Overview
The recent 2-2 draw with Bologna extended AS Roma's unbeaten streak to five, including three wins. Coach Claudio Ranieri has breathed new life into Roma's shaky attack.
The proof is that Roma's attack has been in impressive form recently. They have scored in all 5 recent matches with a total of 14 goals.
Notably, Roma's opponents are all tough teams like Milan, Bologna or Lazio. In the next match, they will play at home at Stadio Olimpico to welcome Genoa.
All six of Roma's Serie A wins this season have come at home, showing how much of a home advantage they have at the moment.
Genoa are also in good form in Serie A, having lost only 1 of their last 10 matches, with 4 wins and 5 draws. This is a big step forward for Genoa, as they previously won only 1, drew 3 and lost 6.
The key to Genoa's remarkable progress in recent times has been their significantly improved defence. Genoa's matches are often tight and low-scoring.
In the last 10 matches, Genoa have kept 6 clean sheets. Only Napoli and Cagliari have scored 2 goals against Genoa in that period.
Genoa's away form has been quite impressive recently, winning 3 and drawing 2. However, the attack is still the team's biggest weakness.
With 17 goals, Genoa is the second worst team in the league (only 14 goals more than Lecce). Therefore, getting 1 point against Roma is probably a possible goal for coach Patrick Vieira's team.
Human resources situation
In this match, Roma cannot use the injured duo Dahl and Cristante.
On the other side of the front line, Norton-Cuffy, Badelj, Malinovskiy, Ekuban and Vitinha of Genoa are all absent due to health reasons.
Expected lineup:
Roma: Svilar, Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka, Saelemaekers, Kone, Paredes, Pellegrini, Tasende, Dybala, Dovbyk.
Genoa: Leali, De Winter, Bani, Johan Vasquez, Caricol, Bohinen, Miretti, Frendrup, Thorsby, Zanoli, Pinamonti.
The match between Roma and Genoa takes place at 2:45 a.m. on January 18 (Vietnam time).
