DBasia.news – AS Roma will play against Chievo Verona at Olimpico Stadium, Sunday at the fourth Giornata of 2018/2019 Serie A. This would be the duel of two hurt teams. No wonder, both Eusebio Di Francesco and Lorenzo D’Anna squad come with the poor squad.
The host team was predicted as the Scudetto candidate this season. But in three initial matches of Serie A, Daniele De Rossi and friends just gained one victory, one draw, and one defeat. Obviously, the transfer of players like Alisson Becker, Radja Nainggolan, and Kevin Strootman last season is giving a huge impact to the squad.
Di Francesco’s homework is getting more serious in facing Chievo. It’s a fact that they will lose Alessandro Florenzi, Patrik Schick and Javier Pastore. Recently, Kostas Manolas and De Rossi are also uncertain to play due to a small injury.
Roma’s focus will be divided. In the middle of next week, I Giallorossi have to play against Real Madrid in Champions League. On the other hand, the team need three points to improve their position in Serie A. Consequently, all Roma best players will play against Chievo.
AS Roma Vs Chievo
Meanwhile, Chievo team aren’t better. After countering Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus FC in the first week of Serie A, unexpectedly Emanuele Giaccherini and friends got humiliated by Fiorentina with a 0-6 score. D’Anna couldn’t also bring his squad to win over a promotion team, Empoli (0-0).
The situation is worse after Lega Serie A gave the sanction of three-point disqualification for Chievo and 200 thousand euro fine after proved to manipulate the financial report of the club. The Flying Donkeys management did the fraud to qualify the Serie A register qualifications.
Now, Chievo team’s mentality is dropped. Roma should use this condition by the quick wingers like Cengiz Under and Stephan El Shaarawy, also the top-scoring striker, Edin Dzeko.
Squad Prediction:
AS Roma (4-3-3): Olsen; Karsdorp, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Cristante, De Rossi, Pellegrini; Under, Dzeko, El Shaarawy
Chievo (4-3-3): Sorrentino; Cacciatore, Tomovic, Bani, Barba; Rigoni, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; Birsa, Stepinski, Giaccherini