Roma are again forced into using the same faces amid an injury crisis and hope Udinese are still reeling from a 7-1 defeat.
It kicks off at the Dacia Arena at 20.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this evening’s seven Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Roma are again forced into using the same faces amid an injury crisis and hope Udinese are still reeling from a 7-1 defeat.
It kicks off at the Dacia Arena at 20.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this evening’s seven Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
Paulo Fonseca confessed he’d love to rest some of his stars, but simply doesn’t have the strength in depth to rotate his squad right now.
They managed to beat Milan 2-1 and were only denied victory in the Europa League against Borussia Monchengladbach by a refereeing howler.
Cengiz Under is back, but only fit for the bench, as Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Cristante, Amadou Diawara, Nikola Kalinic, Davide Zappacosta, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and now also Juan Jesus are on the treatment table.
It means defender Gianluca Mancini is again re-routed to midfield, while Edin Dzeko is supported by Javier Pastore, Nicolò Zaniolo and returning from suspension Justin Kluivert.
Udinese’s confidence is rock bottom after an historic 7-1 defeat to Atalanta on Sunday afternoon.
The fact they were down to 10 men for an hour following Nicholas Opoku’s red card – which also means he is suspended today – is not enough of an alibi for such a shocking performance.
Jens Stryger-Larsen is still out injured, while Kevin Lasagna is chosen to partner ex-Roma striker Stefano Okaka, rather than Ilija Nestorovski or Ignacio Pussetto.
The danger man is Argentina international Rodrigo De Paul.
Udinese: Musso; Becao, Troost-Ekong, Samir; Ter Avest, Mandragora, Jajalo, De Paul, Sema; Okaka, Lasagna
Roma: Pau Lopez; Santon, Smalling, Fazio, Kolarov; Mancini, Veretout; Zaniolo, Pastore, Kluivert; Dzeko
Ref: Irrati