Roma have Alessandro Florenzi, Steven Nzonzi and Stephan El Shaarawy in the starting XI as they host struggling Chievo.
It kicks off at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT), you’ll be able to follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.
Roma have Alessandro Florenzi, Steven Nzonzi and Stephan El Shaarawy in the starting XI as they host struggling Chievo.
It kicks off at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT), you’ll be able to follow the build-up and action from all today’s Serie A games as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.
The Giallorossi have disappointed so far this season, scraping a last-gasp 1-0 win away to Torino thanks to an Edin Dzeko wonderstrike, drawing 3-3 with Atalanta and losing to Milan.
Javier Pastore is ruled out through injury, while Daniele De Rossi, Diego Perotti and Patrik Schick are not 100 per cent fit, so Nzonzi starts in midfield with Lorenzo Pellegrini and Bryan Cristante.
Cengiz Under and El Shaarawy flank Dzeko, but Juan Jesus is a surprise entry in defence for Federico Fazio, especially as it was Kostas Manolas who had a slight knock during international duty with Greece.
The big news is the return of Florenzi from the start, as he continues to battle his way back from multiple knee injuries.
Chievo have had a torrid time so far, unlucky in late defeat to Juventus, but hammered 6-1 by Fiorentina and managing a goalless stalemate with Empoli.
To make matters worse, the club was docked three points for false accounting this week, so they resume from -2 in the Serie A table.
Bostjan Cesar and Filip Djordjevic miss out, but Valter Birsa supports Emanuele Giaccherini and Mariusz Stepinski.
Chievo have only ever beaten Roma three times in 32 Serie A meetings and two of those were in the Capital.
Roma: Olsen; Florenzi, Manolas, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Lorenzo Pellegrini, Nzonzi, Cristante; Under, Dzeko, El Shaarawy
Chievo: Sorrentino; Tomovic, Rossettini, Bani, Barba; Rigoni, Radovanovic, Obi; Birsa, Giaccherini; Stepinski
Ref: Mazzoleni