Roma welcome AC Milan to the Stadio Olimpico in Serie A on Sunday evening.
The hosts will seek revenge on their visitors after a narrow 1-0 defeat in November’s reverse fixture at the San Siro.
Roma made light work of Stuttgart in their penultimate Europa League group stage clash on Thursday.
A Niccolo Pisilli brace helped Gian Piero Gasperini’s men emerge victorious for the fourth time in five matches.
Roma have kept four clean sheets and scored two goals in each game during that run, characterising their solidity at both ends of the pitch.
With top four rivals Juventus and Napoli scheduled to play each other this weekend, Roma have a huge opportunity to strengthen their Champions League ambitions.
However, Sunday’s hosts have struggled against the visitors in recent meetings, winning just one of the last 12 league encounters.
After a shock 2-1 defeat to Cremonese in their Serie A curtain-raiser, Milan have not been defeated, winning 13 of the subsequent 20 outings.
Despite this, Max Allegri’s men are now six points shy of Inter Milan at the top after their demolition of Pisa on Friday.
Given the nature of their 1-0 victory over Leece last time out, which extended Roma’s unbeaten run to six matches, they will know a much better performance is needed.
With both Milan and Roma ranking in the top three for fewest goals conceded and most clean sheets, there is a strong likelihood that Sunday’s clash will be attritional.
Milan will hope their strong record on the road comes to the fore, having recorded 22 points and no defeats from 10 league games.
