After their profitable begin beneath new administration, Roma can be again in motion on Monday night as they face southern rivals Salernitana at Stadio Arechi.
Salernitana, who presently sit on the backside of the Serie A standings with solely two wins this season, will host Roma after their current victory in opposition to lowly Hellas Verona.
Match Preview:
Following the departure of former coach Jose Mourinho, Roma started their new period with a win in opposition to Hellas Verona.
The group, led by new supervisor Daniele De Rossi, opted for a special defensive technique and secured a 2-1 victory with objectives from Romelu Lukaku and Lorenzo Pellegrini.
This win introduced some reduction after the earlier losses to AC Milan and arch-rivals Lazio within the league and Coppa Italia.
De Rossi, who has been appointed interim boss till the top of the season, will now deal with constructing momentum for the group.
Whereas Roma has maintained an unbeaten file at dwelling since September, they’ve suffered three consecutive defeats of their away fixtures in opposition to Bologna, Juventus, and Milan in Serie A.
As they return from their midweek pleasant win over Al-Shabab in Saudi Arabia, Roma goals to safe a uncommon away victory. To date, they’ve solely managed to win twice of their 10 away video games within the league.
Of their earlier encounters at Stadio Arechi, Roma has loved success, profitable three out of 4 matches and maintaining a clear sheet every time. De Rossi hopes to copy that efficiency this weekend.
Salernitana has solely gained one out of their 9 top-flight conferences with Roma. Nevertheless, they managed to attract 2-2 of their final two encounters.
On the opening day of the present robust marketing campaign, Salernitana held Roma to a attract Rome, with Antonio Candreva’s brace nearly resulting in a well-known victory.
Beneath the steerage of present coach Pippo Inzaghi, Salernitana has been struggling to enhance their long-term stoop.
They’ve solely managed to win two out of their final 22 league matches, with their most up-to-date defeat coming in opposition to Genoa final week.
Regardless of scoring early within the match by way of Agustin Martegani, they suffered a 3-1 loss and have dropped probably the most factors from profitable positions in Serie A (18).
At the moment sitting on the backside of the standings with solely 12 factors, Salernitana must make a outstanding comeback just like their survival two years in the past after they had been nearly doomed at Christmas.
Salernitana Serie A kind: L D W L L L
Salernitana kind (all competitions): D W L L L L
Roma Serie A kind: L W L D L W
Roma kind (all competitions): W D L L W W
Workforce Information:
Roma’s supervisor, Daniele De Rossi, experimented along with his group in a midweek exhibition recreation however is anticipated to discipline an analogous lineup to the one which began in opposition to Verona on Monday.
Paulo Dybala has recovered from a minor muscular damage, however Leonardo Spinazzola joins Tammy Abraham, Chris Smalling, and Renato Sanches within the therapy room.
Evan Ndicka and Sardar Azmoun are nonetheless on worldwide responsibility, and Leandro Paredes will serve a one-match ban.
Gianluca Mancini and Bryan Cristante return from suspension, with the latter more likely to begin alongside membership captain Lorenzo Pellegrini in midfield.
Pellegrini, together with Salernitana’s Antonio Candreva, has been instantly concerned in additional than 60 Serie A objectives for the reason that 2017-18 season.
Candreva has additionally scored 5 objectives in his final 5 video games in opposition to Roma, together with three in opposition to his former membership Lazio.
Salernitana can be with out final season’s high scorer Boulaye Dia, and Federico Fazio is uncertain as a result of a thigh drawback.
Lassana Coulibaly and Jovane Cabral are away for the Africa Cup of Nations with Mali and Cape Verde, respectively.
Simy or Chukwu Ikwuemesi will probably lead the road up entrance in Dia’s absence, whereas current mortgage signings Toma Primary, Niccolo Pierozzi, and Alessandro Zanoli are anticipated to function.
Attainable Beginning Lineups:
Salernitana: (4-3-2-1)
Ochoa;
Zanoli, Gyomber, Daniliuc, Bradaric;
Martegani, Maggiore, Primary;
Candreva, Tchaouna;
Simy
Roma: (4-3-2-1)
Patricio;
Karsdorp, Mancini, Llorente, Kristensen;
Pellegrini, Cristante, Bove;
El Shaarawy, Dybala;
Lukaku
Prediction: Salernitana 0-2 Roma
Contemplating Roma’s constructive begin beneath new administration and Salernitana’s defensive vulnerabilities, it’s probably that Roma will safe a 2-0 victory on this match.
Salernitana has been conceding a median of two objectives per recreation at Stadio Arechi, making them inclined to Roma’s attacking prowess.