Italy Round 21

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Roma vs Hellas Verona Preview:

Possible starting lineups:

Roma:
Patricio; Huijsen, Llorente, Kristensen; Celik, Pellegrini, Paredes, Spinazzola; Dybala; Belotti, Lukaku

Hellas Verona:
Montipo; Tchatchoua, Dawidowicz, Magnani, Amione; Serdar, Folorunsho; Mboula, Suslov, Saponara; Djuric

Roma will host Hellas Verona at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening. The Giallorossi are out of form, they suffered defeats on the last two matches across all competitions. The narrow 1:0 defeat to Lazio in Coppa Italia was somehow swallowed, but a 3:1 loss at San Siro was something that triggered a reaction. American owners, the Friedkin brothers, decided to sack coach Jose Mourinho and to appoint former midfielder Daniele De Rossi as interim coach until the end of the season. He is well known among the fans as he played 616 times for the club during his impressive playing career. What could be a problem, that's his coaching experience. Nevertheless, the fans will support him, even more if Roma secure a top-six finish. A possible Champions League spot for the next season will transform him into a coaching mastermind. He has some issues ahead of this match as Gianluca Mancini and Bryan Cristante are both suspended, while Evan Ndicka is away representing hosts Ivory Coast at Africa Cup of Nations. Three more players are injured - Tammy Abraham, Chris Smalling and Renato Sanches.

Hellas Verona sit in the drop zone and they are deeply involved into the relegation battle. The safe zone isn't far away, just one point. What is positive, that's the actual form - Verona won 2:1 against Empoli last weekend and I believe the atmosphere in the squad is much better now. Milan Djuric and Cyril Ngonge were the scorers on that match. The victories against direct survival rivals are very important, maybe crucial in the relegation battle. Marco Baroni's men occupy 18th place on 17 points, but there are now several teams just above them. For example, Cagliari and Udinese have 18, while Sassuolo and Frosinone 19 points. However, the away form isn't at desired level - Hellas have collect just five points on the road this term. It will be much more difficult now as three important players are not available due to suspension - Darko Lazovic, Ondrej Duda and Diego Coppola. Furthermore, two regular starters, Cyril Ngonge and Josh Doig, are looking for new clubs and they will leave Verona.

Roma vs Hellas Verona Prediction:

Roma are solid hosts, they have secured 21 points from a possible 30 at Stadio Olimpico. But the fans were not satisfied with Mourinho defensive approach. De Rossi is well aware about that and I think Roma will attack much more in the next period. Verona, meanwhile, won 2:1 against Empoli last weekend and I believe the atmosphere in the squad is much better now. Previously they lost 2:1 to Inter at Meazza. Considering these facts, I think there will be at least three goals here.

Roma vs Hellas Verona Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 2.12 with Pinnacle