Roma are forced into changes for the trip to Lecce, so Tommaso Baldanzi and Nicola Zalewski support Romelu Lukaku.

It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Daniele De Rossi has transformed the Giallorossi since taking over from Jose Mourinho in mid-January and hopes to continue the push towards Champions League qualification.

However, captain Lorenzo Pellegrini is suspended, with Sardar Azmoun and Rasmus Kristensen injured, while Paulo Dybala and Leonardo Spinazzola are only fit for a spot on the bench.

Baldanzi therefore gets the nod with Zalewski in support of Lukaku, while Edoardo Bove is in midfield.

Lecce are missing Lameck Banda, Kastriot Dermaku, Mohamed Kaba and Jeppe Corfitzen, while Nicola Sansone had a stomach bug.

They were revitalised by new coach Luca Gotti, beating rock bottom Salernitana 1-0 to end their run of one win and two draws in 12 rounds.

Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Baschirotto, Pongracic, Gallo; Blin, Ramadani, Dorgu; Almqvist, Piccoli, Krstovic

Roma: Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Ndicka, Angeliño; Cristante, Paredes, Bove; Baldanzi, Zalewski; Lukaku

Player statistic

1st half
    11' Yellow card Evan Ndicka
Roberto Piccoli Yellow card 38'    
Federico Baschirotto Yellow card 45'    
2nd half
Ylber Ramadani Yellow card 81'    
    84' Yellow card Bryan Cristante

Match statistic

40
Possession %
60
27
Total shots
10
6
Shots on target
3
12
Shots off target
6
9
Blocked shots
1
8
Corners
4
2
Offsides
9
Fouls
12
Lecce
Roma

Starting lineups

30
Goalkeeper
25
Defender
82'
5
Defender
13
Defender
72'
17
Defender
29
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
9
Attacker
7
Attacker
61'
91
Attacker
62'
99
Goalkeeper
Defender
5
Defender
46'
23
Defender
2
Defender
84'
4
Midfielder
52
Midfielder
64'
16
Midfielder
59
Midfielder
64'
Midfielder
84'
90
Attacker

Substitutes

45
Attacker
16
Midfielder
40
Goalkeeper
8
Midfielder
21
Goalkeeper
59
Defender
18
Midfielder
50
23
22
Attacker
61'
11
Attacker
62'
10
Attacker
72'
12
Defender
82'
6
Defender
1
Goalkeeper
63
Goalkeeper
20
Midfielder
14
Defender
61
Midfielder
67
Attacker
3
Defender
46'
92
64'
22
Midfielder
64'
21
Attacker
84'
19
Defender
84'

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