Roma transform with a front two of Nicolò Zaniolo and Felix Afena-Gyan against giant-killers Bologna, balancing Serie A with the Conference League.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

Serie A Liveblog: Juventus-Venezia, Milan-Fiorentina, Udinese-Inter, Roma-Bologna

Jose Mourinho is torn between focusing on fifth place in Serie A and resting players for next Thursday’s Europa Conference League semi-final.

The first leg ended 1-1 away to Leicester City and will have used up a lot of energy.

Sergio Oliveira is suspended, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan injured for at least a couple of weeks.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Stephan El Shaarawy therefore get rare starts with Jordan Veretout, supporting Felix Afena-Gyan and Zaniolo, as Tammy Abraham and Lorenzo Pellegrini are rested.

Bologna are fresh from a shock 2-1 comeback win over Inter, which may well have changed the Scudetto race.

They are unbeaten since coach Sinisa Mihajlovic went back into hospital for leukaemia treatment and the squad visited him under his window this week.

Mitchell Dijks is still injured and the only real absentee for the Rossoblu, who in recent weeks have held Juventus and Milan to draws too.

Roma: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Kumbulla, Ibanez; Maitland-Niles, Cristante, Carles Perez, Veretout, El Shaarawy; Afena-Gyan, Zaniolo

Bologna: Skorupski; Soumaoro, Medel, Bonifazi; Kasius, Dominguez, Schouten, Soriano, Hickey; Orsolini, Arnautovic

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