Having safely secured a place in the Round of 16 in the Champions League in midweek after a 1-1 draw with Cluj in Romania, Roma will now turn their focus back to Serie A. Claudio Ranieri's side may have recovered from their early season blip in the championship but they have yet to take it by storm.
Currently stationed in eighth place with 23 points from 15 matches, the Giallorossi are level on points with sixth-placed Sampdoria but ten points behind leaders Milan. A surge for the Scudetto is still not exactly impossible but the first priority should be to inch closer to a Champions League place.
A win against Bari for the Lupi this weekend, though, shouldn't be tough given that they are unbeaten at the Stadio Olimpico in the league and their visitors are winless away. However, the former Italian champions have not emerged victorious in their last two league matches, letting a two-goal lead slip in Verona to draw 2-2 with Chievo last weekend and prior to that were comprehensively defeated 3-1 by Palermo in Sicily.
Seeking Maiden Away Win
It is increasingly looking more and more likely that Bari will suffer relegation from Serie A at the end of the season as the Galletti continue to languish at the foot of the table. Having mustered just ten points from 15 matches, the Biancorossi are two points from safety.
Bari have not won in ten league encounters since October and went down 3-0 to Sampdoria last weekend. They have scored just ten goals and conceded 24 in the league and things are not showing any sign of improvement.
Furthermore, Giampiero Ventura's side have yet to win on the road in the league this season and have found the net just four times in seven away games. It seems hugely improbable that Bari will take anything from their match in Rome this weekend.
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Roma
Riise remains on the sidelines and Perrotta has joined him too. De Rossi is suspended. Ranieri will field a 4-3-1-2 system that will have Totti and Borriello as the two strikers with Menez deployed as the playmaker.
Bari
Salvatore Masiello, Barreto, Ghezzal, Parisi, Castillo and Kutuzov are injured and will miss the trip to Rome. Rossi is suspended.
Prediction
A comfortable win for Roma at the Stadio Olimpico is on the cards. Bari haven't won away from home all season and they are unlikely to win in Rome.
Roma 3-0 Bari 
