AS Roma vs Torino preview

February 17, 2017
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

The 4-0 hammering of Villarreal in Europa League proved AS Roma are on fire at the moment and the Giallorossi hope to extend the winning run to five games against Torino.

Granata, on the other hand, have finally ended a winless run and they now hope to kick-start their bid for European positions.

AS Roma have been going from strength to strength under Luciano Spalletti, and this could easily become one of their most successful seasons in years.

The Giallorossi have made it to the Coppa Italia semis, where they will be vying arch rivals Lazio, while they have all but secured progress to the Europa League last 16 stage.

AS Roma produced a stunning performance to record a 4-0 victory over Villarreal at El Madrigal, with Edin Dzeko bagging a hat-trick to take his goal tally to 28 this season.

The Giallorossi will quickly shift their focus back to Serie A, where they are trying to keep up with holders Juventus, currently trailing 7 points.

And, having won last four matches in style, AS Roma are available at 2.25 (5/4) for a half-time/full-time win over Torino.

Alessandro Florenzi is the only one missing out after suffering a recurrence of a knee injury, while Mohamed Salah will be recalled.

Probable starting line-up (3-4-2-1): Szczesny – Rudiger, Fazio, Manolas – Peres, Strootman, De Rossi, Emerson – Nainggolan, Salah – Dzeko.

Torino have been showing a great deal of promise over the last few years, but they have yet to repeat or better seventh-place finish from the 2013/2014 campaign.

Twenty four games into the current league championship, Granata sit ten points behind European positions and it would appear as though that ship has sailed.

Sinisa Mihajlovic’s charges did manage to end a six-match winless run last weekend as they hammered Pescara 5-3, but they now face a much tougher task.

The boss should be concerned by the fact that Torino conceded three late goals after taking a 5-0 lead, although at least top scorer Andrea Belotti continued bagging goals for fun.

With 17 strikes already to his name, the 23-year-old should prove a handful for AS Roma defenders as well, as he aims to once again impress the visiting scouts.

The visitors will have Daniele Baselli and Mirko Valdifiori back from suspension, but the latter misses out through an ankle problem, and Joel Obi is also sidelined.

Probable starting line-up (4-3-3): Hart – Zappacosta, Ajeti, Moretti, Barreca – Benassi, Lukic, Baselli – Falque, Belotti, Ljajic.

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