AS Roma will look to build on their empathic win against Atalanta when they face Sampdoria in the midweek Serie A fixture.
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Key statistics – AS Roma vs Sampdoria
- Sampdoria were victorious in their last Serie A meeting against AS Roma. They haven’t won twice in a row since 2015.
- Sampdoria could look to win back-to-back away games for the first time since 2020.
- AS Roma have won their last two games in Serie A this season, scoring six goals and conceding one in the process.
- Tammy Abraham is the top scorer for Giallorossi this season with six goals.
- Roma sit fifth in the league table with 31 points while Sampdoria are 15th with 19 points.
Head to Head
Roma have the edge over the visitors in their last 38 meetings, winning 18 times and losing only on nine occasions.
Latest performances in all competitions
AS Roma: L L W W W
Sampdoria: L L W W D
AS Roma
Roma hit a stumbling block after losing two consecutive games against Bologna and Inter Milan.
However, they have bounced back well with back to back victories in Serie AS against Spezia and Atalanta.
The Giallorossi’s morale must be high after defeating a strong-looking Gasperini’s side, with Tammy Abraham netting a double to make it six goals for him in Serie A this season. It was also good to see Nicolo Zaniolo score his first goal this season.
Jose Mourinho’s side, who are fifth in the table, will look to get near the top four by making the most of Wednesday’s outing against Sampdoria.
A victory is very important for the home side as they await giants AC Milan and Juventus in their next Serie A games.
Possible AS Roma line-up
Rui Patricio; Gianluca Mancini, Roger Ibanez, Chris Smalling; Rick Karsdorp, Jordan Veretout, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Bryan Cristante, Matias Vina; Nicolo Zaniolo, Tammy Abraham.
Injured: Stephan El Shaarawy, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Leonardo Spinazzola
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Sampdoria
Sampdoria are coming on the back of a disappointing 1-1 draw against Venezia, with Manolo Gabbiadini’s early goal being cancelled out by Thomas Henry.
However, they have picked up emphatic victories against Verona and Genoa in recent weeks, and they will be hoping for a similar performance against Roma.
Gabbiadini’s form must have gone under the radar due to the club’s poor form this season. The Italian striker has found the nets for four consecutive games.
Possible Sampdoria line-up
Emil Audero; Bartosz Bereszyński, Maya Yoshida, Omar Colley, Tommaso Augello; Antonio Candreva, Adrien Silva, Albin Ekdal, Morten Thorsby; Manolo Gabbiadini, Francesco Caputo.
Injured: Mikkel Damsgaard, Ronaldo Vieira, Ernesto Torregrossa
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
AS Roma 3 – 0 Sampdoria
