Na Friday evening wey go hot for Stadio Olimpico as AS Roma dey welcome Pisa for Serie A match. Dis one na important game wey go show if Roma still get chance for top four or if Pisa fit escape relegation. Kick-off na 2:45 PM ET, and dem go stream am live for Paramount+.
Roma dey come from one heavy 5-2 loss to Inter Milan for last match. Dat defeat don make dem drop to sixth position for table with 54 points, four points behind Como wey dey fourth. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini dey under pressure to turn things around sharp sharp.
For Pisa side, dem dey bottom of table with just 18 points from 31 matches. Dem no win any away match dis whole season, and dem dey nine points away from safety zone. Oscar Hiljemark, dia coach, dey look for miracle to save dia season.
Roma get injury wahala for attack. Paulo Dybala, Artem Dovbyk, and Evan Ferguson no dey available. For defence, Gianluca Mancini get adductor injury from Inter match. But Donyell Malen dey ready to lead attack, and Lorenzo Pellegrini dey close to reach 50 Serie A goals.
Pisa get small relief as Rafiu Durosinmi don return from suspension. But dem still miss Daniel Denoon, Marius Marin, and Isak Vural because of injury. Stefano Moreo remain dia main hope for goal.
Odds dey favour Roma well well. BetMGM put Pellegrini odds to score at +170. Roma don win all matches against relegation teams dis season, and dem dey heavy favourite for home ground.
Match go start 2:45 PM ET at Stadio Olimpico for Rome. Dem go show am for Paramount+ and Fox Deportes for USA. For UK, na DAZN go carry am.
Roma probable lineup: Svilar; Ghilardi, Ndicka, Hermoso; Celik, Cristante, Pisilli, Rensch; Soule, Pellegrini; Malen. Pisa own: Semper; Calabresi, Caracciolo, Canestrelli; Leris, Hojholt, Aebischer, Tramoni, Angori; Moreo, Durosinmi.
Referee na Ermanno Feliciani from Teramo. VAR room go dey for Lissone with Giua and Di Paolo.
Roma don win ten of dia fifteen home matches dis season. But dem only collect four points from last five league games. Defence don leak twelve goals for dat period.
Pisa story worse pass. Dem only win two matches for whole season. Away record terrible—dem no win any of dia last fifteen away league games.
Key player to watch na Donyell Malen. Since January, di Dutch striker don score seven Serie A goals. Against Pisa defence wey dey struggle, Malen fit be di difference maker.
Prediction dey point to Roma victory. Many pundits say Roma go win 2-0. But football no dey predictable—Pisa fit shock everybody if Roma defence dey sleep again.
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