Fiorentina-Roma is a match valid for the 28th day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 20:45: odds, predictions, live TV, streaming.
With Daniele De Rossi at the helm, Roma has changed its face and there is no longer a trace of the nervous and moody team we had known in the last, gray months of the Mourinho management. The main merit of the former Giallorossi midfielder was to make a sort of “revolution” from the tactical point of view so as to unlock offensively some players who had been limited by the far too conservative attitude wanted by the Portuguese coach.
Roma is continuing to amaze by scoring back-to-back goals: after last Saturday’s poker thrashed Monza (1-4), Pellegrini and his teammates on Thursday thrashed Roberto De Zerbi’s fearsome Brighton (4-0) in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16, effectively mortgaging their qualification to the quarterfinals. Pure spectacle was offered on the afternoon at the Olimpico by the Capitolini, who now aim to have their say in the fight for fourth place as well. The three wins in a row against Frosinone, Torino and Monza allowed Roma to overtake Atalanta in fifth place and move to within -4 of surprising Bologna. For De Rossi and his men now there is the Fiorentina exam: the goal is to reverse the trend that has seen the Giallorossi relegate two defeats out of two in their last two matches at the “Franchi.”
The Viola on Thursday was engaged in the Conference League by winning at the photofinish in the first leg of the round of 16 against Maccabi Haifa (3-4) at the end of a match that was, to say the least, exciting and in which Vincenzo Italiano’s team showed both merits (offensive) and flaws (defensive). In the league Fiorentina is coming off a disappointing draw with Torino (0-0), which held out for almost an entire half in ten men. And perhaps the match with Roma is one of the last trains, for the inconstant Viola, to stay in the running for the queen cup.
Fiorentina-Roma: the latest lineup news
In defense Italiano could recover Martinez Quarta: the Argentine is better and will take Ranieri’s place. In midfield there is the doubt Arthur: the Brazilian is still not 100% and if he forfeits the coach will ask Mandragora for overtime. Bonaventura returns to the three-quarter accomplice to Beltran’s absence due to disqualification: next to him Nico Gonzalez and Sottil.
Mini-turnover also for De Rossi, who ponders to give Dybala a rest. In case the Argentine starts from the bench he would be replaced by Baldanzi. Same in midfield: on the ramp Bove and Aouar, who are looking for space. On the outside lanes Celik and Angelino, in the center of defense more Llorente than N’Dicka.The prediction
Roma has been a goal-scoring machine since De Rossi has been on the bench – only Inter have scored more – and the Giallorossi will almost certainly succeed, on at least one occasion, in piercing a defense, the purple one, which has been far from flawless in the last period. Otherwise, we foresee a substantially balanced match in which the two teams might suffer some fatigue from their European commitments. Therefore, at least one goal on each side is to be expected. Roma should get a positive result.
The probable lineups of Fiorentina-Roma
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Quarta, Biraghi; Arthur, Duncan; Nico Gonzalez, Bonaventura, Sottil; Belotti.
ROME (4-3-3): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Llorente, Angelino; Pellegrini, Paredes, Cristante; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
