Roma and Fiorentina face off for a place in the Coppa Italia semi-final tonight.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 GMT and the winners go on to play Juventus.

This is a big opportunity for Rudi Garcia to boost his side’s confidence after a series of stalemates saw them drop seven points behind Serie A leaders Juve.

The Round of 16 wasn’t impressive either, as Roma only qualified in extra time thanks to a very debatable penalty against Empoli.

Roma and Fiorentina face off for a place in the Coppa Italia semi-final tonight.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 GMT and the winners go on to play Juventus.

This is a big opportunity for Rudi Garcia to boost his side’s confidence after a series of stalemates saw them drop seven points behind Serie A leaders Juve.

The Round of 16 wasn’t impressive either, as Roma only qualified in extra time thanks to a very debatable penalty against Empoli.

New signings Victor Ibarbo and Nicolas Spolli are on the bench just 24 hours after completing their transfers, though Seydou Doumbia is still at the African Cup of Nations with Gervinho.

Kevin Strootman is out for the rest of the season, while Daniele De Rossi, Juan Iturbe and Leandro Castan are also ruled out.

Fiorentina were the beaten Finalists of the Coppa Italia last year, falling 3-1 to Napoli in this stadium.

Alberto Aquilani will not face his old club due to an Achilles tendon problem, joining Gonzalo Rodriguez, Giuseppe Rossi and Federico Bernardeschi on the treatment table.

Mohamed Salah joined on loan as part of the Juan Cuadrado deal, but the Chelsea-owned Egyptian international is not available yet.

Coach Vincenzo Montella – another ex-Roma man as player and Coach – can count on Aleandro Rosi, who arrived on deadline day from Genoa.

It’s a return for him too, as Rosi grew up in the Giallorossi youth academy.

He’s on the bench along with Alberto Gilardino and Khouma Babacar.

Fiorentina qualified for this quarter-final by sweeping Atalanta aside 3-1 with a Mario Gomez brace.

Roma: Skorupski; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Paredes, Keita, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Totti, Ljajic

Roma bench: De Sanctis, Torosidis, Calabresi, Spolli, Mapou, Cholevas, Pellegrini, Uçan, Pjanic, Verde, Vestenicky, Ibarbo

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Tomovic, Savic, Basanta; Joaquin, Pizarro, Badelj, Pasqual, Borja Valero; Diamanti, Gomez

Fiorentina bench: Neto, Rosati, Richards, Vargas, Gilardino, Fernandez, Kurtic, Babacar, Lazzari, Rosi, Ilicic

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