Both good and bad Roma news for Como trip
Manu Koné returns to the Roma squad for their fourth place showdown with Como, but Matias Soulé and Paulo Dybala are still out of action with Evan Ndicka suspended.
It kicks off at the Stadio Sinigaglia on Sunday at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).
This is a huge crossroads in the race for Champions League qualification, as the two teams are stuck together in joint fourth place.
The good news for Gian Piero Gasperini is the return of Koné, who was not even on the bench after a muscular twinge during Thursday’s Europa League 1-1 draw with Bologna.
Wesley is also back after sitting out last week’s Serie A defeat to Genoa, but he is replaced on the naughty step by Ndicka.
It had been hoped that Soulé would recover from his on-going inflammation of the groin area, but the pain persists and he is again not going to make the trip.
Paulo Dybala, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson are long-term absentees, leaving very few alternatives in attack.
As for the defence, Ndicka’s ban makes it likely that Mario Hermoso will receive his first start since February 2, having played 25 minutes against Bologna on Thursday.
Roma squad for Como
Svilar, De Marzi, Gollini; Rensch, Angelino, Tsimikas, Celik, Hermoso, Mancini, Ziolkowski, Wesley, Ghilardi; Cristante, Pellegrini, El Aynaoui, Kone, Pisilli; Malen, Venturino, Vaz, El Shaarawy, Zaragoza