Breaking: Eleven Serie A players will miss Week 38 of the 2025–26 season following one-match bans confirmed by the league’s sports judge. Red-card incidents in the Derby della Capitale and on the bench drew fines and suspensions, while nine others sit out through yellow-card accumulation — a late-season blow for several clubs fighting for positions and pride in the final round.
Who will miss Serie A Week 38 through suspension?
Three players received one-match bans after incidents in Round 37, and nine more are suspended due to yellow-card accumulation. The decisions were ratified by the sports judge on Tuesday after the completion of Serie A’s 37th round.
Red cards, fines and derby fallout
Nicolo Rovella (Lazio) and Wesley Franca (Roma) were both handed one-match suspensions and fined €10,000 each following a squabble during the Derby della Capitale at the Stadio Olimpico.
Fiorentina’s Luca Ranieri also received a one-match ban after reportedly directing disrespectful insults at the referee while on the substitutes’ bench. Those dismissals were among three red cards shown across Round 37.
Yellow-card suspensions: who accumulates too many
Nine players will miss the final weekend after reaching the disciplinary thresholds for yellow cards:
- Antonio Caracciolo (Pisa) — reached 10 yellow cards.
- Roberto Gagliardini (Verona) — reached 10 yellow cards.
- Hassane Kamara (Udinese) — reached five yellow cards.
- Guillermo Maripan (Torino) — reached five yellow cards.
- Gleison Bremer (Juventus) — reached five yellow cards.
- Kenneth Taylor (Lazio) — reached five yellow cards.
- Nuno Tavares (Lazio) — reached five yellow cards.
What this means for affected teams
Lazio lose multiple options ahead of the decisive weekend: midfield presence and defensive cover will both be affected with Rovella, Kenneth Taylor and Nuno Tavares unavailable. Roma will be without Franca for the finale, a hit to squad depth after a heated derby.
Juventus will feel the absence of Gleison Bremer at the back, which could be decisive in a tight defensive battle. For smaller clubs like Pisa and Verona, losing experienced figures such as Caracciolo and Gagliardini in the season’s last match raises relegation or survival stakes.
Why these suspensions matter
Late-season suspensions compress the margin for error. Teams jostling for European places, safety or final standings have less room to rotate and recover from tactical missteps. One-match bans in Week 38 can reshape selection plans and force managers into reactive substitutions or formation tweaks on matchday.
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Clubs affected by these suspensions must adapt quickly — expect lineup changes, tactical shuffles and increased reliance on depth players.
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The Derby’s disciplinary fallout also highlights how on-field tensions can carry concrete consequences beyond the 90 minutes, influencing final-table outcomes and club fortunes in the closing hours of the season.
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