Roma coach Gasperini will confirm Dybala as a false nine after the Argentine scored his first Serie A goal this season in Sunday’s 1-0 victory against Sassuolo.
According to Gazzetta, Parma will switch to a four-man defence with Abdoulaye Ndiaye returning after a one-game ban.
Patrick Cutrone and Mateo Pellegrino will lead the Ducali’s attack at the Olimpico today. Adrian Bernabé, Oliver Sorensen, Nahuel Estevez and Christian Ordonez will start in midfield.
Roma have another chance to boost their Serie A title bid when they welcome Parma to the capital. Heading into this game, Roma are second and Parma 15th in the league standings. Read on for our prediction of this match.
Roma bounced back from two straight defeats in their last outing, beating Sassuolo 1-0 on the road. The hosts haven’t had it easy at home, as all their four defeats so far this season have come in home matches.
Two of them were in the league, and they will feel disappointed at having won just twice in six home matches this season. There is room for correction, though, and Roma will look back at their run of four straight home wins in matches against Parma.
Last season Roma scored five unanswered goals in this fixture as they beat Parma home and away. Parma will be looking to stop a repeat this time, but their recent run hasn’t been quite encouraging.
I Crociati come into this game having failed to win in their last three outings. It isn’t just that; they also couldn’t find the back of the net in those three matches.
They will consider their most recent match a positive after drawing 0-0 with Como. Parma’s only win this season came at home against Torino. They haven’t managed a win on the road this season, and neither have they scored.
Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka; Rensch, Cristante, Kone, Wesley; Soulé, Pellegrini; Dybala.
Parma (4-3-1-2): Suzuki; Delprato, Circati, Ndiaye, Britschgi; Estevez, Sorensen, Ordonez; Bernabé; Cutrone, Pellegrino.
