Roma Snapshots: Lulli v Cacciamani, Salah-Eddine's exit, Women's Cup semi

Donyell Malen knows the way to the net against Torino. The Dutch forward scored twice on his Roma debut against Torino on 18 January at the Stadio Olimpico–Grande Torino, though one was ruled out for a marginal offside by VAR. After opening the season with a hat-trick against Fiorentina and a double against Lecce, Malen has gone without a goal in his last two matches against Atalanta and Fenerbahce but will have a chance to rediscover his scoring touch tomorrow evening. A goal in that fixture would make him the third player in Roma's history to score more than five goals after the first four league matches of a season. The other two are club legends: Pedro Manfredini, who scored 7 in 1960-61, and Francesco Totti, who scored 6 in 2001-02. Malen wears number 14 and will be looking to add his name to that elite list at the Olimpico tomorrow.

Santiago Castro is aiming to open his Roma account in Saturday's fixture at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, using the same stage where Donyell Malen made his opening contribution in giallorosso. The Argentine forward, nicknamed the "Torito", has been building match fitness and tactical understanding under Gian Piero Gasperini after remaining unused in Roma's Champions League trip to Istanbul against Fenerbahçe. Castro is expected to feature in a rotation partnership with Malen, who has been Roma's central attacking reference in the early season. The two forwards have already shown promising signs in their on-pitch alternation during the recent match against Atalanta, where Castro's introduction brought renewed energy and effectiveness to Roma's play. Though opportunities came his way in that fixture—striking both a post and the crossbar—he was denied by fortune rather than finishing. Gasperini's system appears to be building a rhythm with the pair sharing attacking duties as the season develops. Castro's return to the Torino stadium carries symbolic weight, as it was there that Malen began his Roma journey. The Argentine will be hoping to convert the positive momentum and increased game time into a concrete goal in Saturday's encounter.

Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini is expected to make significant changes to his starting XI for Roma's Serie A match against Torino, with fatigue from the Champions League fixture against Fenerbahce four days earlier likely to play a role in the decisions. Koné is certain to be rested, with Pisilli poised to make his first Serie A start of the season in midfield. In defence, Balerdi is in line to start after two consecutive decisive appearances off the bench, while Mancini has shown objective difficulty maintaining rhythm and concentration, particularly after the opening 45 minutes. Molina is also expected to feature at right-back, challenging Lulli for the position. In attack, Dybala is heading towards his first bench appearance of the season. Mora will replace him, with Soulé and Malen completing the forward line. Final clarity on the side will come during today's training session.

Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini is expected to make significant changes to his starting XI for Roma's Serie A match against Torino, with fatigue from the Champions League fixture against Fenerbahce four days earlier likely to play a role in the decisions. Koné is certain to be rested, with Pisilli poised to make his first Serie A start of the season in midfield. In defence, Balerdi is in line to start after two consecutive decisive appearances off the bench, while Mancini has shown objective difficulty maintaining rhythm and concentration, particularly after the opening 45 minutes. Molina is also expected to feature at right-back, challenging Lulli for the position. In attack, Dybala is heading towards his first bench appearance of the season. Mora will replace him, with Soulé and Malen completing the forward line. Final clarity on the side will come during today's training session.

Niccolò Pisilli is set to make his first Serie A start of the season in Roma's trip to Torino, with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini moving to deploy the midfielder alongside Bryan Cristante. The decision comes with Manu Koné sidelined by knee inflammation and training separately; Gasperini has chosen to preserve the French midfielder ahead of the Inter fixture. Pisilli, born in 2004 and a Roma academy product, has made 81 appearances for the club and has already contributed 71 minutes and a goal against Fiorentina this season. Gasperini's faith in the young midfielder reflects a wider commitment: in the summer transfer window, the coach blocked a potential sale to Porto worth approximately €25 million, convinced Pisilli could become an important rotation option. That conviction was reinforced during the Istanbul fixture when Koné was injured and Gasperini again chose Pisilli over Marten de Roon. Emanuele Lulli, born in 2007, offers a parallel story of academy development. The defender has started Roma's first three league matches and impressed against Fiorentina, Lecce, and Atalanta before being rested during the Champions League match against Fenerbahce. His availability for the Torino trip remains uncertain after a bout of influenza forced him to miss the latest training session. Should he recover, he will compete for the right-back spot where Nahuel Molina has not yet reached peak fitness and Devyne Rensch did not convince in Istanbul. Both players embody Roma's strategy of developing talent within the academy system. With a long season ahead across both Serie A and the Champions League, having two Trigoria-raised players capable of earning genuine first-team rotation represents far more than a feel-good story for the club.

Emanuele Lulli missed Roma's training session on 12 September due to flu and faces a race against time to be fit for the match at Torino. Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini will assess the defender's condition in training today and when the squad list is released to determine whether Lulli can travel to Piedmont and feature at the Olimpico Grande Torino. Roma's medical staff will check if the young defender has recovered from fever before deciding on his availability. Should Lulli fail to recover, Devyne Rensch and Nahuel Molina would have increased chances of starting on the flanks for the away fixture.

Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini is expected to make significant changes to his starting XI for Roma's Serie A match against Torino, with fatigue from the Champions League fixture against Fenerbahce four days earlier likely to play a role in the decisions. Koné is certain to be rested, with Pisilli poised to make his first Serie A start of the season in midfield. In defence, Balerdi is in line to start after two consecutive decisive appearances off the bench, while Mancini has shown objective difficulty maintaining rhythm and concentration, particularly after the opening 45 minutes. Molina is also expected to feature at right-back, challenging Lulli for the position. In attack, Dybala is heading towards his first bench appearance of the season. Mora will replace him, with Soulé and Malen completing the forward line. Final clarity on the side will come during today's training session.

Roma are preparing for their match against Torino on 14 September with several changes across midfield, defence and attack as head coach Gian Piero Gasperini manages the squad's physical demands. Manu Koné will miss the opening in favour of Niccolò Pisilli, who is set to make his first league start of the 2026-27 season after the French midfielder completed a separate training session on 12 September as a precautionary measure. Lorenzo Pellegrini is available again after his absence and will be included in the squad. The defensive line will see Leonardo Balerdi come into contention to replace Gianluca Mancini, who has appeared below his best in recent outings, with Ghilardi also in the frame. Emanuele Lulli is expected to return to the starting XI on the right flank. In attack, Gasperini plans a managed rotation between Paulo Dybala and Matías Soulé to control the demands on his forward resources as Roma push forward in their league campaign.

Niccolò Pisilli and Emanuele Lulli embody Roma's academy excellence — both young, Roman-born romanisti developed through the club's youth system. Pisilli, born in 2004, has amassed 81 appearances in a Roma shirt and will make his 82nd against Torino tomorrow, starting in midfield alongside Bryan Cristante for the first time this season. Lulli, 19 and born in 2007, was rested during Roma's Champions League fixture at Fenerbahce to protect him, and will face Torino with Cacciamani — another Roma summer target of identical age — opposing him. The pair represent the calibre of talent being developed within the club. Marten de Roon, among the recent arrivals, is gradually being integrated into the squad rotation, while Nahuel Molina — not yet at full condition — is expected to feature more regularly in the starting eleven after the international break. The Stadio Olimpico will host the clash against Atalanta, where national team coach Mancini was present to observe Roma's players. On the transfer front, Salah-Eddine has left Roma to join Panathinaikos on loan with a purchase option set at 7 million euros plus 1 million in add-ons, completing the final operation of the summer window.

Roma have completed another outgoing transfer despite the market being formally closed. The club and head coach Gasperini had decided in recent weeks to sell Salah-Eddine, but the player rejected four high-profile destinations in succession: PSV, Monaco, Olympiakos and West Ham all saw their moves fall through. Panathinaikos emerged as the eventual destination, tabling a loan deal with a right of purchase worth approximately €5–6 million plus bonuses. Salah-Eddine has already travelled to Athens for his medical examination.

Niccolò Pisilli and Emanuele Lulli embody Roma's academy excellence — both young, Roman-born romanisti developed through the club's youth system. Pisilli, born in 2004, has amassed 81 appearances in a Roma shirt and will make his 82nd against Torino tomorrow, starting in midfield alongside Bryan Cristante for the first time this season. Lulli, 19 and born in 2007, was rested during Roma's Champions League fixture at Fenerbahce to protect him, and will face Torino with Cacciamani — another Roma summer target of identical age — opposing him. The pair represent the calibre of talent being developed within the club. Marten de Roon, among the recent arrivals, is gradually being integrated into the squad rotation, while Nahuel Molina — not yet at full condition — is expected to feature more regularly in the starting eleven after the international break. The Stadio Olimpico will host the clash against Atalanta, where national team coach Mancini was present to observe Roma's players. On the transfer front, Salah-Eddine has left Roma to join Panathinaikos on loan with a purchase option set at 7 million euros plus 1 million in add-ons, completing the final operation of the summer window.

Gian Piero Gasperini is preparing to rotate his squad heavily ahead of matches against Torino and Inter, with Koné, Dybala, Malen and Mancini among those likely to be rested. Castro, Mora, Soulé, Pisilli and De Roon are expected to see more action as Roma look to preserve their key players and test the depth of the squad while addressing defensive issues that have emerged in recent fixtures. Salah-Eddine's departure to Panathinaikos is confirmed. The left-back moves on a loan deal with a right of redemption and underwent medical tests in Athens today to complete the transfer. Separately, defender Oosterwolde has reopened the possibility of joining Roma. An achilles tendon operation had scuppered a move earlier this summer, but Oosterwolde met with Roma officials in Istanbul and signalled his willingness to return. "I hope to come back to Roma in the coming months," he said. The club remains interested with D'Amico continuing to monitor developments. Gasperini values Oosterwolde's versatility, and his recovery from surgery will be key to determining whether Roma can revive the deal as early as January. Carina told Radio Radio: "I've read plenty of criticism of Roma. In 30 years doing this job I'd never known a situation where I couldn't speak to my colleague—there was an absurd broadcast an hour and a half before the match and 30 minutes after. Given where it was played, Roma put in a more than decent performance: they dominated the first half. From the stadium, I had the sense that Roma wouldn't lose it, and could even have won it." Pruzzo added: "I saw a good Roma. What I keep thinking is that I have many doubts about whether the squad is qualitatively as strong as people say: I don't have that perception. In the first half they played like last season, but in the second, when you need to change, there isn't the same level. I think Castro is Roma's best option off the bench. Then Molina comes on and does the same thing as Rensch, and Mora yesterday did nothing."