Roma and Fiorentina start level as first points await

A level starting point with Inter already three points clear

AS Roma begin their Serie A campaign at home to Fiorentina on Monday, August 24, with both sides seeking their first points of the regular season. Kick-off is scheduled for 18:45 UTC at Stadio Olimpico, where M. Marcenaro will referee the contest.

Roma are listed sixth and Fiorentina 14th, although those positions come after zero games and carry no points difference between the teams. Inter lead the early table with three points, leaving both Roma and Fiorentina three points behind before the opening whistle. A victory would therefore immediately move the winner into the league’s early scoring column and keep pace with the leaders.

No form guide or formation data to separate the sides

There is no recent form data available for either team, so neither arrives with a recorded run of results or momentum that can be used as a clear advantage. The season performance figures are also untouched: Roma’s home record stands at 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, while Fiorentina’s away record is 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

The available statistics show no goals scored or conceded by either side in the relevant split, with Roma recording zero goals at home and Fiorentina zero away. Neither team has a clean sheet in the listed figures. Formations have not been provided, so a detailed shape-versus-shape tactical reading is not possible. The match will instead offer the first meaningful indication of how each side intends to establish itself this season.

Absences could influence the opening approach

Roma will be without M. Bah because of a knee injury and L. Pellegrini because of a thigh injury. Pellegrini’s absence is particularly notable because it removes a named midfield option from the home squad, while Bah’s unavailability further reduces the choices available to Roma. Both players are listed as missing the fixture.

Fiorentina also have two unavailable players: F. Parisi is out with a knee injury and R. Sottil with a back injury. Parisi’s absence could affect the options available on Fiorentina’s side, while Sottil’s omission gives the visitors one fewer named attacking choice. With no confirmed formations or replacement details supplied, the exact tactical consequences cannot be established.

What is at stake in Rome

With the table reset for the first round, Roma have the opportunity to use their home fixture to put immediate distance between themselves and Fiorentina, while the visitors can begin the season by taking points away from home. The zero-point standings create no existing gap to protect, but the three-point deficit to Inter gives the opening result added relevance from the outset.

Prediction: AS Roma 1-0 Fiorentina. Roma’s home setting and the chance to start in front of their own supporters should make the hosts marginal favourites in a match where there is no form data to suggest a wider difference.