Roma lose five starters as Koné and Dybala doubts mount; Atalanta need just 45 minutes

Roma's injury crisis, Atalanta's flying start

Gian Piero Gasperini faces a selection headache ahead of Roma's trip to Genoa, with the Giallorossi set to be without five regular starters. Manu Koné is a doubt with a problem that could sideline him for a month, while there is "anxiety for Paulo" Dybala, who — along with Koné — is among those who have "stunned" Gasperini with their fitness concerns.

Across the country, Atalanta made light of their own issues as a single half proved enough to see off Paphos. "One half is enough for Atalanta," La Gazzetta dello Sport quipped, with the Bergamo side wrapping up the points before the interval.

In other Serie A transfer news, Torino are pushing for a "double deal" centred on Bragança, while young Argentine Modica revealed that Roberto Mancini is following him and declared: "Mancini follows me, and I dream of Italy."