Roma and Juventus Gear Up for Crucial Serie A Showdown

Roma and Juventus face-off in the Italian capital on Sunday in a crucial match with valuable points on the line.

Both teams are in the hunt for a top-five finish to secure a Champions League spot for the next season.

Roma, managed by Daniele De Rossi, is seeking to rebound from a series of mixed results, including a recent home defeat.

Juventus, under Max Allegri, aims to overcome a period of inconsistency marked by several draws.

The match is scheduled to get underway at 20.45 CET on Sunday evening at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Roma are seeking to rebound from a series of mixed results, including a recent home defeat against Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League.

Sitting 5th in the Serie A table with 59 points, Roma have a chance to gain ground on fourth-placed Bologna, who were held to a draw on Friday.

They’ll also have to fend off surging Atalanta.

In team news, the Giallorossi are expected to make some changes ahead against Juventus.

As for the visitors, Juventus look to overcome a recent rough patch and wrap-up Champions League football as soon as possible.

Historically, they’ve had the upper hand in this fixture, winning four of their last six encounters against Roma.

In their last meeting in December, the Bianconeri secured a narrow 1-0 victory.

In a pre-match press conference, Max Allegri confessed it’ll be a tough task for his side to grab all three points.

Asked to preview Sunday’s showdown, Max Allegri confessed it’ll be a tough task for his side to grab all three points.

Roma (4-3-2-1): Svilar; Celik, Llorente, Ndicka, Angelino; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, Zalewski

Unavailable: None

Juventus (3-5-2): Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Weah, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Cambiaso; Vlahovic, Chiesa

Unavailable: Kenan Yildiz, Alex Sandro