Roma to submit new UEFA squad list, Vaz could be excluded | OneFootball

Roma still has 24 hours to submit their list of eligible players to UEFA for the second half of the Europa League, which for the Giallorossi restarts on March 12 with the first leg of the round of 16.

Their opponent will be Bologna, Brann, Dinamo Zagreb, and Genk.

The rules are clear: a maximum of 25 players on List A, with at least eight players trained locally, plus the option to use List B, reserved for players born after January 1, 2003, with at least two years of club experience. Compared to the list submitted in September, some changes are already certain.

Leon Bailey, who has returned to Aston Villa, and Artem Dovbyk, currently injured, will remain out. Malen and Bryan Zaragoza will be included in their place, both of whom are expected to play an important role in Gasperini’s attacking rotation.

According to the rules, however, Roma would have the option of adding a third name. Robin Vaz is hoping for this, while Venturino’s chances appear decidedly slim.

The main issue is who should make room for him: theoretically, the suspect is Evan Ferguson, but the player’s entourage has clearly rejected this possibility.

As a result, Vaz is at serious risk of being excluded from the European squad, unless Gasperini decides to sacrifice one of the full-backs currently in the squad.