanja Matic, Edoardo Iannoni, Ismaël Koné, Kristian Thorstvedt, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Laurienté

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MANAGERS

Gian Piero Gasperini faced Fabio Grosso on two occasions, recording only victories.
Fabio Grosso faced Roma on two occasions, recording only losses.
Gian Piero Gasperini faced Sassuolo on 25 occasions, recording 18 wins, three draws, and four losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Sassuolo currently has one defeat in the last seven games.
Away from home, Sassuolo comes from three consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Sassuolo comes from three consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, Sassuolo comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Sassuolo currently has one victory in the last eight games.
Sassuolo comes from eight consecutive games conceding goals.
Sassuolo comes from five consecutive games without winning.
At home, Roma currently has one defeat in the last six games.
At home, Roma comes from two consecutive games without losing.
At home, Roma comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

Roma and Sassuolo have faced each other 23 times, with Roma having the advantage: 12 wins, against two victories for Sassuolo.
At the Stadio Olimpico, Roma has an advantage in the duels against Sassuolo: five wins in 11 games. Sassuolo has one victory.
In the Italian League, 23 matches were played between the two teams, with 12 wins for Roma, nine draws, and two victories for Sassuolo.