AS Roma vs Lazio Preview: Key Absences and Match Impact

Match Context

AS Roma host Lazio at Stadio Olimpico, Rome, on 17 May 2026 in Serie A Regular Season - 37. Roma arrive fifth on 67 points with a goal difference of 24, while Lazio sit ninth on 51 points and a goal difference of 2.

AS Roma Availability

Roma have one confirmed absentee and one major doubt in attack. E. Ferguson (Ankle Injury) is sidelined. B. Zaragoza (Knee Injury) is doubtful. With no further injuries or suspensions listed, Roma’s leading attacking figures remain available: D. Malen, the team’s top scorer with 13 league goals and 2 assists, and M. Soulé, their leading creator with 5 assists and 6 goals, are both expected to feature.

Lazio Availability

Lazio face issues at the back and in goal. I. Provedel (Shoulder Injury) is sidelined, depriving them of their first-choice goalkeeper. A. Romagnoli (Red Card) is sidelined through suspension, weakening the heart of their defense.

Impact Summary

Roma’s absences are concentrated in depth options up front, so their primary attacking output, driven by D. Malen’s 13 goals and M. Soulé’s 5 assists, remains intact. Lazio, by contrast, lose stability rather than goals, with their defensive structure hit by the simultaneous absence of I. Provedel and A. Romagnoli, potentially inviting more pressure from Roma’s in-form attack.