Roma make massive changes for the trip to relegation-threatened SPAL, as Jonathan Silva makes his debut and Patrik Schick leads the way.

It kicks off at the Stadio Mazza at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Roma make massive changes for the trip to relegation-threatened SPAL, as Jonathan Silva makes his debut and Patrik Schick leads the way.

It kicks off at the Stadio Mazza at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

The Giallorossi are locked together in third place with Lazio, only one point ahead of Inter, but also have to consider Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final with Liverpool.

With that in mind, Coach Eusebio Di Francesco rotates the squad with January signing Jonathan Silva finally given his debut at left-back to rest Aleksandar Kolarov.

The 23-year-old arrived on loan from Sporting CP, but was injured and hasn’t made a single appearance, yet here is thrown in from the start.

Maxime Gonalons starts again in midfield, while Stephan El Shaarawy and Radja Nainggolan support Schick.

This allows Alessandro Florenzi, Edin Dzeko and Cengiz Under to rest.

SPAL are not to be underestimated, as the Serie A new boys are still hovering just above the relegation zone, but are unbeaten in eight rounds, including draws with Juventus and Fiorentina.

Filippo Costa and Marco Borriello miss out due to injury, but it’s a special game for former Roma youth product Federico Viviani.

SPAL have played six consecutive stalemates and are on track to become the first to get seven in a row since Inter in November 2004.

Roma have lost only one of their last 23 Serie A away games, in December at Juventus Stadium, along with 16 wins and six draws. That included nine clean sheets.

SPAL: Meret; Cionek, Vicari, Felipe; Lazzari, Kurtic, Everton Luiz, Schiattarella, Mattiello; Paloschi, Antenucci

Roma: Alisson; Bruno Peres, Fazio, Manolas, Silva; Strootman, Gonalons, Pellegrini; Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Schick

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