Roma give Mattia Destro and Lukasz Skorupski rare starts as they host troubled Cesena at the Stadio Olimpico.

Roma give Mattia Destro and Lukasz Skorupski rare starts as they host troubled Cesena at the Stadio Olimpico.

It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.

The Giallorossi have stuttered recently with a 7-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and 0-0 draw at Sampdoria” data-scaytid=”10″>Sampdoria.

Rudi Garcia reshuffles his pack to keep some veteran players fresh, resting Francesco Totti in favour of Destro.

The big surprise is in goal, where Skorupski is given the nod ahead of Morgan De Sanctis, while Seydou Keita returns in midfield.

The injury list includes Douglas Maicon, Leandro Castan, Kevin Strootman, Marco Borriello and Federico Balzaretti.

Cesena were furious after their 1-0 defeat to Inter, as Nicola Leali was sent off within 32 minutes and given a three-match ban for insulting the officials.

Emmanuel Cascione is also suspended, while Franco Brienza, Riccardo Cazzola, Alejandro Rodriguez, Andrea Tabanelli and Nico Pulzetti miss out.

Roma: Skorupski; Torosidis, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Keita, De Rossi, Pjanic; Gervinho, Destro, Iturbe

Cesena: Agliardi; Capelli, Volta, Lucchini, Renzetti; Magnusson; Giorgi, De Feudis, Coppola, Succi; Djuric

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