The Giallorossi head to Holland on Thursday looking to officially secure a place in the knockout rounds of this year’s Europa League. Therefore, Claudio Ranieri will likely opt for a full-strength lineup, given that the squad hasn’t played against Genoa since last Friday. And given the rest ahead of the midweek fixture and the current state of the Serie A table, the fixture on Sunday against Udinese is more likely to see some line-up rotation.
That means we’ll see the usual backline of Evan Ndicka, Gianluca Mancini, and Mats Hummels in front of Mile Svilar. Playing in the wide roles will again be Angeliño on the left and Alexis Saelemaekers on the right. Manu Koné returns in central midfield, Paulo Dybala takes up the attacking midfield role, and Artem Dovbyk features as the striker, all reprising their roles from the last match day.
However, we could see two changes from Friday’s starting XI against the Grifoni. Niccoló Pisilli, who was a part of the pre-match presser for this match, could get a start in the central midfield alongside Koné. Meanwhile, Friday’s match-winner, Stephan El Shaarawy, will get to start with Dybala in support of Dovbyk.
-ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Hummles, Ndicka; Saelemaekers, Cone, Small, Angelino; Dybala, El Shaarawy; Dovbyk.
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