Roma host Salernitana in the Italian league on Monday night and they will be hoping to boost their chances of european qualification with a win at home.
Jose Mourinho’s men are currently seventh in the league table and a win here will send them into the top six provided the other results go their way.
Meanwhile, Salernitana are 15th in the league table and they will be looking to finish the season strongly. The visitors are already safe from relegation and they are coming into this game with nothing to play for.
Roma will be reasonably confident heading into this contest after having secured their place in the finals of the UEFA Europa League. Jose Mourinho will be hoping to secure Champions League qualification by winning the tournament, but they must look to ensure a respectable finish in the league.
Roma picked up a narrow 1-0 win over Salernitana earlier this season and they will be looking to complete a league double over them with a win tomorrow.
Upping the intensity before Salernitana. 📈#ASRoma pic.twitter.com/aGz1QVrwRO
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 21, 2023
Team News & Tactics
Roma
Roma will be without the services of Rick Karsdorp and Marash Kumbulla because of injuries.
The Italian giants are likely to line up in a 3-4-1-2 formation with Rui Patricio in goal. Gianluca Mancini will start alongside Chris Smalling, and Roger Ibanez in the back three.
Nicola Zalewski and Leonardo Spinazzola will be deployed as the wing-backs. The two players will look to keep the defensive lines compact and contribute offensively.
Nemanja Matic is likely to start in the centre of the park alongside Bryan Cristante. The Serbian will look to break up the opposition’s play while Cristante looks to dominate proceedings in the middle of the park.
Lorenzo Pellegrini will continue as the central attacking midfielder and he will look to add creativity and goals to the side. In the attack, Tammy Abraham delete the line alongside Paulo Dybala.
Probable Lineup (3-4-1-2): Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Zalewski, Matic, Cristante, Spinazzola; Pellegrini; Dybala, Abraham
Salernitana
The visitors will be without the services of Federico Fazio because of an injury. Dylan Bronn is ruled out with a suspension.
The visitors are likely to start in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Guillermo Ochoa in goal.
In the back three, Flavius Daniliuc will start alongside Norbert Gyomber and Lorenzo Pirola.
Pasquale Mazzocchi and Domagoj Bradaric will start as the wing-backs. They will look to hit the home side on the counter.
Lassana Coulibaly and Tonny Vilhena will be the central midfielders.
Grigoris Kastanos and Antonio Candreva will start as the attacking midfielders here. They will look to create goalscoring opportunities for Boulaye Dia here.
Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Ochoa; Daniliuc, Gyomber, Pirola; Mazzocchi, Coulibaly, Vilhena, Bradaric; Kastanos, Candreva; Dia
Key Stats
- Roma have won their last 3 matches against Salernitana in all competitions.
- Salernitana are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 matches (Serie A).
- Roma have kept two clean sheets in the last three matches against Monday’s opposition.
- Roma have failed to win the last five league matches.
- Salernitana are unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 league matches.
Player to watch out for
Paulo Dybala
The 29-year-old Argentine international has 16 goals and seven assists to his name across all competitions and he has been Roma’s best player this season.
The Italian giants will need him in fine form as they look to grind out the all-important three points here.
Dybala will look to help create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates and he will chip in with goals as well.
Prediction
Roma 1-0 Salernitana
The home side are undoubtedly the better team here and they should be able to grind out all three points here. Salernitana are the underdogs here and they are lacking in form and confidence right now.
The away side will look to make life difficult for the hosts. However, Roma have enough quality to edge this one. The Hard Tackle predicts a narrow 1-0 win for the home team.
