Roma v Casa Pia is a friendly and will be played on Monday at 20:00: news, statistics, live TV, streaming, likely formations, predictions
It’s as if Roma’s disappointing end to the first half of the season and these early friendlies to prepare for the second were linked by an invisible thread.
Nothing to do: the Giallorossi continued to be unconvincing and, after drawing twice (0-0 and 3-3) on their tour of Japan with Nagoya Grampus Eight and Yokohama Marinos, José Mourinho’s men suffered an unbelievable setback against Spanish side Cadiz, who are second-to-last in La Liga, in the first test since the team left the Orient and are on training camp in the Algarve, Portugal. It was a 0-3 defeat that the Portuguese coach found hard to digest and wants to erase as soon as possible. Last Friday, in fact, we saw a nervous Roma, at times ‘hysterical’, finished in a numerical inferiority already at the end of the first half due to the expulsion of the Uruguayan Vina. And above all, uninspired in attack. This was nothing new, given that the capitolini’s main problem so far has been goals.
Abraham did not make an impact and neither did Pellegrini and Zaniolo, who should have inspired the English striker. Karsdorp, the protagonist of the now famous quarrel with Mourinho in the penultimate league game against Sassuolo, also started.
The second friendly that Roma will face in the south of the Iberian country is the one against Casa Pia, the great surprise of the Portuguese top league. Led by Filipe Martins, the blacks occupy fifth place in the Primeira Liga, behind the big names of Lusitanian football Benfica, Porto, Braga and Sporting. Casa Pia’s season has already started a few weeks ago and the team has played three official matches since last November in the Portuguese League Cup. After the draw with Paços de Ferreira and the defeat against Braga, came the 1-0 success over Trofense, decided by Haitian centre forward Antoine.
Mou wants answers after the poor performance against Cadiz but could continue with the experiments – it is possible he will switch to a four-man defence in the match – while at the same time continuing to increase the minutes of the starters.
Antoine
The Prediction
Roma are struggling, but should react after their horrible performance against Cadiz last Friday. A Giallorossi victory is probable, but we don’t expect a high-scoring game, even taking into account the Portuguese side’s lack of prolificacy.
Roma v Casa Pia likely line-ups
- ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Kumbulla, Smalling, Ibañez; Celik, Camara, Matic, Zalewski; Zaniolo, El Shaarawy; Abraham.
- CASA PIA (5-3-2): Batista; Lucas Soares, Leo Bolgado, Fernandes, Varela, Lelo; Baro, Neto, Costa Pinto; Saviour, Antoine.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-0
