Roma vs Torino preview

November 18, 2012
By: Matthew Clarke

Derby della Capitale defeat saw Roma slip to seventh in Serie A standings, meaning the Giallorossi are now in desperate need of a morale-boosting victory.

Torino, on the other hand, are under no pressure having moved further away from the bottom three with a home win over Bologna.

Roma fans had high hopes for this season after the club chiefs did well to reinforce the squad during off season, but the Giallorossi have been unable to live up to the billing.

Zdenek Zeman’s side couldn’t find any sort of consistency in the opening exchanges, but they had a great chance to turn the season around with the win over arch rivals Lazio.

Roma started the game well, taking the lead through Erik Lamela and creating few more chances, but they then conceded two goals in the first period before Daniele De Rossi’s red card made the game effectively over.

The highly rated midfielder is now suspended for three games, while Nicolas Burdisso and Panagiotis Tachtsidis are also banned for the Torino clash.

Even so, you should know home win pays 1.62 (5/8) at BetVictor. After scoring in six consecutive games, Erik Lamela is 2.75 (7/4) with Coral to continue the impressive run.

Bogdan Lobont, Maarten Stekelenburg and Taddei remain sidelined, while Miralem Pjanic and Leandro Castan return to the side.

Probable starting line-up (4-3-3): Goicoechea – Piris, Marquinhos, Castan, Balzaretti – Pjanic, Bradley, Florenzi – Lamela, Osvaldo, Totti.

Torino have done really well since gaining promotion to Serie A, with some shrewd transfer dealings the main reason for team’s solid showings in the opening exchanges.

Gillet, Santana, Cerci, Gazzi and Brighi have all played a part in team’s bright start to the season, so that was certainly money well spent.

After taking just one point from three league games, Torino showed a lot of improvement to hold Lazio and Napoli to 1-1 draws on the road, before beating Bologna at home last weekend.

Il Granata now sit five points above the relegation zone, which will allow them to enter this match without any pressure, so maybe they will manage to continue the good run on the travels. Torino are 4.50 (7/2) with BetVictor to record third straight draw on the road.

Giuseppe Vives is doubtful with a bout of flu, while Marko Bakic and Sergio Suciu are out through injury.

Probable starting line-up (4-2-4): Gillet – Darmian, Gilk, Ogbonna, D’Ambrosio – Brighi, Gazzi – Cerci, Sansone, Bianchi, Santana.

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