Roma rest Edin Dzeko in favour of Nikola Kalinic with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Cengiz Under in the visit to Radja Nainggolan’s Cagliari.
It kicks off at the Sardegna Arena at 17.00 GMT.
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Roma rest Edin Dzeko in favour of Nikola Kalinic with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Cengiz Under in the visit to Radja Nainggolan’s Cagliari.
It kicks off at the Sardegna Arena at 17.00 GMT.
This is one of only two Serie A matches taking place today, as five fixtures over the weekend were postponed to May 13 due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Roma could’ve done with some extra time, as they only played a 1-1 Europa League draw in Belgium against KAA Gent on Thursday evening.
Due to that, Paulo Fonseca gives Dzeko a rare rest in favour of Kalinic, with Gianluca Mancini suspended, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Javier Pastore, Amadou Diawara, Nicolò Zaniolo and Davide Zappacosta injured.
Cengiz Under, Justin Kluivert and Henrikh Mkhitaryan therefore fan out in support of Kalinic, with Gonzalo Villar getting his first start for fatigued Jordan Veretout.
Cagliari are without a victory in 10 rounds, a complete turnaround from the very strong start that had them in the top four at one stage.
Nahitan Nandez is suspended in midfield, with Luca Ceppitelli, Paolo Faragò and Leonardo Pavoletti injured.
All eyes are on Nainggolan against his former club, acting as trequartista behind Joao Pedro and surprisingly Alberto Paloschi rather than Giovanni Simeone.
He’s not the only ex-Roma man, as Luca Pellegrini plays at left-back, while Robin Olsen returns in goal, even though Alessio Cragno is recovered.
Roma have not lost to Cagliari in Serie A since a 4-2 thriller at the Olimpico in February 2013, managing seven wins and four draws. Their most recent defeat in Sardinia was another 4-2 in February 2012.
Cagliari: Olsen; Cacciatore, Pisacane, Klavan, Pellegrini; Ionita, Oliva, Rog; Nainggolan, Joao Pedro; Paloschi
Cagliari bench: Cragno, Rafael, Carboni, Lykogiannis, Mattiello, Walukiewicz, Birsa, Cigarini, Ladinetti, Pereiro, Ragatzu, Simeone
Roma: Pau Lopez; Peres, Fazio, Smalling, Kolarov; Villar, Cristante; Under, Mkhitaryan, Kluivert; Kalinic
Roma bench: Mirante, Fuzato, Jesus, Dzeko, Cetin, Santon, Veretout, Perez, Spinazzola, Ibanez
Ref: Di Bello