There are growing reports Alessandro Florenzi has passed a fitness test and will start for Roma against Shakhtar Donetsk tonight.

The first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 kicks off in Kharkiv at 19.45 GMT.

Florenzi skipped training and a planned Press conference yesterday due to a stomach bug.

According to the latest from Ukraine, the right-back has shaken off the illness and is ready to start, albeit not at peak fitness.

There are growing reports Alessandro Florenzi has passed a fitness test and will start for Roma against Shakhtar Donetsk tonight.

The first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 kicks off in Kharkiv at 19.45 GMT.

Florenzi skipped training and a planned Press conference yesterday due to a stomach bug.

According to the latest from Ukraine, the right-back has shaken off the illness and is ready to start, albeit not at peak fitness.

Cengiz Under is also expected to start rather than Gerson or Gregoire Defrel after rumours the on-form Turkish talent could be rested.

Probable line-ups

Shakhtar Donetsk: Pyatov; Butko, Ordets, Rakitskiy, Ismaily; Fred, Stepanenko; Marlos, Taison, Bernard; Ferreyra

Shakhtar bench: Shevchenko, Kocholava, Dentinho, Kovalenko, Patrick, Petriak, Gustavo

Roma: Alisson; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; De Rossi, Strootman; Cengiz Under, Nainggolan, Perotti; Dzeko

Roma bench: Skorupski, Peres, Pellegrini, Gerson, El Shaarawy, Defrel

Ref: Collum (SCO)

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