Mansion Sports – The 2025/2026 Serie A season once again presents an intriguing match as AS Roma prepare to host Como in Week 15.

This meeting is scheduled to take place at the Stadio Olimpico on Monday, 15 December 2025 at 20.45 local time.

Two teams with shared ambitions of breaking into the Serie A top four will face each other at the Stadio Olimpico on Monday night, as Roma welcome Como to the Italian capital.

Both clubs are currently competing with the traditional elite sides to secure UEFA Champions League qualification, with the Giallorossi holding only a three-point advantage over their visitors.

Before this match kicks off, here is the Mansion Sports prediction for the predicted lineups Roma vs Como December 2025 below.

Team Conditions Ahead of the Match

AS Roma

After briefly topping the table in late November, Roma then suffered defeats in their last two league matches without scoring a single goal, as a striker crisis began to take a significant toll.

Following a 0-1 home defeat to reigning champions Napoli, the Giallorossi were surprisingly beaten by the same scoreline away at Cagliari last week, where Zeki Celik’s second-half red card proved extremely costly.

The hosts eventually ended their winless run with a late decisive goal in Sardinia, while Roma slipped further away from the top of the Serie A standings.

Among all clubs in the top half of the table, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side have scored the fewest goals, with just 15 in total. Ahead of Como’s visit to the Olimpico, only seven goals have been scored in home matches.

Despite attacking players such as Artem Dovbyk, Paulo Dybala, and Evan Ferguson being hampered by injuries and declining form, Roma’s defensive unit has continued to keep their top-four hopes alive.

Having conceded only eight goals, Roma boast the tightest defence in the Italian top flight, and this figure represents the club’s best defensive record at this stage in the past 12 years.

The capital club recorded another clean sheet on Thursday night when they eliminated Celtic in Glasgow. Ferguson rediscovered his sharpness by scoring twice in the first half of a 3-0 victory.

Now closing in on the Europa League knockout phase and sitting just one point away from the automatic qualification places, Gasperini’s side must host a domestic rival who are also targeting a top-four finish.

Como

Although Como have won only once in 13 Serie A away matches against Roma, a 1-0 victory in April 1950, their most recent meeting last season ended in a 2-1 defeat.

After returning to Serie A last year, the heavily invested Como enjoyed the best start to a season in their history, collecting 24 points from their first 14 matches.

Sitting above Lazio and Juventus, and unbeaten since August, they travelled to San Siro last week to test themselves against Scudetto contenders Inter Milan.

However, Inter were ruthless and ended Como’s 11-match unbeaten run with a comprehensive 4-0 victory, marking the first time this season that Como conceded more than one goal in a single match.

That result left them three points behind Roma in the tightly contested race for European qualification, and their highly respected head coach will now engage in a tactical battle with the maestro on the Giallorossi bench.

Under the guidance of Cesc Fabregas, Como average more than 60 percent possession in Serie A and attempted to play openly against Inter, making it intriguing to see how they approach Gasperini’s highly organised side.

Roma vs Como Predicted Lineups – December 2025

AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

Roma made five changes when playing at Celtic Park, but key players such as Manu Kone and Bryan Cristante are expected to return on Monday, although Gasperini could lose two players set to depart for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Evan Ndicka and Neil El Aynaoui are scheduled to represent Ivory Coast and Morocco respectively, meaning they require special permission to play one more match before leaving.

One confirmed absentee is Celik due to suspension, so Wesley or Devyne Rensch will occupy the right side in Gasperini’s preferred 3-4-2-1 formation.

With Dovbyk still sidelined, the striker role will be filled by Ferguson, who is on loan from Brighton, or by Dybala as a false nine. Hampered by fitness issues, Dybala has scored just one goal in 14 league appearances this season, marking his worst start in Serie A.

Matias Soule, who has emerged as part of the new generation of Argentine stars, is currently Roma’s top scorer with four goals.

Como (4-2-3-1)

For the visitors, Nico Paz has recorded five goals and five assists for Como. Ahead of this match, Paz is also the player with the highest number of shots in Serie A, with 51 attempts, and he will support Tasos Douvikas in attack. Alvaro Morata remains unavailable due to a thigh injury.

Sergi Roberto and Edoardo Goldaniga are also ruled out, while midfielder Maximo Perrone must serve a one-match suspension.

This match is expected to be closely contested, as both teams arrive with significant ambitions.
By examining the predicted lineups Roma vs Como December 2025 and the latest conditions of each side, this encounter at the Stadio Olimpico has the potential to deliver an engaging tactical battle filled with intensity until the final whistle.