Roma are forced to completely transform their team against a revitalised Hellas Verona, as Tammy Abraham, Rick Karsdorp and Ola Solbakken start.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 GMT.
Jose Mourinho already complained numerous times that he has a thin squad and the situation has deteriorated following Thursday’s 1-0 Europa League play-off defeat to RB Salzburg.
Paulo Dybala and Lorenzo Pellegrini picked up muscular problems in that game and are not risked, while Tammy Abraham came down with flu symptoms overnight and is nowhere near 100 per cent fit.
Nonetheless, the England international striker is playing, with Ola Solbakken making his first ever Roma start after the January move from Bodo/Glimt.
Above all Karsdorp makes his return to the squad for the first time since that ugly row with Mourinho in November, with Edoardo Bove in midfield.
Verona have been transformed since third coach of the season Marco Zaffaroni took charge last month, although they remain in the bottom three, despite eight points from the last four rounds.
Miguel Veloso, Milan Djuric, Ajdin Hrustic and Thomas Henry are all out of action.
However, Adolfo Gaich has impressed and above all Cyril Ngonge, as the January signing scored in each of his last two starts.
Roma: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Karsdorp, Cristante, Bove, Spinazzola; Solbakken, El Shaarawy; Abraham
Verona: Montipò; Dawidowicz, Hien, Magnani; Depaoli, Duda, Tameze, Doig; Lazovic; Ngonge, Gaich
Player statistic
| 28' |  |
Isak Hien | ||
| Chris Smalling | |
38' | ||
| 43' | |
Cyril Ngonge | ||
| Ola Solbakken (Assist: Leonardo Spinazzola) |
 |
45+1' |
Match statistic
