Roma give Patrik Schick a rare start against his old club Sampdoria with support from Justin Kluivert, Stephan El Shaarawy and Bryan Cristante.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 14.00 GMT.
Follow the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Giallorossi are remarkably inconsistent this season, shining in the Champions League and dropping soft points in Serie A.
Roma give Patrik Schick a rare start against his old club Sampdoria with support from Justin Kluivert, Stephan El Shaarawy and Bryan Cristante.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 14.00 GMT.
Follow the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Giallorossi are remarkably inconsistent this season, shining in the Champions League and dropping soft points in Serie A.
They rest Edin Dzeko, Cengiz Under and Federico Fazio in favour of Schick, Kluivert and Juan Jesus.
Lorenzo Pellegrini and Stephan El Shaarawy provide support, with Bryan Cristante in midfield, as Daniele De Rossi, Luca Pellegrini and Javier Pastore are injured.
Sampdoria need to get back on track after two consecutive defeats, falling late on to Milan and a humiliating 4-1 home loss to Torino.
It’s a special game for Gregoire Defrel, who wants to prove himself against his parent club, with Gaston Ramirez and Gianluca Caprari.
Albin Ekdal is not fully fit, so Rolando Vieira gets his first Serie A start with Dennis Praet and Karol Linetty.
Roma: Olsen; Florenzi, Manolas, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Cristante, Nzonzi; El Shaarawy, Pellegrini, Kluivert; Schick
Sampdoria: Audero; Bereszynski, Andersen, Colley, Murru; Ronaldo Viera, Praet, Linetty; Ramirez; Caprari, Defrel