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Roma and Juventus go head-to-head again tonight, but this time in the Coppa Italia quarter-final at the Stadio Olimpico.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT and is an opportunity for revenge after the Giallorossi lost 3-0 in Turin during their recent Serie A encounter.
Roma certainly seem to be taking this more seriously, particularly as they are in Europe, so the Coppa Italia is their best chance at silverware this season.
Francesco Totti, Gervinho and Alessandro Florenzi complete the starting trident, supported by Kevin Strootman, Radja Nainggolan and Daniele De Rossi, as Miralem Pjanic is not 100 per cent fit.
Federico Balzaretti is still unavailable due to injury, but Douglas Maicon returns after he was rested in Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Livorno.
Antonio Conte prefers to rotate his squad for this Coppa Italia fixture, giving Fabio Quagliarella and Sebastian Giovinco the opportunity to shine in attack.
Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal are still in the midfield, while it is the first choice defence, but Marco Storari as always replaces Gigi Buffon in goal.
Mauricio Isla and Federico Peluso are the wingers in a 3-5-2 system.
The referee for this delicate encounter is Paolo Tagliavento.
Roma: De Sanctis; Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Torosidis; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Florenzi, Totti, Gervinho
Juventus: Storari; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Isla, Vidal, Marchisio, Pirlo, Peluso; Quagliarella, Giovinco