Spezia vs Roma: Roma looks to arrest their slump in form when they face relegation threatened, Spezia in their next Serie A clash on Sunday.
Match Details:
Teams: Spezia vs Roma
Venue: Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy
Date: Sunday 27th February, 2022
Time: 10:35 PM IST
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Preview
Spezia come into this after a 2-1 away loss to Bologna in their previous Serie A on Monday.
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Manaj broke the deadlock for the visitors before Arnautovic scored twice to turn the game around and inflict successive league defeats on Spezia.
This loss leaves Spezia in 16th place with 26 points; however, they are just 4 points away from the drop zone.
On the other hand, Roma played out a 2-2 home draw against Hellas Verona in their previous clash, which mounts pressure on Jose’s side.
Barak and Tameze scored in the first half for the visitors before Volpato and Bove’s strikes for Roma ensured a point a piece.
The action was intense towards the end as Jose Mourinho was sent off for an angry outburst and kicking away a ball; which resulted in a 2-match ban.
With just 1 win from their last 5 matches across competitions, Jose’s side is in urgent need of a turnaround in form.
Roma is in 8th place with 41 points from 26 matches and are winless in last 3 league matches.
Both sides last met in December, where Roma won 2-0 at home.
Form Guide
Spezia: LLDWW
Roma: DDLDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Bologna 2-1 Spezia
Roma 2-2 Hellas Verona
José Mourinho has been handed a two-match touchline ban by Serie A after his red card in Roma’s 2-2 draw vs. Verona.
The Italian Football Federation said he “made serious allegations” against the referee “with a threatening attitude, blatantly disputing the refereeing decision.” pic.twitter.com/1Ortbcozou
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 22, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Spezia vs Roma in India?
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Team News
Sher and Sena are ruled out for the hosts while Manaj is suspended.
Perez, Spinazzola, Ibanez and Shaarawy are out for the visitors due to long term injuries. Mkhitaryan and Shomurodov are in isolation after contracting Covid.
Spezia possible 11:
Provedel, Amian, Erlic, Nikolaou, Reca, Kiwior, Sala, Gyasi, Maggiore, Verde and Nzola
Roma possible 11:
Patricio, Smalling, Kumbulla, Mancini, Vina, Oliveira, Cristante, Karsdorp, Pellegrini, Abraham and Zaniolo
Prediction: Spezia 0-2 Roma
Despite the injuries and Covid relation problems for Roma, we expect them to win this one as they face an out of form and defensively poor Spezia side.
Players to watch out for: Verde, Gyasi, Abraham and Cristante.
