Roma will play for the Champions League pass in the last 180 minutes, starting from the derby against Lazio. A very high tension challenge that will coincide with Paulo Dybala's farewell to the Olimpico: his future between renewal attempts and farewell.
First the fundamental match against Sarri's Biancocelesti, then the away match in Verona: Gasperini's team is playing for its future and continues to chase a Champions League placement which, until a few rounds ago, seemed to have faded away. The sensational turnaround in the final minutes of the Parma match was what rekindled hopes, putting the Giallorossi back in full swing.
I precedenti del derby della Capitale
Roma-Lazio match valid for the 37th day of Serie A 2025/26, it will be a match full of emotions. The home club has won three of the last four matches (D1), considering all competitions: as many successes as they had achieved in the previous 13 matches (D4, L6). Furthermore, in this partial, the Giallorossi have only conceded one goal (in the 1-1 draw on 13 April 2025), keeping a clean sheet on the other three occasions.
Giampiero Gasperini reiterated in the conference how the derby is a special match: "Lazio are still an excellent team, they have finished the season and the only motivation is to prevent Roma from reaching the maximum goal. We have much more real motivations linked to the result, but it doesn't take away the difficulties of the match. The derby is always difficult to play for everyone"
Il futuro di Dybala
The first great chance to lock down Europe arrives this Sunday, with the match taking place at the same time as the other four decisive matches for the championship. It will be a very high tension challenge, but also the last performance in front of the home crowd for several members of the squad. Above all, Joya, ready to experience his probable leave from the Olimpico where he will do everything to help his teammates win the match.
The Argentine striker's contract will expire on June 30th and, despite recent contacts between the entourage and the management, the feeling is that time is now up. Sunday's game against Lazio could be the final act of an adventure that lasted four years. The story began with the historic crowd in EUR and continued amidst flare-ups of pure class, the wound of the final lost in Budapest, the refusal of the rich Arab offers and too many injuries. These are the words of the Roma coach on the matter: "The important thing is that both parties, ownership and player, have this idea. I find it very positive, when there is will on both sides a solution can be found."
For Roma, the derby represents a fundamental crossroads in the chase for the Champions League: the Giallorossi arrive at the match after three consecutive victories and with the Olimpico once again becoming a fortress. Lazio, on the other hand, is looking for an immediate reaction after the heavy defeat against Inter in the Italian Cup, with Sarri called to find offensive fluidity and mental continuity in a match that could partially change the end of the season.
Le scelte di formazione
Gian Piero Gasperini should confirm his 3-4-2-1, an extremely aggressive system that aims to ferociously occupy the internal lanes of the pitch and generate continuous numerical superiority between the lines. In front of Svilar we find, as always, Mancini, N'Dicka and Hermoso. The behavior of the three central defenders will be fundamental above all in the preventive management of Lazio's transitions.
Mancini will probably be the defender in charge of aggressive exits on Noslin when they come towards him, while N'Dicka will have the most delicate task: protecting the depth on Isaksen's side. Hermoso, on the other hand, will often act as the first director in the low construction, looking for immediate verticalizations towards Dybala or Soulé.
The presence of Koné is in doubt as he suffered a muscular problem in training the day before.
Sarri, on the other hand, will respond with his 4-3-3, based on ball control, midfield rotations and the constant search for the lateral chains. Marusic, Gila, Provstgaard and Nuno Tavares will act in defense. The Lazio defensive line will have to face the main problem that Roma creates: the continuous movements behind the midfielders. Absent Zaccagni due to injury and Romagnoli disqualified to which Motta's forfeit has also been added, Furlanetto will make his debut.
Probabili formazioni del match
ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Celik, Cristante, (doubtful), Wesley; Soulé, Dybala; Malen. All. Gasperini
LAZIO (4-3-3): Furlanetto; Marusic, Gila, Provstgaard, Pellegrini; Basic, Rovella, Taylor; Cancellieri, Maldini, Pedro. All. Sarri