Roma have been issued a 3-0 loss to Hellas Verona by Serie A's disciplinary judge for using an ineligible player.
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The match - the league opener for both teams - ended 0-0 on Saturday.
Midfielder Amadou Diawara started the match but was not listed on Roma's 25-man team list.
Diawara, who turned 23 in July, was no longer eligible for Roma Under-22s like last season.
The game was Roma's first under new owners, after the Texas-based Friedkin Group took control of the club from fellow American James Pallotta last month.
Also, Verona coach Ivan Juric was fined 5000 euros ($A8,155) for having "inferred directions to his team on multiple occasions" even though he was suspended for the match.
Australian Associated Press
