Mile Svilar will start again in goal for Roma, but Sardar Azmoun could replace Romelu Lukaku against Duvan Zapata’s Torino.

It kicks off at 17:30 GMT at the Stadio Olimpico.

The Giallorossi need points to keep their hopes for a top-four finish alive. Tammy Abraham and Diego Llorente are injured, so Evan N’Dicka is expected to return to the starting line-up, joining Gianluca Mancini.

Lorenzo Pellegrini could rest, making room for Edoardo Bove in central midfield, while Lukaku may start on the bench and be replaced by Iran international Azmoun, scorer of one goal against Frosinone in the previous Serie A round.

Torino have travelled to Rome without the injured Perr Schuurs, Adrien Tameze, Alessandro Buongiorno and Mergim Vojvoda, but Ricardo Rodriguez returns to the starting XI, joining Matteo Lovato and Koffi Djidji in a three-man defence.

Zapata, a Roma target over the summer before Lukaku’s signing on loan, will start in attack alongside Antonio Sanabria.

Roma-Torino, probable line-ups

Roma (4-3-2-1): Svilar; Kristensen, Mancini, Ndicka, Angelino; Cristante, Paredes, Bove; Dybala, El Shaarawy; Azmoun (Lukaku).

Torino (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Djidji, Lovato, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Lazaro; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata.

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