Serie A Preview: Roma vs. Fiorentina
Jose Mourinho embarks on another Serie A adventure with Roma and starts with a home game against Vincenzo Italiano’s Fiorentina.
The Giallorossi are expected to give Rui Patricio, Matias Vina and Eldor Shomurodov their League debuts on Sunday, with Tammy Abraham expected to enter off the bench against the Viola.
Italiano has moved from a successful spell with Spezia to Fiorentina after Gennaro Gattuso walked away from the position only a few days after having been confirmed.
Dusan Vlahovic has been linked with big money moves this summer, but is set to start the first League game, as the Viola prepare for a trip to the Italian capital.
Stat fact: Bologna have only won one of their last 10 games in the championship, a 4-1 win over Spezia in April.
Probable line-ups
Roma (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio; Karsdorp, Mancini, Ibanez, Vina; Cristante, Diawara; Zaniolo, Mkhitaryan, El Shaarawy; Shomurodov
Suspended: none
Injured: Spinazzola, Smalling
On a yellow card: none
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Dragowski; Venuti, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Pulgar, Castrovilli; Callejon, Vlahovic, Gonzalez
Suspended: none
Injured: Amrabat
On a yellow card: none