D’Amico: ‘Como-Roma an advert for Italian football, faith in all players’

D’Amico: ‘Como-Roma an advert for Italian football, faith in all players’ Roma director Tony D’Amico hopes today’s clash with Como can be ‘an advert for all of Italian football,’ putting faith in Pierluigi Gollini and Lorenzo Pellegrini amid an injury crisis. It kicks off at the Stadio Sinigaglia at 11.30 UK time (12.30 CEST). You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the Liveblog. These two sides secured Champions League qualification last season, pushing out more prestigious rivals like Juventus and Milan to take those top four spots. They hope to replicate that this term and have had strong starts to the campaign, both with very attack-minded approaches. Roma faith in squad depth ATHENS, GREECE – JANUARY 29: Pierluigi Gollini of AS Roma attempts to save a shot during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between Panathinaikos FC and AS Roma at Spyros Louis on January 29, 2026 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) “We expect a good game between two strong teams. We had our internationals back on Friday, we hope this will be an advert for all of Italian football,” D’Amico told DAZN Italia. Roma fans were shaken by news that goalkeeper Svilar will be out for at least a month after suffering a stress fracture to his toe in training, so Gollini gets his first Serie A appearance in two years. ISTANBUL, TURKEY – SEPTEMBER 10: Mile Svilar of AS Roma looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD1 match between Fenerbahce SK and AS Roma at Fenerbahce Sükrü Saracoglu Spor Kompleksi on September 10, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images) Bryan Cristante is also still out of action after withdrawing from international duty with Italy and remains a major doubt for next week’s Champions League showdown with Real Madrid too. “It’s very sad to lose an important player like Mile, and also Bryan, as these are quite long-term injuries, but all the lads who are part of the squad have the faith of the coach and club. It must be seen as motivation and not a weight on their shoulders.” ROME, ITALY – MARCH 19: Lorenzo Pellegrini of AS Roma celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between AS Roma and Bologna FC 1909 at Stadio Olimpico on March 19, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) Pellegrini returns to the starting XI for the first time in six months, having been out of contract until signing a new deal at reduced wages. “He was like a new signing for us. He had some difficult months after the injury, he worked hard over the summer, and we are confident he can give the team a big hand from here on,” concluded D’Amico.