Celtic new manager, Wilfried Nancy will have a first taste of the UEFA Europa League when his team welcome Gian Gasperini’s AS Roma to Glasgow on Thursday evening, Softfootball reports.
Nancy joined Celtic this month after taking over from caretaker Coach, Martin O’Neill and his first game won’t be an easy one against the Serie A side that has been doing very well under Gasperini.
Celtic are very excited about the game and already shared details of the game for fans on their official X handle. They posted:
🏟️ Next up at Paradise: Roma under the lights#CelticASRoma | #UEL | #CelticFC🍀 pic.twitter.com/CBe5U9Fh3H
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) December 10, 2025Celtic beat Feyenoord 3-1 in Martin O’Neill’s final match for the club in caretaker capacity before he handed over to Nancy. The Scottish giants will be heading into the game full of confidence but will also be wary of the formidable Roma side.
Team News
Wilfried Nancy prefers the 3-4-2-1 formation and will have an eye on the Scottish League Cup final this weekend and that may affect his selection.
Alistair Johnston, Callum Osmand and Cameron Carter-Vickers are longer-term absentees and Marcelo Saracchi is unavailable with a hamstring problem while veteran winger James Forrest has only just resumed training.
Sure starters for he Roma game, should be Hatate and Nygren as they are the Bhoys’ joint-top scorers in this season’s Europa League with two goals each.
For Roma, Ukraine striker Artem Dovbyk is sidelined for several weeks by a thigh injury. But Brazilian wing-back Wesley is available after a brief layoff.
Argentine midfielder, Paulo Dybala or Tommaso Baldanzi may start as a false nine, with targetman Evan Ferguson expected to be benched.
Celtic probable XI:
Schmeichel; Trusty, Scales, Tierney; Yang, McGregor, Engels, Tounekti; Nygren, Hatate; Maeda
Roma probable XI:
Svilar; Ghilardi, Mancini, Ndicka; Celik, Kone, El Aynaoui, Tsimikas; Soule, Pellegrini; Dybala
Softfootball prediction
Celtic are not in great form domestically but are doing fine in Europe, which make the Roma tie a very tricky one for them. The game will be open as both sides loves to attack. Celtic 2-2 Roma.
