Roma must beat Sassuolo to stay in the hunt for a Champions League place, so Cengiz Under and Nicolò Zaniolo start with Edin Dzeko.

It kicks off at the Mapei Stadium at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and GenoaCagliari on the LIVEBLOG.

Roma must beat Sassuolo to stay in the hunt for a Champions League place, so Cengiz Under and Nicolò Zaniolo start with Edin Dzeko.

It kicks off at the Mapei Stadium at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Genoa-Cagliari on the LIVEBLOG.

It’s a must-win game for the Giallorossi and the penultimate match for both Coach Claudio Ranieri and captain Daniele De Rossi.

Both of them start from the bench this evening, as Cengiz Under returns to the starting XI after his lengthy injury lay-off, forming a trident attack with Dzeko and Stephan El Shaarawy.

This is believed to be a 4-3-3 formation, so Zaniolo takes a deeper midfield role with Steven Nzonzi and Bryan Cristante.

Kostas Manolas is out with a sprained ankle, so Juan Jesus takes over in defence.

Sassuolo are already safe from the drop, but proved in last week’s 3-2 thriller with Torino that they haven’t the slightest intention of holding back.

They were leading twice in Turin and only fell after playing with 10 men for an hour due to Medhi Bourabia’s harsh red card for over-celebrating.

He is therefore suspended, with Stefano Sensi ruled out by a fractured hand, joining Federico Peluso and Giangiacomo Magnani on the treatment table.

Roma have never lost a Serie A meeting with Sassuolo, winning seven and drawing four. That includes all five victories at the Mapei Stadium, in which they scored 11 goals and conceded one.

Sassuolo: Consigli; Lirola, Ferrari, Demiral, Rogerio; Locatelli, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Djuricic, Boga

Roma: Mirante; Florenzi, Fazio, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Cristante, Nzonzi, Zaniolo; Under, Dzeko, El Shaarawy

Ref: Maresca

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