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Michael Fabbri has been appointed referee for Como–Roma, a Serie A fixture scheduled for Sunday 11 October at 12:30 at the Stadio Sinigaglia. The match marks the league's return following the international break and falls on matchday six. Fabbri will be supported by assistants Imperiale and Baccini, with Sozza as fourth official. Gariglio takes the VAR role and Abisso the AVAR position. Fabbri, from the Ravenna section, brings considerable history with Roma into the fixture. He has refereed the club on 19 previous occasions, recording a record of 9 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. His last encounter with Roma came in January away at Atalanta, a match that finished 1–0 to the Bergamaschi and was marked by controversy. Scalvini's goal was confirmed despite Roma's protests over contact on Svilar, while Scamacca's effort was disallowed following a lengthy VAR review for an initial offside position. Another contentious meeting between Fabbri and Roma occurred in the 3–4 defeat to Sassuolo in 2023, when Kumbulla was sent off for a challenge on Berardi; Roma protested over a preceding incident involving the same Sassuolo forward that, in their view, should have resulted in an earlier dismissal. Sunday's encounter will be Fabbri's twentieth appointment involving Roma, arriving at a moment when both sides hold significant standing in the table and the technical quality of the contest itself is considerable.

Michael Fabbri will be the referee for the Como–Roma match. The pair last met in January 2025, when Atalanta beat Roma 1–0 under Fabbri's charge. Across all 19 previous encounters Fabbri has overseen between Roma and other clubs, the Giallorossi hold a record of 9 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

Como-Roma ranks among the most anticipated fixtures of Serie A's sixth round, resuming after the international break. Rafa Benitez, the former Napoli and Inter manager, has framed the encounter between Como's Cesc Fabregas and Roma's Gian Piero Gasperini as a potential statement match. Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Benitez said: "I imagine it spectacular, fought over, rich in tactical solutions and inventions." Benitez believes the match will offer crucial readings on the league's pecking order without being decisive in itself. "It won't certainly be a knockout match, but an anti-Inter contender can in some way emerge. They are the two most credible teams to sit alongside the Italian champions," he explained. He highlighted Roma's expression of Gasperini's tactical vision: full-court football, high pressing, and immediate vertical passes. The former coach also noted the stylistic similarities between the two sides—strong squads united in the pursuit of spectacle and guided by tactically aligned managers despite their age difference. Benitez singled out Roma's attacking threat. "An attacker like Malen, exalted by the schemes and devastating; Dybala who has returned to his levels; Koné in midfield who demolishes and pushes; Rodrigo Mora who comes in and breaks things. When they are well, you struggle to hold them," he said. He equally praised Como's young talent under Fabregas, citing Nico Paz, Baturina, Ramon—described as defending with the naturalness of a thirty-year-old despite being only 21—and Da Cunha as standouts.