Pisilli growing under Gasperini, starting at Udine with better numbers than De Rossi

Roma head to the Bluenergy Stadium looking to beat Udinese and extend their winning run to two matches, and their unbeaten run to ten. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini is reportedly preparing a set of considered changes for the fixture. Daniele Ghilardi is set to start in defence, Rodrigo Mora is called upon to start from the first minute, and Marten de Roon is expected to be rested. Wesley returns to start on the flank, regaining his place on the wing. The match is not expected to be straightforward, but the article describes this Roma side as having the strength to keep fighting for their goals. Roma are chasing a second consecutive win and a tenth successive result without defeat, with Gasperini's ideas clearly set out for the trip north. The Italian sports dailies largely agree on the lineup. La Gazzetta dello Sport, Il Messaggero and La Repubblica all name a 3-4-1-2 with Gollini in goal, Ghilardi, Balerdi and Hermoso in defence, Lulli, Cristante, Pisilli and Wesley in midfield, Mora in behind, and Soulé and Malen up front. Il Corriere dello Sport and Il Tempo differ in placing De Roon alongside Cristante and Pisilli behind Malen and Soulé, while Il Corriere dello Sport also includes Ndicka in a back three. Il Corriere della Sera names Rensch in midfield and Ndicka in defence, with Ghilardi and Hermoso alongside him. All of the papers name Gasperini as coach.

Niccolò Pisilli is set to start for the sixth consecutive time when Roma play at Udine tonight, with Manu Koné absent, and he has become one of Gian Piero Gasperini's main goal sources this season. The 2004-born midfielder has already scored four goals this campaign, making him Roma's second-highest scorer after Donyell Malen, who has 10. Gasperini's side has seen almost the whole squad find the net so far this season, and Pisilli is increasingly the extra goalscorer in the team. Pisilli has reached 10 career goals at 22 years old, with 82 appearances to his name. That is quicker than Daniele De Rossi, who scored his tenth goal for Roma in his 105th appearance in the yellow and red, at the age of 22 years and 7 months. Gasperini has a long history of getting goals from midfielders, with Pasalic, Koopmeiners and the Bergamo-era Cristante all enjoying productive spells under him, and Pisilli now joins that list. The report is written by Francesco Balzani for La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Roma travel to the Bluenergy Stadium to face Udinese on Saturday 31 October at 18:00, in Serie A matchday 10. Gian Piero Gasperini's side arrive after a 4-2 win over Cagliari that moved them into third place with 21 points. Udinese, coached by Kosta Runjaic, ended a run of six consecutive defeats with a 0-0 draw at Parma, but have not scored in three matches and have collected just five points from their first nine games. Runiajc has confirmed the absences of Solet, Bayo, Zanoli and Alaba. Okoye is expected in goal, with Abankwah, Kabasele and Palma in the back three and Vojvoda and Kamara on the flanks. Karlstrom is set to anchor midfield alongside either Zarraga or Piotrowski, while Zaniolo and Ekkelenkamp support Davis up front. Bertola has recovered from injury. Gueye is also unavailable for the hosts. Roma are without Svilar, Koné, Pellegrini and Dybala, who has not been included in the squad. Gollini keeps his place in goal. Gasperini is expected to rotate heavily in defence, with Ghilardi, Balerdi and Hermoso favoured, while Mancini and N'Dicka are initially set to rest. Lulli and Wesley will operate on the flanks, with Cristante and Pisilli in midfield and De Roon given a breather. Soulé, Rodrigo Mora and Malen are confirmed up front. Both teams line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation. The match will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN, via the DAZN app on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, consoles and computers, and on the DAZN 1 channel for satellite subscribers who have activated the option. There is no live coverage on the traditional Sky Sport channels. Kick-off is at 18:00 on Saturday 31 October. Bookmakers make Roma clear favourites. Udinese are priced between 5.50 and 5.70, a draw between 4.20 and 4.50, and a Roma win between 1.52 and 1.57. Market probabilities give Roma around a 60% chance of victory. Bookmakers also expect goals, with Over 2.5 favoured over Under, and Goal offered at a relatively low price. Roma have the second-best attack in the league. The most likely correct score is a 1-2 Roma win, priced around 7.00-7.50, ahead of 1-1, 0-1 and 0-2. The referee is Fabio Maresca of Napoli, with assistants Lo Cicero and Rossi L., Daniele Chiffi as fourth official, Daniele Paterna as VAR and Gianluca Aureliano as AVAR.

Roma head to the Bluenergy Stadium looking to beat Udinese and extend their winning run to two matches, and their unbeaten run to ten. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini is reportedly preparing a set of considered changes for the fixture. Daniele Ghilardi is set to start in defence, Rodrigo Mora is called upon to start from the first minute, and Marten de Roon is expected to be rested. Wesley returns to start on the flank, regaining his place on the wing. The match is not expected to be straightforward, but the article describes this Roma side as having the strength to keep fighting for their goals. Roma are chasing a second consecutive win and a tenth successive result without defeat, with Gasperini's ideas clearly set out for the trip north. The Italian sports dailies largely agree on the lineup. La Gazzetta dello Sport, Il Messaggero and La Repubblica all name a 3-4-1-2 with Gollini in goal, Ghilardi, Balerdi and Hermoso in defence, Lulli, Cristante, Pisilli and Wesley in midfield, Mora in behind, and Soulé and Malen up front. Il Corriere dello Sport and Il Tempo differ in placing De Roon alongside Cristante and Pisilli behind Malen and Soulé, while Il Corriere dello Sport also includes Ndicka in a back three. Il Corriere della Sera names Rensch in midfield and Ndicka in defence, with Ghilardi and Hermoso alongside him. All of the papers name Gasperini as coach.

Niccolò Pisilli is building a reputation as a goalscorer whatever role Gian Piero Gasperini gives him, and his tally is pushing Roma's scoring machine forward. Tonight's match will be his 90th appearance in the giallorossi shirt, a milestone for a player born and raised with Roma in his heart. Three years ago he scored his first goal in Europe, in the Europa League, and ten days ago he scored his first Champions League goal while wearing the captain's armband. This season could finally be the one that confirms him as a key figure. In the pecking order he starts behind Manu Koné and Bryan Cristante, but he has a quality the other midfielders do not: he is good at scoring, which is no small thing in football. Gasperini has deployed him in midfield but also in the number ten position behind the strikers, and the results so far have been excellent. Daniele Aloisi, writing in Il Messaggero, draws a parallel with Mario Pasalic, who arrived in Bergamo to play as a trequartista and who, in 92 games under Gasperini, was often asked to play deeper, in 21 of them as a midfield anchor. The Croat's switch of role did not stop him scoring, as he found the net 16 times in that position and also provided 18 assists. Roma's status as a goal-scoring machine owes something to Pisilli, who always seems to be in the right place at the right time.

Niccolò Pisilli is set to start for the sixth consecutive time when Roma play at Udine tonight, with Manu Koné absent, and he has become one of Gian Piero Gasperini's main goal sources this season. The 2004-born midfielder has already scored four goals this campaign, making him Roma's second-highest scorer after Donyell Malen, who has 10. Gasperini's side has seen almost the whole squad find the net so far this season, and Pisilli is increasingly the extra goalscorer in the team. Pisilli has reached 10 career goals at 22 years old, with 82 appearances to his name. That is quicker than Daniele De Rossi, who scored his tenth goal for Roma in his 105th appearance in the yellow and red, at the age of 22 years and 7 months. Gasperini has a long history of getting goals from midfielders, with Pasalic, Koopmeiners and the Bergamo-era Cristante all enjoying productive spells under him, and Pisilli now joins that list. The report is written by Francesco Balzani for La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Roma head to the Bluenergy Stadium looking to beat Udinese and extend their winning run to two matches, and their unbeaten run to ten. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini is reportedly preparing a set of considered changes for the fixture. Daniele Ghilardi is set to start in defence, Rodrigo Mora is called upon to start from the first minute, and Marten de Roon is expected to be rested. Wesley returns to start on the flank, regaining his place on the wing. The match is not expected to be straightforward, but the article describes this Roma side as having the strength to keep fighting for their goals. Roma are chasing a second consecutive win and a tenth successive result without defeat, with Gasperini's ideas clearly set out for the trip north. The Italian sports dailies largely agree on the lineup. La Gazzetta dello Sport, Il Messaggero and La Repubblica all name a 3-4-1-2 with Gollini in goal, Ghilardi, Balerdi and Hermoso in defence, Lulli, Cristante, Pisilli and Wesley in midfield, Mora in behind, and Soulé and Malen up front. Il Corriere dello Sport and Il Tempo differ in placing De Roon alongside Cristante and Pisilli behind Malen and Soulé, while Il Corriere dello Sport also includes Ndicka in a back three. Il Corriere della Sera names Rensch in midfield and Ndicka in defence, with Ghilardi and Hermoso alongside him. All of the papers name Gasperini as coach.

Roma begin a run of five matches that are on paper favourable when they face Udinese at the Friuli today, 31 October, a sequence that could lift them up the table and leave them close to, if not ahead of, Lazio by the Rome derby on 13 December. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that after a win over Cagliari that came with some scares, Roma head into the game in Udine with Gasperini's plan taking shape. Before the international break, Roma are set to face sides in difficulty, namely Udinese, Sassuolo, Parma, Monza and Bologna. Between those fixtures come the demanding Champions League trips to Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, but the article suggests the conditions to push on are all there. Roma are chasing an eighth win of the season to stay attached to the leading group and keep moving forward. For today's game, with Udinese going through a difficult moment and looking for a way back, Gasperini is set to rotate ahead of the trip to England. There will be changes and continuity: Ghilardi and Balerdi lead the defence, Wesley is on the left, while the attacking thrust will again be entrusted to Donyell Malen, who already has ten goals this season, and Matías Soulé, increasingly decisive on the right flank. Roma are looking to stay in touch with the group at the top and keep up the pace.

Niccolò Pisilli is set to start for the sixth consecutive time when Roma play at Udine tonight, with Manu Koné absent, and he has become one of Gian Piero Gasperini's main goal sources this season. The 2004-born midfielder has already scored four goals this campaign, making him Roma's second-highest scorer after Donyell Malen, who has 10. Gasperini's side has seen almost the whole squad find the net so far this season, and Pisilli is increasingly the extra goalscorer in the team. Pisilli has reached 10 career goals at 22 years old, with 82 appearances to his name. That is quicker than Daniele De Rossi, who scored his tenth goal for Roma in his 105th appearance in the yellow and red, at the age of 22 years and 7 months. Gasperini has a long history of getting goals from midfielders, with Pasalic, Koopmeiners and the Bergamo-era Cristante all enjoying productive spells under him, and Pisilli now joins that list. The report is written by Francesco Balzani for La Gazzetta dello Sport.