Overview

• Debutant wing-back Wesley Franca seized on a Jhon Lucumí error to finish in the 53rd minute for the decisive goal.
• Evan Ferguson started up front on his Serie A bow for Roma, with Paulo Dybala returning from injury as a substitute and testing the goalkeeper.
• Bologna suffered in‑game setbacks as Ciro Immobile came off with a thigh problem and Nicolò Casale exited with a hamstring issue.
• Roma managed absences with Lorenzo Pellegrini and Leon Bailey injured and Zeki Celik suspended for the opener.
• The fixture marked Gasperini’s 600th Serie A match as a coach as he began his Roma tenure with a clean sheet.