Borussia Dortmund to host AS Roma in pre-season friendly at Signal Iduna Park — preview (published 2026-08-14)

Borussia Dortmund will meet AS Roma in a pre-season friendly at Signal Iduna Park, a preview published on 2026-08-14 said, with Dortmund coming off a win over Arsenal and Roma recovering from a 0-3 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion.

AS Roma, described in the preview as the Niko Kovač-led side, have taken part in five pre-season matches and have won three of their last five, a run the article called inconsistent. Borussia Dortmund arrived at the friendly after defeating the Premier League champions, Arsenal, in their most recent outing, a match in which the club fielded several younger players.

The preview singled out 18-year-old Konstantinos Karetsas as likely to start for Borussia Dortmund after scoring against Arsenal, describing him as able to control midfield and contribute goals. The article said Dortmund’s young players produced a “spectacular performance” against the Gunners and that the side appeared sharp ahead of the new season.

On AS Roma’s side, the preview reported a 0-3 reverse to Brighton & Hove Albion in which Roma were “completely outplayed,” lacking control of possession and failing to finish chances in the attacking third. The upcoming fixture was framed in the piece as another challenge for “Gian Piero Gasperini’s men,” and the preview noted Roma had secured only one win in their current pre-season run.

The article addressed individual form, saying the 27-year-old Dutch forward Donyell Malen — who the piece noted joined AS Roma in the winter transfer window last season and impressed in Serie A — was “not very influential in the final third against Brighton” and would be looking to step up. For Borussia Dortmund, the preview stated that Nico Schlotterbeck and Emre Can would not be part of the squad due to injury, while it added that all squad members for AS Roma were fit and available.

The preview published provisional lineups in the following order: Meyer (GK); Gadou, Mane, Bensebaini; Svensson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Beier; Karetsas, Guirassy, Inacio — followed by Svilar (GK); Mancini, N’Dicka, Hermoso; Rensch, Cristante, El Aynaoui, Wesley; Soule, Dybala; Malen.

The article concluded that Borussia Dortmund were likely to come out on top in the friendly and listed viewing options: in Germany via Sky Sport Bundesliga 1, Sky Go, WOW and Sky Sport News HD; in the USA via fuboTV, DAZN, FOX Deportes and FOX One; and in Italy via DAZN.