Lorenzo Pellegrini has been ruled out for this evening’s match against Cagliari

Lorenzo Pellegrini has been ruled out for this evening’s match against Cagliari.

The Roma captain will not be present for the final Serie A matchday before the international break.

As reported by Angelo Mangiante of Sky Sport, Pellegrini has been forced to forfeit the match due to a high fever.

Claudio Ranieri is expected to rotate Roma’s starting eleven for this evening’s match against Cagliari.

The veteran technician will look to rest Paulo Dybala, bringing in the likes of Lorenzo Pellegrini, Manu Koné and Alexis Saelemaekers.

Soulé will play alongside Pellegrini with Shomurodov leading the attack following Dovbyk’s negative performance vs Athletic Club.

In defense, Rensch, Mancini and Ndicka will likely lead Roma’s backline, although Victor Nelsson could also make an appearance.

Meanwhile, Mats Hummels is expected to sit on the bench as a result of his nightmare performance on Thursday night, writes Il Messaggero.

Paulo Dybala is not feeling 100% fit.

The Argentine attacker will likely feature off the bench for Roma in today’s match with Cagliari.

La Joya, pre-called by coach Scaloni with Paredes for the matches against Uruguay and Brazil valid for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, is chasing the 200th goal of his career.

As reported by Corriere della Sera, he is stuck at 199 (195 for clubs and 4 for the national team), and the hope of the approximately 60 thousand fans who will be at the Olimpico is that he can reach such a prestigious milestone wearing the Giallorossi shirt and not that of Argentina.