Stadio Olimpico — Roma
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Roma
As Burdisso and Juan are injured, and Heinze is suspended, De Rossi may have to play at centre-back. Gago will move into the centre of the midfield, with Marquinho and Pjanic partnering him. Bojan and Lamela are in competition for a starting spot up front: if the
Argentinan gets his place, Totti may play in behind him.
probable lineups : Stekelenburg, Ángel, Rossi, Kjaer, Taddei, Pjanic, Gago, Marquinho, Totti, Bojan, Osvaldo. (4-3-1-2).
| Mar 24, 2012 | AC Milan 2 - Roma 1 | ITA1 |
| Mar 19, 2012 | Roma 1 - Genoa 0 | ITA1 |
| Mar 10, 2012 | Palermo 0 - Roma 1 | ITA1 |
| Mar 4, 2012 | Roma 1 - Lazio 2 | ITA1 |
| Feb 26, 2012 | Atalanta 4 - Roma 1 | ITA1 |
Novara
Rigoni won't feature as he is suspended, so Radovanovic is likely to take his spot. Jeda and Caracciolo are in contention to partner Mascara, but the latter is not at full fitness. Tesser is going to stick with a 3-man defence, with Gemiti and Morganella set to patrol the flanks.
probable lineups : Ujkani, Paci, Lisuzzo, Garcia, Morganella, Porcari, Pesce, Radovanovic, Gemiti, Jeda, Mascara. (3-5-2).
| Mar 25, 2012 | Novara 0 - Lecce 0 | ITA1 |
| Mar 18, 2012 | Siena 0 - Novara 2 | ITA1 |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Novara 1 - Udinese 0 | ITA1 |
| Mar 4, 2012 | Bologna 1 - Novara 0 | ITA1 |
| Feb 26, 2012 | Catania 3 - Novara 1 | ITA1 |
Head to Head
Match Facts
Roma have been winning at both half time and full time in 5 of their last 7 home matches in Serie A.
Novara have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 8 matches in Serie A.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Novara's last 8 games in Serie A.
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Nov 5, 2011 | Novara 0 - Roma 2 |
Roma failed to mantain their positive streak against Milan and the team
could suffer a drop in confidence. A Champions League spot might be out
of reach, so Luis Enrique should think about keeping Inter (and Catania)
at a distance.
Novara are on an unprecedented 3-match unbeaten streak, that is
currently keeping the team in with a chance of staying up. The gap
between themselves and Parma is still 8 points, but Lecce's good form
could put pressure on Parma, and in the end even help Novara.
Tesser knows that Novara can't just travel to Roma and go all out
attack. Novara are likely to sit and wait, leaving ball possession in
their opponents hands and trying to exploit any mistake they might make
in defence. Roma have to be patient and not crumble under pressure from
Inter, and in the end they should be able to take all three points.
Roma 2 - 1 Novara
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