Roma v Juventus: Match preview, team news and probable lineups

Juventus, after ending February undefeated in all competitions, starts March heading to Rome’s Stadio Olimpico on Sunday at 20:45 local time in the league match.

In the six games Juventus played in February they won five and drew just one, while the last game they beat Torino in the Derby della Molle 4-2 last weekend.

It was a game where Juventus fans saw Paul Pogba for the first time since he arrived at the club, where he made his official debut, with Danilo, Gleison Bremer, Juan Cuadrado and Adrien Rabiot scored the goals.

Winning this game helped Juventus regain confidence to return to the battle for the big four, where they are sixth with 35 points with only nine points behind Roma, who are in fifth place.

If Juventus wins this match, they will be left nine points behind fourth-placed Milan, who lost 2-1 to Fiorentina on Saturday.

On the part of Roma, Jose Mourinho has been cleared to take charge of the match against Juventus after his two-match touchline ban was suspended after lodged an appeal.

Mourinho was sent off for the third time this season just two minutes into the second half of Roma’s 2-1 loss at Cremonese on Tuesday.

Roma have won two of their last five games in Serie A, with wins over Hellas Verona and Empoli, two losses and a draw.

Team news and probable lineups

Jose Mourinho will have his full squad at his disposal in the game against the Bianconeri. The squad is fit for the home game and are likely to play at their full strength.

For Massimiliano Allegri’s side, Mattia De Sciglio will miss the match after being left out of the squad while Kaio Jorge and Arkadiusz Milik remains sidelines. Fabio Miretti is back and available for the match.

Roma probable lineup: Patricio; Mancini, Ibanez, Kumbulla, Zalewski, Cristante, Wijnaldum, Spinazzola; Dybala, Pellegrini; Belloti.

Juventus probable lineup: Szczęsny; Sandro, Bremer, Danilo; Kostic, Rabiot, Locatelli, Fagioli, Cuadrado; Di Maria; Vlahovic.