Dzeko and Kolarov. Image @Twitter
ROM vs TOR Dream11 Match Prediction: Having gone to the winter break on a five-game unbeaten run, with four of those game ending in wins, AS Roma will be looking to keep the momentum going when they host Torino in Seria A at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday night (IST). Following that run, the Giallarossi climbed up to 3rd on the points table, only four points off city rivals Lazio. Torino can also do with a win in this game, after losing the pace in the last month or so.
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Match Details
Date- Monday, January 6
Kick-Off- 01:30 AM (IST)
Venue- Stadio Olimpico
AS Roma
The injuries keep piling up for AS Roma, with the brief winter break also failing to ease up on the player’s health. For this game alone, AS Roma will be missing seven first-team players.
Bryan Cristante, Davide Santon, Davide Zappacosta, Javier Pastore, Antonio Mirante, Federico Fazio and Justin Kluivert all will miss the match for the hosts.
Expect Henrikh Mkhitaryan to start the match ahead of Diego Perotti. This could be the only change the team that started the match before the winter break.
Torino
As for Torino, Cristian Ansaldi and Bremer both are suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards. The duo joins the already injured Iago Falque, Lyanco, Daniele Baselli and Simone Edera on the sideline for this game.
Expect Koffi Djidji and Diego Laxalt to get the start for the away side for the aforementioned suspended players.
ROM (AS Roma Expected Playing 11)- P. Lopez (GK), Kolarov, Mancini, Smalling, Florenzi, Veretout, Diawara, Zaniolo, Pellegrini, Perotti, Dzeko
TOR (Torino Expected Playing 11)- Sirigu (GK), Izzo, Nkoulou, Djidji, Laxalt, Silvestri, Lukic, Rincon, Verdi, Berenguer, Belotti
Watch out for Aleksandar Kolarov’s dead-ball tricks. He is one of the best in the world in freekick situations, and know how to swing his deadly left foot on the ball.
Then there is Edin Dzeko. The former Manchester City hitman is leading the goalscoring chart for Roma with seven goals in the league this season.
There have been talks that Nicolo Zaniolo could become the very best in Serie A in the coming season.
From Torino, Andrea Belotti is the player you may not want to miss. He is leading the team with 7 goals, while his partner in crime, Alex Berenguer is on four goals.
A clean sheet for the home team looks a good call considering Torino’s recent form. So make at least two teams with an all AS Roma backline.
Aleksandar Kolarov should be in all your teams, or at least in four teams in Grand Leagues.
AS Roma are on a roll, while Torino are seemingly heading South. So a win for the home team looks a safe bet.
Goalkeeper- Sirigu
Defenders- Smalling, Kolarov (VC), Florenzi
Midfielders- Pellegrini, Zaniolo, Veretout, S Verdi, T Rincon
Forwards- Dzeko (C), Belotti