All the Roma players wore special shirts during their warm-up for the Cremonese game, sending a message to Georginio Wijnaldum after his fracture.

It kicks off at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT), you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The build-up to this match was marred by news late last night that Wijnaldum had sustained a fracture of the tibia during a training ground collision.

It is not yet clear how long he will be out of action for, but conservative estimates have it at circa three months.

Roma sent a message for Wijnaldum in their warm-up at the Stadio Olimpico this evening, as they all wore special white shirts with the player’s 25 number on the back.

The front of the shirt had the phrase: ‘Forza Gini!’

The midfielder arrived on loan from Paris Saint-Germain with an option to buy that could become an obligation under certain circumstances.

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