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JUV vs ROM Dream11 Match Prediction: Juventus will be playing hosts to Roma in the quarter-final round of the Coppa Italia in what shall be an exciting affair at the Allianz Stadium. Goals by Gonzalo Higuain, Douglas Costa and a brace by Paulo Dybala assisted the league leaders Juventus to advance to the next round. Meanwhile, it was Lorenzo Pellegrini’s two goals against Parma which guided Roma in the final eight.
Both Juventus and Roma confronted one another just a week ago, where it was Maurizio Sarri’s who sneaked a 2-1 win away from home in the Serie A fixture. In terms of the standings, Juventus is at the top with 51 points and have a four-point cushion to their advantage. AS Roma on the other end is fourth in the league with 38 points on the board.
Match Details
Date- Thursday, January 23
Kick-Off- 1:15 AM (IST)
Venue- Allianz Stadium
Juventus
Merih Demiral, Mattia De Sciglio, Sami Khedira and Giorgio Chiellini are on the sidelines for the hosts due to injury. Having said that, Alex Sandro, De Ligt, Bonucci and Danilo could fill in as the back four. Rabiot and Bernardeschi should be in contention of starting in midfield, while Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Higuain and Douglas Costa could be used as the front three with Ronaldo coming off the bench if the need be.
Roma
Paulo Fonesca is expected to go with a similar eleven which featured in the 2-0 win over Parma. Having said that, Nicolo Zaniolo, Davide Zapacosta, Javier Pastore, Davide Santon, Justin Kluivert and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are on the sidelines due to injury. Pellegrini, Perotti and Dzeko are expected to lead the attack, with Diawara and Verteout likely to be in central midfield. Smalling, Mancini and Spinazzoloa should form the defence.
JUV (Expected Playing 11)- W Szczesny; Danilo. M de Ligt, D Rugani, A Sandro; F Bernardeschi, A Rabiot, R Bentacur; P Dybala, G Higuain, D Costa
ROM (Expected Playing 11)- P Lopez; G Mancini, C Smalling, D Santon, L Spinazzola; J Veretout, A Diawara; C Under, L Pellegrini, J Kluivert; E Dzeko
Paulo Dybala can prove to be a threat for Juventus against Roma. The Argentina international has five goals, two assists and a pass accuracy of 87% from 1188 minutes in the Serie A this season.
Lorenzo Pellegrini has been one of the standouts for AS Roma in the midfield region. The 23-year-old has a goal and seven assists from 14 appearances in the league this season.
Gonzalo Higuain has been equally effective on the attacking front for Juventus. Higuain has five goals, four assists and a pass accuracy of 79% from 1079 minutes in the league.
Edin Dzeko can play a vital role at the forward line for AS Roma. The seasoned centre-forward has eight goals, three assists and a pass accuracy of 69% from 20 appearances in the league this season.
The game is expected to be a tight affair but Juventus might just be able to nick the one in front of home support.
To be updated..