AS Roma go into Como without Mile Svilar after Gian Piero Gasperini confirmed the goalkeeper will miss at least a month with a stress fracture. Gasperini said the fracture is not displaced, but the recovery will still take at least a month. The injury came on 2 October in training, when Svilar dived to save a shot, and Roma expect Pierluigi Gollini to take over.

Gasperini's update

Gasperini said: "We have lost Svilar for a few weeks: he had a stress fracture in training, on the fifth finger in the lower part. The fracture is not displaced, but it will require at least a month of recovery. It is being decided whether to put in a screw, which would bring him back after the break. It will be a setback, but in seasons these unforeseen events happen. We will prepare Gollini, who will thus have the chance to become important again".

The reporting around the injured area differs slightly, with some outlets describing a toe problem and others referring to a finger, but they agree on the key points: a stress fracture and a lay-off of at least a month. What matters for Roma is the timing. Svilar had started 95 consecutive Serie A matches before this injury stopped the run, and Gasperini is now preparing his deputy for a spell that begins with Como and stretches into a crowded schedule.

Roma's run without Svilar

Roma have nine matches before the next international break, and the list already includes Como vs AS Roma, Real Madrid on 14 October and Manchester United on 3 November. The team are top of Serie A with 13 points from five matches and have conceded only three league goals, so the change in goal comes at the point where their defensive structure has looked best.

Como sit eighth in Serie A with 10 points from five matches, so Saturday is not a soft landing for Gollini. He has only one Roma appearance, which leaves Gasperini with a direct call rather than a rotation choice. Roma can survive a short absence in goal, but a month without their ever-present keeper runs straight through some heavy fixtures, and the first test comes against Como.

Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 4 outlets. How we work →