Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan take on Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, as Roma and Inter go head-to-head for second place in this Scudetto tussle.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 11.30 GMT.
Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan take on Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, as Roma and Inter go head-to-head for second place in this Scudetto tussle.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 11.30 GMT.
There are only three points separating the teams going into this match, so a victory would allow the Giallorossi to catch Antonio Conte’s men in second place.
At the same time, Inter also cannot afford another setback after their 2-1 defeat to Sampdoria, as they risk leaders Milan breaking away after a 2-0 win over Torino last night.
Paulo Fonseca’s men are on a roll at the moment, winning five of their last six Serie A games, interrupted only by a 4-1 defeat to Atalanta on December 20.
Dzeko returns to the starting XI with support from Mkhitaryan and Lorenzo Pellegrini, while Leonardo Spinazzola is also back following his injury concerns.
Pedro Rodriguez, Antonio Mirante, Riccardo Calafiori, Federico Fazio and Nicolò Zaniolo are still out of action.
Inter badly missed Lukaku when he was only available as a substitute during the 2-1 defeat to Sampdoria, so the Belgian is welcomed back here alongside Lautaro Martinez.
Danilo D’Ambrosio is out for over a month following a sprain, but otherwise Conte has a full squad to choose from.
Arturo Vidal also returns to the fold after he was dropped for a bad attitude, joining Marcelo Brozovic and Nicolò Barella in midfield.
Matteo Darmian is preferred to Ashley Young, even if it means moving him over to the left flank.
Roma: Pau Lopez; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Villar, Veretout, Spinazzola; Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan; Dzeko
Roma bench: Farelli, Fuzato, Cristante, Juan Jesus, Mayoral, Kumbulla, Perez, Bruno Peres, Diawara, Ruben, Podgoreanu
Inter: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, A Bastoni; Hakimi, Barella, Brozovic, Vidal, Darmian; R Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez
Inter bench: Padelli, Radu, Gagliardini, Alexis Sanchez, Kolarov, Sensi, Ranocchia, Perisic, Young, Eriksen
Ref: Di Bello