Roma return to the 4-3-3 system with Patrik Schick, Edin Dzeko and Stephan El Shaarawy for the Champions League semi-final with Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool.
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The Giallorossi have a mountain to climb after their 5-2 first leg defeat at Anfield, but found themselves in the exact same situation during the quarter-finals with Barcelona.
Roma return to the 4-3-3 system with Patrik Schick, Edin Dzeko and Stephan El Shaarawy for the Champions League semi-final with Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool.
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The Giallorossi have a mountain to climb after their 5-2 first leg defeat at Anfield, but found themselves in the exact same situation during the quarter-finals with Barcelona.
Despite losing the first leg 4-1, they emerged with a 3-0 result at the Stadio Olimpico to qualify.
In order to go through to the Final against Real Madrid on away goals, Roma have to win 3-0 or 4-1, while 5-2 will force extra time.
Coach Eusebio Di Francesco has shelved the experimental three-man defence, which was torn to shreds in Liverpool, for a return to his favoured 4-3-3.
Kevin Strootman, Diego Perotti and Gregoire Defrel are out injured, so Schick and El Shaarawy flank Dzeko rather than Cengiz Under.
Lorenzo Pellegrini steps in to the midfield breach with Daniele De Rossi and Radja Nainggolan.
Liverpool have Emre Can, Joe Gomez, Adam Lallana, Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain out of action, but Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold are available again.
Mohamed Salah will relish the opportunity to play at the Stadio Olimpico again after leaving Roma last summer, joined upfront by Roberto Firmino.
Roma have not conceded a single home goal in the Champions League this season, but Liverpool are the tournament’s top away scorers this season.
Roma: Alisson; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Pellegrini, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Schick, Dzeko, El Shaarawy
Roma bench: Skorupski, Juan Jesus, Under, Gonalons, Peres, Gerson, Antonucci
Liverpool: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner; Salah, Firmino, Mané
Liverpool bench: Clyne, Mignolet, Klavan, Moreno, Ings, Solanke, Woodburn