Roma are forced into changes as they welcome Rolando Maran’s Chievo to the Stadio Olimpico, but Radja Nainggolan starts.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action from all six of tonight’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.
Roma are forced into changes as they welcome Rolando Maran’s Chievo to the Stadio Olimpico, but Radja Nainggolan starts.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action from all six of tonight’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.
The Giallorossi have the opportunity to end 2016 in second place and maybe even reduce the gap from leaders Juventus, whose game with Crotone was postponed to February because of the Italian Super Cup with Milan tomorrow.
Napoli are breathing down their necks and the 1-0 defeat in Turin last week isn’t the only thing putting a dampener on their spirits.
Kostas Manolas, Daniele De Rossi and Alessandro Florenzi are on the treatment table, while Nainggolan and Francesco Totti are not 100 per cent fit either.
Gerson therefore gets the nod in midfield again, despite his disappointing performance against Juve, while Nainggolan grits his teeth to start in a new 3-4-3 system.
Mohamed Salah and Stephan El Shaarawy support Edin Dzeko.
Chievo come into this match on a three-game unbeaten run, including two consecutive victories over Palermo and Sampdoria.
Massimo Gobbi, Perparim Hetemaj and Lucas Castro are nursing injuries, while Alessandro Gamberini required a late fitness test.
The Flying Donkeys do not have a strong tradition in this fixture, managing two wins, three draws and nine defeats at the Olimpico in Serie A.
Even more disconcerting, they scored only four goals here while conceding 24.
They’ve lost the last three visits in a row since a 1-0 victory in May 2013. These sides haven’t shared the spoils in Rome since May 2009.
Roma: Szczesny; Rudiger, Fazio, Vermaelen; Bruno Peres, Strootman, Nainggolan, Emerson Palmieri; Salah, Dzeko, El Shaarawy
Chievo: Sorrentino; Izco, Dainelli, Gamberini, Frey; De Guzman, Radovanovic, Rigoni; Birsa; Inglese, Meggiorini