Roma have the opportunity to get second place back off Lazio, but it won’t be easy to get past a revitalised Atalanta.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT). Follow the build-up and action as it happens on our LIVEBLOG.
Rudi Garcia’s men slipped out of the top two in Serie A for the first time since he took over in the summer of 2013.
Roma have the opportunity to get second place back off Lazio, but it won’t be easy to get past a revitalised Atalanta.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT). Follow the build-up and action as it happens on our LIVEBLOG.
Rudi Garcia’s men slipped out of the top two in Serie A for the first time since he took over in the summer of 2013.
Lazio overtook them with a run of eight consecutive victories, but ground to a halt in last night’s 2-0 defeat to Juventus.
It means a win would restore the Giallorossi to the silver medal position.
However, Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas are suspended, joining the injured Miralem Pjanic, Gervinho, Douglas Maicon, Kevin Strootman and Leandro Castan in the stands.
Seydou Keita is back on the bench, but most importantly captain Francesco Totti starts as a False 9 with support from Juan Manuel Iturbe, Adem Ljajic and Alessandro Florenzi.
Atalanta ended a double drought last week, beating Sassuolo 2-1 with a German Denis brace, including his spectacular overhead kick.
El Tanque is the front prong of the attack with Urby Emanuelson, Marcelo Estigarribia and Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez.
There are absentees here too, as Mauricio Pinilla, Luca Cigarini and Giuseppe Biava all sit out bans.
The injury list includes Giampaolo Bellini, Cristian Raimondi, Lionel Scaloni and Niccolo Cherubin.
Coach Edy Reja is no stranger to the Stadio Olimpico, as he spent four years on the Lazio bench and joked his Biancocelesti friends had asked him to win this.
Atalanta need the points too, as they are hovering above the relegation zone.
Roma: De Sanctis; Torosidis, Yanga-Mbiwa, Astori, Holebas; Paredes, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Ljajic, Iturbe; Totti
Atalanta: Sportiello; Masiello, Benalouane, Stendardo, Drame; Gomez, Carmona, Baselli, Emanuelson; Estigarribia; Denis