Loan Watch: Zukanovic comes on and preserves the clean sheet

See what Roma's on-loan players have been up to this week...

Centre-back Ervin Zukanovic was substituted on in the 36th minute of Atalanta’s 3-0 victory over Genoa on Sunday, contributing to the team’s clean sheet.

Fullback Nicola Falasco earned his first start of the season on Saturday, playing all 90 minutes of Cesena’s 2-1 defeat to Frosinone.

Winger Daniele Verde won his second start of the season on Monday, playing the first 45 minutes of Avellino’s 3-0 defeat to Spal.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski played 90 minutes and made a number of impressive saves as Empoli held on to a 0-0 draw with Roma on Sunday.

Forward Seydou Doumbia started and played the first 81 minutes of Basel’s 2-0 victory over Grasshoppers on Saturday.

Forward Umar Sadiq was substituted on in the 58th minute of Bologna’s 1-0 defeat to Fiorentina on Saturday.

Elsewhere...

Goalkeeper Tomas Svedkauskas started and played all 90 minutes of Lupa Roma’s 2-1 victory over Prato on Sunday.

Centre-back Arturo Calabresi started and played all 90 minutes of Brescia’s 4-0 defeat to Virtus Entella on Saturday.

Centre-back Mattia Rosato started and played all 90 minutes of Lupa Roma’s 2-1 victory over Prato on Sunday.

Full-back Petar Golubovic started and played all 90 minutes of Pisa’s 0-0 draw with Salernitana on Saturday.

Midfielder Jose Machin was substituted on in the 69th minute of Trapani’s 2-0 defeat to Hellas Verona on Sunday.

Winger Marco Frediani started and played all 90 minutes of Ancona’s 0-0 draw with Perdenone on Saturday.

Winger Giammario Piscitella was substituted on in the 71st minute of Catania’s 2-1 victory over Paganese on Sunday.

Winger Jacopo Ferri started and played the first 65 minutes of Messina’s 1-1 draw with Taranto on Sunday.

Not involved...

Goalkeeper Ionut Pop (Fidelis Andria), centre-back Elio Capradossi (Bari), full-back Paolo Frascatore (Lausanne-Sport), full-back Massimo Sammartino (Pistoiese), full-back Andrea Paolelli (Viterbese), midfielder Matteo Ricci (Perugia), midfielder Simone Battaglia (Ancona), winger Iago Falque (Torino), winger Federico Ricci (Sassuolo) and winger Franck Cedric (Taranto) were all not in action this week.