It’s the Derby della Capitale this afternoon, as second-placed Roma take on city rivals Lazio in third for Italy’s biggest grudge match.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
The Giallorossi can go top of the Serie A table with a victory, as they start the day one point behind leaders Juventus ahead of their trip to Napoli.
It’s the Derby della Capitale this afternoon, as second-placed Roma take on city rivals Lazio in third for Italy’s biggest grudge match.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
The Giallorossi can go top of the Serie A table with a victory, as they start the day one point behind leaders Juventus ahead of their trip to Napoli.
However, the Aquile have the chance to consolidate their Champions League run and put a spanner in the works for their arch rivals too.
Rudi Garcia must do without Gervinho and Seydou Keita on Africa Cup of Nations duty, plus Leandro Castan, Salih Ucan and Federico Balzaretti.
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa returns to the bench after suffering from flu, but Roma’s most recent victory was surrounded by controversy, as Davide Astori’s header might not have crossed the line in a 1-0 result at Udinese.
Lazio are fresh from a 3-0 demolition of Sampdoria, who until Monday had lost only one game all season.
Stefano Pioli missed Senad Lulic Michael Ciani, Ederson, Alvaro Gonzalez, Santiago Gentiletti and Edson Braafheid.
Filip Djordjevic gets the nod in attack rather than Miroslav Klose, while Antonio Candreva makes his first start in over a month.
The one to watch is Felipe Anderson, as Neymar’s best friend is on fire at the moment by contributing to seven of Lazio’s last eight goals.
Roma: De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Totti, Iturbe
Roma bench: Skorupski, Lobont, Somma, Yanga Mbiwa, Cole, Torosidis, Emanuelson, Strootman, Paredes, Ljajic, Destro, Borriello, Verde
Lazio: Marchetti; Basta, De Vrij, Cana, Radu; Parolo, Biglia, Mauri; Candreva, Djordjevic, Felipe Anderson
Lazio bench: Berisha, Strakosha, Pereirinha, Konko, Novaretti, Cavanda, Ledesma, Onazi, Cataldi, Keita, Klose