Serie A official line-ups: Roma vs. Cremonese
Roma rely on Donyell Malen, Bryan Zaragoza and returning Manu Koné, as the injury crisis is getting worse when welcoming Jamie Vardy’s Cremonese.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).
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TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 18: AS Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini looks on during the Serie A match between Torino FC and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on January 18, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
The Giallorossi have a big opportunity here to break away from Juventus in fifth place and catch Napoli in third, as both those teams lost this weekend.
However, they twice fumbled a lead to be held 2-2 by Napoli last week, and the injuries keep piling up, with Paulo Dybala, Matias Soulé, Artem Dovbyk, Evan Ferguson and Stephan El Shaarawy out of action.
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Wesley is not 100 per cent fit either after spraining his ankle during that game, but starts anyway, while January signing Zaragoza gets his first start with Lorenzo Pellegrini and on form hitman Malen.
The good news for Gian Piero Gasperini is the return of midfielder Manu Koné after several weeks out.
ROME, ITALY – JANUARY 10: Manu Kone with his teammates of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Olimpico on January 10, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
Cremonese had a sensational start to life in Serie A, but that has dissipated and they are now sliding back towards the drop zone.
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Their last victory was 2-0 against Lecce on December 7, followed by four draws and seven defeats, scoring one goal in the last six rounds.
Federico Baschirotto has joined Warren Bondo, Michele Collocolo, Romano Floriani Mussolini and Faris Moumbagna on the treatment table.
January signings Morten Thorsby and Youssef Maleh start, but former Leicester City star Vardy is dropped in favour of Antonio Sanabria.
CREMONA, ITALY – JANUARY 19: Jamie Vardy of US Cremonese reacts during the Serie A match between US Cremonese and Hellas Verona FC at Stadio Giovanni Zini on January 19, 2026 in Cremona, Italy. (Photo by Marco M. Mantovani/Getty Images)
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Roma vs. Cremonese line-ups
Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Celik, Cristante, Koné, Wesley; Zaragoza, Pellegrini; Malen
Cremonese: Audero; Terracciano, Folino, Luperto; Zerbin, Thorsby, Maleh, Payero, Pezzella; Bonazzoli, Sanabria
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