Roma star Tammy Abraham is favourite to start against Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico tonight.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time.

Roma are without the injured Ebrima Darboe, Zeki Celik, Gini Wijnaldum, Marash Kumbulla and Paulo Dybala. Nicolò Zaniolo and Tammy Abraham are expected to start up front, with Lorenzo Pellegrini playing as an attacking midfielder.

Medy Camara or Nemanja Matic will partner Bryan Cristante in the middle of the park with Nicola Zalewski or Rick Karsdorp on the right flank.

Roma won their last three Serie A games and never managed four victories in a row under José Mourinho.

The Giallorossi won just one of the last eight Serie A games with Napoli, in November 2019.

The Partenopei are one of the two unbeaten teams in Italy and travel to Rome without Amir Rrahmani, Salvatore Sirigu and André Zambo Anguissa.

Mathias Olivera is favourite to start on the left in place of Mario Rui with Juan Jesus replacing Rrahmani in centre defence.

Victor Osimhen is favourite over Giacomo Raspadori up front, completing an attacking trident with Matteo Politano and Kvaratskhelia.

The Georgia international contributed to 13 goals in 14 games across all competitions this season.

The Partenopei won the last 10 games across all competitions and a win would allow them to equal their all-time record of 11 consecutive victories.

Roma-Napoli: probable line-ups

Roma (4-3-3): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Zalewski, Cristante, Camara, Pellegrini, Spinazzola; Zaniolo, Abraham.

Napoli (4-3-3):  Meret; Di Lorenzo, Kim, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Ndombele, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia. 

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