AS Roma look to get their campaign back on track when they visit Bologna at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara in Matchday 35 of Serie A on Sunday, with the Lupi’s Champions League qualification hopes dangling by a thread.
Jose Mourinho‘s side fell to a 3-1 defeat to Atalanta, before being held 1-1 by AC Milan, and then suffering a 2-0 defeat to Inter last time out to leave them in seventh place in the table.
Bologna have enjoyed a positive season and will be looking to earn a top half finish, though the Rossoblu have won just two of their last 11 matches. That run saw them defeat Inter and Atalanta though, as well as pick up draws against Milan, Juventus, and Lazio.
Bologna vs AS Roma: Predicted line-ups
Roma‘s injury crisis continues, with the Giallorossi still unable to call upon defenders Chris Smalling, Diego Llorente, Marash Kumbulla, and Rick Karsdorp, as per La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Forward Stephan El Shaarawy is out until the rest of the season, but the Lupi have Mehmet Zeki Celik available after a ban.
Bologna coach Thiago Motta is without Roberto Soriano, Nicola Sansone, and Adama Soumaoro through injury, whilst Giorgos Kyriakopoulos faces a late fitness test. Stefan Posch is suspended after an accumulation of bookings.
Roma defender Roger Ibanez is a yellow card away from a ban, whilst Bologna trio Lukasz Skorupski, Lewis Ferguson, and Nicolas Dominguez are in the same position.
Bologna predicted XI vs AS Roma (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; De Silvestri, Bonifazi, Lucumi, Cambiaso; Moro, Schouten; Orsolini, Dominguez, Ferguson; Arnautovic
AS Roma predicted XI vs Bologna (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Cristante, Ibanez; Spinazzola, Matic, Bove, Zalewski; Dybala, Pellegrini; Abraham
Bologna vs AS Roma: When does the Serie A fixture start?
Kick-off in the Serie A Matchday 35 fixture of Bologna vs AS Roma is set for 18:00 CEST, local time in Italy, on Sunday, May 14.
For viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the game will start at 17:00 BST. That is 12:00 EDT / 09:00 PDT in the United States.
Bologna vs AS Roma: Where to watch the Serie A fixture?
For fans in the United States, Bologna vs AS Roma will be on Paramount+ along with other fixtures on Serie A Matchday 35.
Bologna vs AS Roma will be shown on BT Sport 2 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
