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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
ROMA  Stekelenburg Rosi, Juan, Heinze, Taddei Simplicio, Gago, Pjanic Totti Bojan, Lamela | BOLOGNA  Gillet Raggi, Portanova, Antonsson, Crespo Perez, Mudingayi, Morleo Diamanti Taider, Di Vaio |
Roma coach Luis Enrique is expected to name an unchanged team from Tuesday's 3-0 Coppa Italia quarter-final defeat to Juventus, despite Erik Lamela's sending-off in that encounter. However, Daniele De Rossi and Marco Cassetti have not been deemed fit enough to participate, while there is similarly no such luck for long-term absentees Pablo Osvaldo and Nicolas Burdisso.
However, Bologna look set to ring the changes from the goalless draw with Parma in Serie A last Sunday, as Matteo Rubin, Gyorgy Garics and Robert Acquafresca are to be replaced by Jose Angel Crespo, Archimede Morleo and Saphir Taider. Panagiotis Kone, Simone Loria and Nico Pulzetti are all on the sidelines, but Gaston Ramirez finds himself suspended.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Roma are unbeaten in their last eight meetings against Bologna in Serie A, winning five
and drawing three in the process.
- The Giallorossi have scored in 21 consecutive home matches against Sunday's opponents.
- Roma are also on a run of four straight wins; their best run in Serie A since April 2010, when they won six on the trot.
- The home side are the only Serie A outfit to have lost each of their games after falling behind this season (six).
- Bologna have emerged victorious over Roma more times than against any other opponent in Serie A.
- They have also scored 68 goals at Roma; more than against any other team away from home.
- Striker Marco Di Vaio has already notched seven goals against the Giallorossi in Serie A.
- However, Bologna have won just one of their last six league games.
Prediction
The hosts are expected to beat the Gialloblu comfortably, but it may not turn out to be such a formality, as the same side that suffered a potentially-demoralising reverse to Juventus will also line up at the Olimpico. Throw their inconsistent form against the visitors into the mix and Roma are sure to have a tricky task on their hands, albeit one which they should overcome.
Editor's Prediction
Roma 2-1 Bologna 
