AS Roma vs Fiorentina Preview

Roma open their Serie A campaign at home to Fiorentina at the Olimpico on Monday evening, with both sides using the visit as their first competitive test of the new season after contrasting pre-season programmes.

The Giallorossi arrive with a summer that has swung between promise and profligacy. Their most recent outing ended level, a 2-2 draw away to Dortmund. Prior to that, a 3-0 defeat at Brighton exposed gaps at the back that will need addressing before the campaign proper gets under way. Before that, a 4-1 win at Newport stood out as Roma’s most complete pre-season display, coming immediately after a 4-1 home defeat to Cardiff. Earlier in this run, a 3-3 draw with Cannes rounded off a five-match sequence yielding one win, two draws and two losses. It is a mixed picture, but the warm-weather schedule was always likely to prioritise fitness over results.

Fiorentina, by contrast, head into the fixture on the back of a more encouraging run. Their most recent outing brought a comfortable 4-1 Coppa Italia win over Benevento, the Viola’s only competitive fixture of the summer so far. Prior to that, a 1-1 draw with Deportivo A Coruña kept the unbeaten sequence intact. Before that, a 2-2 draw with Real Madrid was a useful gauge against elite opposition, while a narrow 1-0 win at Watford and a 3-2 loss at QPR complete a five-game spell of two wins, two draws and a single defeat.

History leans heavily towards the hosts. The head-to-head record favours Roma, who have won three of the last five meetings, with one draw and a single win for Fiorentina. Most recently, Roma won 4-0 at home in the corresponding fixture. In the previous encounter, Roma won 2-1 away at Fiorentina. The Viola’s only success in that span came via a 5-1 win at home, either side of a 2-2 draw further back. Roma’s record against this opponent, particularly at the Olimpico, gives them the psychological edge heading into matchday one.

As for the table, these sides have yet to kick a ball this season, so both clubs sit on zero points with an identical record of games played, scored and conceded. Both sides occupy 6th spot in the pre-season listing, placings that carry no real weight until results start coming in, but which both sides will be eager to move on from once the points start being awarded.

In Italy, the match is live on DAZN Italia and can also be streamed via DAZN1. In the UK and Ireland, coverage is available on DAZN UK, while viewers in the United States can catch the action on Paramount+.

Possible Lineups

Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar, Hermoso, Ndicka, Mancini, Wesley, Cristante, Koné, Molina, Dybala, Soulé, Malen

Fiorentina (4-3-3): De Gea, Mário, Drăgușin, Viery, Valdepeñas, Ndour, Oulaï, Atta, Mastantuono, Kean, Guðmundsson

AS Roma Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Dortmund	2-2	AS Roma	Club Friendly	15.08.26
❌	Brighton	3-0	AS Roma	Club Friendly	08.08.26
✅	Newport	1-4	AS Roma	Club Friendly	04.08.26
❌	Cardiff	4-1	AS Roma	Club Friendly	01.08.26
🤝	Cannes	3-3	AS Roma	Club Friendly	26.07.26

Fiorentina Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Fiorentina	4-1	Benevento	Coppa Italia	14.08.26
🤝	Fiorentina	1-1	Dep. A Coruña	Club Friendly	06.08.26
🤝	Real Madrid	2-2	Fiorentina	Club Friendly	01.08.26
✅	Watford	0-1	Fiorentina	Club Friendly	29.07.26
❌	QPR	3-2	Fiorentina	Club Friendly	25.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
AS Roma	4-0	Fiorentina	Serie A	04.05.26
Fiorentina	1-2	AS Roma	Serie A	05.10.25
AS Roma	1-0	Fiorentina	Serie A	04.05.25
Fiorentina	5-1	AS Roma	Serie A	27.10.24
Fiorentina	2-2	AS Roma	Serie A	10.03.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Italy	DAZN Italia, DAZN1
Great Britain	DAZN UK
Ireland Republic	DAZN UK
USA	Paramount+
Germany	DAZN Germany
Spain	DAZN Spain
France	DAZN France
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	beIN SPORTS 3, beIN Sports Connect
Japan	DAZN Japan

Table

POS	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Inter	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3
2	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
3	Cagliari	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
4	Udinese	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4	Como	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
6	Bologna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Torino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Venezia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Milan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Juventus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Frosinone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Atalanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Fiorentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lecce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lazio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Sassuolo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Parma	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
19	Genoa	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
20	Monza	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0