Match Information
Match Overview
Matchday 11 of the Serie A regular season brings third-placed AS Roma and 17th-placed Sassuolo together at the Stadio Olimpico on November 7, with kickoff at 19:45 UTC. The table positions frame the contrast: Roma sit in the upper reaches of the standings under G. Gasperini, while Sassuolo, managed by A. Aquilani, are in the lower half and looking for results to move away from the bottom end.
The sharpest contrast lies in recent league form. Sassuolo have lost four consecutive Serie A matches, beginning with a 4-2 defeat at Frosinone on October 16, followed by a 2-0 loss at Como on October 24, a 6-2 home defeat to Lazio on October 27 and a 4-2 home loss to Fiorentina on November 2. Their last point came in a 1-1 home draw with AC Milan on October 11. Across the four defeats they have conceded 16 goals, which highlights the defensive fragility that Roma's attack will look to test.
Roma, by contrast, have collected two wins and a draw in their last three league matches: a 3-3 draw at Napoli on October 24, a 4-2 home win over Cagliari on October 27 and a 5-2 win at Udinese on October 31. They scored 12 goals across those three games. The scheduling detail worth noting is Roma's UEFA Champions League league-stage trip to Manchester United on November 3, a 3-2 defeat, which leaves only a four-day turnaround before this fixture.
Both squads report no unavailable players, so each manager has full selection options. Roma's depth across defence, midfield and attack gives Gasperini room to rotate if he chooses to manage the midweek workload.
Head-to-head history also leans toward the hosts. Roma have won each of the last four meetings, including a 2-0 home win on January 10, 2026 and a 1-0 away win on October 26, 2025. The contest pairs an in-form attacking side against a team that has struggled to keep opponents out.
Predicted Lineups
AS Roma
Vásquez; Mancini, Balerdi, Hermoso; Rensch, Cristante, de Roon, Wesley; Soulé, Rodrigo Mora; Malen
Sassuolo
Turati; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Fali Candé, Doig; Adžić, Matić, Sulemana; Berardi, Esposito, Laurienté
Team Form Analysis
AS Roma
League Position: 3AS Roma Form Analysis
Roma's recent results show a side producing goals in volume. In their last three Serie A matches they scored 12 times: 3-3 at Napoli on October 24, 4-2 against Cagliari on October 27 and 5-2 at Udinese on October 31. That output pairs with a defensive record that has leaked goals, as Roma conceded in each of those league games, seven in total.
The Champions League has added a different test. Roma beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 at home on October 20 in League Stage matchday 3, then lost 3-2 at Manchester United on November 3 in League Stage matchday 4. Both European matches also featured plenty of goals, with the latter coming just four days before this league fixture, a point of schedule context for squad management.
Across their last five matches in all competitions, Roma have won three, drawn one and lost one, scoring 18 goals. The opposition has varied from a Napoli side that matched them goal for goal to Cagliari and Udinese, both of whom were beaten comfortably. Their third-place league position reflects this attacking consistency, even if the defensive record offers an opening for opponents.
Sassuolo
League Position: 17Sassuolo Form Analysis
Sassuolo arrive in poor form, having lost their last four Serie A matches. The run began with a 4-2 defeat at Frosinone on October 16, continued with a 2-0 loss at Como on October 24, and then brought two heavy home defeats: 6-2 against Lazio on October 27 and 4-2 against Fiorentina on November 2. Their most recent point was a 1-1 home draw with AC Milan on October 11.
The defensive numbers are the main concern. Sassuolo have conceded 16 goals across those four losses, an average of four per match, and have allowed at least four goals in three of them. Their attack has not been entirely silent, as they scored twice in three of the four defeats, but the scoring has not been enough to offset the goals conceded.
The opposition during this run has been varied, spanning Frosinone, Como, Lazio and Fiorentina, so the results cannot be attributed to a single difficult fixture. With a league position of 17th, the run underlines the importance of stabilising at the back. They now face a Roma side that scored twelve goals in its last three league outings.
Head-to-Head
AS Roma
Sassuolo
Recent Meetings
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | AS Roma | 2 - 0 | Sassuolo |
| 2025-10-26 | Sassuolo | 0 - 1 | AS Roma |
| 2024-03-17 | AS Roma | 1 - 0 | Sassuolo |
| 2023-12-03 | Sassuolo | 1 - 2 | AS Roma |
| 2023-03-12 | AS Roma | 3 - 4 | Sassuolo |
| 2022-11-09 | Sassuolo | 1 - 1 | AS Roma |
| 2022-02-13 | Sassuolo | 2 - 2 | AS Roma |
| 2021-09-12 | AS Roma | 2 - 1 | Sassuolo |
| 2021-04-03 | Sassuolo | 2 - 2 | AS Roma |
| 2020-12-06 | AS Roma | 0 - 0 | Sassuolo |
Memorable Matches
The most recent meetings have favoured Roma, who won 2-0 at home on January 10, 2026 and 1-0 away on October 26, 2025. Those results extended a run of four straight Roma victories in the fixture, which also includes a 1-0 home win on March 17, 2024 and a 2-1 away win on December 3, 2023.
The most dramatic encounter in the available history came on March 12, 2023, when Sassuolo won 4-3 at the Stadio Olimpico, a seven-goal match that stands as the visitors' most notable result in the sequence. Earlier meetings produced several draws, including 2-2 scorelines on February 13, 2022 and April 3, 2021, a 1-1 draw on November 9, 2022 and a goalless draw on December 6, 2020. Roma took the other result in that stretch, a 2-1 home win on September 12, 2021.
Venue Factor
The Stadio Olimpico hosts this fixture, and Roma have recent success against Sassuolo there. The hosts won 2-0 in the most recent home meeting on January 10, 2026 and 1-
Injury Concerns
AS Roma
Sassuolo
