Roma host Genoa in Serie A as Gasperini and De Rossi meet at the Olimpico

Roma and Genoa meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 20:45 local time, according to Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport. The fixture is matchday 7 of the 2026-27 Serie A season and will be broadcast live on Sky Sport, with streaming available on NOW and DAZN.

Two coaches with Roma history

Roma are coached by Gian Piero Gasperini, while Genoa are led by Daniele De Rossi, a former Roma captain described by Corriere dello Sport as a club legend returning to the Olimpico. Ahead of the match, Gasperini said of his squad: "The squad has value, but we're not talking about the Scudetto," as reported by Corriere dello Sport.

According to Tuttosport, De Rossi said he would try to be "more emotionally detached than last year" when facing his former club, and he added that he did not expect Roma to be weakened by their midweek Champions League defeat.

League positions before kick-off

Per Sky Sport's official Serie A table, Roma sit third with 14 points from six matches (four wins, two draws, no defeats, 14 goals scored, three conceded). Genoa are 17th with four points from six matches (one win, one draw, four defeats, five goals scored, 11 conceded).

Tuttosport reported that Genoa arrive at the Olimpico after beating Fiorentina 2-1 at the Ferraris, their first Serie A win of the season, while Roma's last league victory came on September 14 away at Torino (2-0), followed by a draw with Inter and a draw with Como.

Fallout from the Real Madrid defeat

Roma arrive at this match three days after losing 4-3 to Real Madrid in the Champions League at the Olimpico on October 14, in a game that marked José Mourinho's return to his former club. Al Jazeera reported that Roma led through goals from Marten de Roon and a brace from Donyell Malen before Real Madrid scored three times in the closing minutes, all from corners, with Antonio Rüdiger's 90th-minute goal completing the comeback.

According to AS Roma's official site, Koné left that match in tears and, along with Svilar and Cristante, is unavailable for the Genoa fixture; Dybala is also in doubt. Tuttosport reported that Gasperini said his players "seemed like shadows in the final stages" of the Real Madrid game.

Squads and expected line-ups

AS Roma's official squad list for the match includes goalkeepers Vásquez, De Marzi and Gollini; defenders Rensch, Koulierakis, Ndicka, Molina, Hermoso, Mancini, Balerdi, Wesley, Lulli and Ghilardi; midfielders Pellegrini, De Roon, Pisilli, Di Nunzio and Mora; and forwards Castro, Soulé, Arena, Paratici and Camara.

Based on official line-ups reported by multiple outlets, Roma are expected to field a 3-4-2-1 system: Gollini; Balerdi, Ndicka, Koulierakis; Lulli, De Roon, Pisilli, Rensch; Soulé, Mora; Castro, with Castro starting as striker following Malen's suspension. Genoa are set up in the same shape: Bijlow; Marcandalli, Østigård, Vásquez; Ellertsson, Wiafe, Frendrup, Puczka; Messias, El Shaarawy; Osmajić.

• Kick-off: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 20:45 at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
• Roma: 3rd in Serie A with 14 points; without Svilar, Cristante and Koné, Dybala in doubt, Malen suspended.
• Genoa: 17th in Serie A with 4 points; arrive on the back of a 2-1 win over Fiorentina.
• Broadcast: Sky Sport, with streaming on NOW and DAZN.