Stadio Olimpico, Rome will be hosting on Sunday, 8 December 2013, an Italian Serie A match between AS Roma and Fiorentina . The match referee will be D. Orsato.
That is why the hosts this time also expect three points against the
“Violas”, especially since they urgently need a win to regain their
confidence. In fact, we know that the popular “Wolves” have recorded ten
wins in the first 10 rounds of Serie A, but then came the
incomprehensible decline in their game that has finally resulted in four
consecutive draws. Of course it is not so worrisome, because they are
still the only undefeated team in the league, but on the other hand the
current champion Juventus has taken advantage of their mistakes and took
over their leading position, so they now have three points more of than
the Romans.
We should also mention that the Romans are still the
team with the best defence in the league, since they received only four
goals in 14 league matches, but they are also aware that they have to
play a little risky if they want to get three points against the
extremely unpleasant Fiorentina. That is why their coach Garcia has
announced the return of their midfielder Pjanic and striker Ljajic in
the first 11, while Bradley and Marquinho will move to the bench. On the
other hand, their captain Totti and defender Balzaretti are still out
of action due to their injuries.
As for Fiorentina, they are awaiting this Sunday’s duel with Roma in a
much better mood, given that they recorded three victories in the last
four rounds of Serie A, which again led to their breakthrough in the
fifth place. Moreover, they continued with their great performances in
the European league, where they have, after five rounds and 13 points,
already secured placement in the knockout phase, so that they can now
fully dedicate their attention to the domestic championship.
And since they have a very difficult duel with the second-ranked Roma,
which admittedly is in a decline of form, it is very important that they
triumphed against Verona at home last weekend, because this has helped
them to very quickly regain their confidence after that defeat by
Udinese away. Otherwise, it should be noted that their striker Rossi is
simply brilliant in the jersey of Fiorentina, and he is currently the
top scorer in Serie A with 12 goals scored, so it is generally not felt
that they are performing without their biggest reinforcement this year,
the German striker Gomez. Besides the injured Gomez, defender Hegazy and
midfielders Pasqual and Vecino will also have to miss this match for
the same reason.
Possible line-ups:
AC Fiorentina: Neto – Tomovic, Rodriguez, Savic, Vargas – Aquilani, Ambrosini, Valero – Cuadrado, Joaquin – Rossi.
AS Roma: De Sanctis – Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Dodo – Pjanic, De Rossi, Strootman – Florenzi, Ljaji, Gervinho.
Italian Serie A - AS Roma vs Fiorentina
Match date: Sunday, 8 December 2013
Kick Off Time: 11:30 UK (BST) - 11:30 AM GMT
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
Match date: Sunday, 8 December 2013
Kick Off Time: 11:30 UK (BST) - 11:30 AM GMT
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
