Roma are expected to use the 3-4-1-2 formation again for Sunday’s Derby della Capitale with Lazio after sweeping Barcelona aside.
The Rome Derby kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) on Sunday, click here for a match preview.
Coach Eusebio Di Francesco surprised everyone in the Champions League quarter-final by fielding a new 3-4-1-2 system with Radja Nainggolan behind Edin Dzeko and Patrik Schick.
Roma are expected to use the 3-4-1-2 formation again for Sunday’s Derby della Capitale with Lazio after sweeping Barcelona aside.
The Rome Derby kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT) on Sunday, click here for a match preview.
Coach Eusebio Di Francesco surprised everyone in the Champions League quarter-final by fielding a new 3-4-1-2 system with Radja Nainggolan behind Edin Dzeko and Patrik Schick.
It worked wonders, resulting in a 3-0 victory to win the tie on away goals, 4-4 on aggregate, and book a semi-final appointment with Liverpool.
According to the latest reports from the Capital, Roma will again use three at the back for the derby with arch rivals Lazio, who regularly use a three-man defence too.
Alessandro Florenzi and Aleksandar Kolarov can take the wing-back roles, with Lorenzo Pellegrini ready to give Kevin Strootman a rest in midfield.
Diego Perotti and Gregoire Defrel remain injury doubts, but Cengiz Under should step back into the starting XI after his assist for Kostas Manolas against Barcelona.
This moves Schick back to the bench, but maintains Nainggolan’s position as a trequartista.