Roma Form and Lineup
Roma steamrollered solid Bologna 2:0 in the previous round. The hero of that match was once again Malen, who produced a goal and an assist already in the first half. The Dutchman now has 12 (11+1) goal contributions in 14 rounds — a figure worthy of admiration. It should also be noted that at the decisive moment of the season Manu Kone has returned to the rotation. The French midfielder will significantly strengthen the centre of the pitch and add creativity.
Key numbers for Roma:
Roma are 5th for possession (55.7%).
Roma are 8th for xG (45.7) and 6th for shots on target (4.4).
Roma are 3rd for regaining possession in the final third (4.4).
Potential Roma Lineup (3-4-3): Mile Svilar — Gianluca Mancini, Evan Ndicka, Mario Hermoso — Zeki Celik, Manu Kone, Bryan Cristante, Wesley Franca — Matias Soule, Donyell Malen, Stephan El Shaarawy
Out of squad: Artem Dovbyk, Evan Ferguson, Lorenzo Pellegrini (all injured)
Fiorentina Form and Lineup
Fiorentina have drawn their last two matches with Sassuolo 0:0 and with relegation candidate Lecce 1:1. The team is suffering most of all from the absence of a centre-forward. Moise Kean, although wasteful with his chances, did score, whereas his replacements Piccoli and Gudmundsson cannot boast of their productivity. For example, against Sassuolo the Viola produced as many as 22 shots on goal but still failed to open the scoring.
Key numbers for Fiorentina:
Fiorentina are 9th for possession (51.7%).
Fiorentina are 6th for xG (50.6) and for big chances missed (52).
Fiorentina are 17th for high turnovers in the final third (2.7).
Potential Fiorentina Lineup (4-3-3): David De Gea — Dodo, Daniele Rugani, Luca Ranieri, Pietro Comuzzo — Nicolo Fagioli, Rolando Mandragora, Cher Ndour — Jack Harrison, Albert Gudmundsson, Manor Solomon
Out of squad: Robin Gosens, Niccolo Fortini, Moise Kean, Tariq Lamptey (all injured)
