Everton-Roma is a friendly and is played Saturday at 6 p.m.: news, stats, likely formations, prediction, live TV and streaming.
Last friendly before the official start of the Serie A championship for Daniele De Rossi’s Roma. The Giallorossi club has been by far one of the most active in Italy and has sorted out the attack, securing the young Argentine talent Matias Soulé, who arrived from Juventus after his exploits during his loan at Frosinone, and the top scorer of the last La Liga, Ukrainian center forward Artem Dovbyk, whom the Friedkin’s club picked up from Girona for about 38 million euros.
If the attack is almost in place, the same is not true for the defense where the signing of a starting right-back is still needed to replace Celik, who is expected to slip to the bench with Karsdorp sold if he accepts Besiktas’ enticements. Starting in the middle of the field against Everton will be the other major acquisition of this summer soccer session, namely Le Fee, who has performed well in the first friendlies.
Opposite will be Everton, which in recent weeks was very close to being acquired by the Friedkin family, owners of Roma. However, the move fell through because of the debt situation of the Liverpool club, whose accounts in the red have inevitably affected the soccer market as well. The heaviest disposals were those of Godfrey to Atalanta and Onana to Aston Villa for as much as 60 million. As signings, among others, came defender Jake O’Brien from Lyon, striker Iliman Ndiaye from Marseille, and Jesper Lindstrøm on loan from Napoli and already the darling of the new fans after a great goal scored on a free kick.
The prediction
Roma should avoid defeat in a match in which both teams could score at least once.
The likely lineups for Everton-Roma
EVERTON (4-3-3): Virginia; Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Young; Garner, Iroegbunam, Harrison; McNeil, Calvert-Lewin, Ndiaye.
ROME (4-2-3-1): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka, Angelino; Le Fée, Cristante; Dybala, Pellegrini, Soulé; Dovbyk.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
