Our prediction for this Serie A match:
AS Roma
Match Time & Date:
20/08/2023
18:30
Prediction: 1-1
Salernitana
Following a 2-1 win over Partizani in their last warm-up game, AS Roma will look to kick off the new Serie A campaign in style when they host Salernitana to their Stadio Olimpico. Jose Mourinho is still in charge of the team, with “The Special One” managing to keep hold of key players in the summer transfer window. New signing Leandro Paredes is likely to make his official Roma debut against Salernitana, as well as defender Evan Ndicka and midfielder Houssem Aouar. However, home win should not be considered as Paulo Dybala misses out through suspension, while Tammy Abraham is sidelined with an ACL injury.
The visitors, on the other hand, did well to beat Ternana in their Coppa Italia opener at the weekend, with experienced winger Antonio Candreva scoring the only goal of the match. Since Roma will be without important attackers in Sunday’s clash, we predict that Paulo Sousa’s men are going to grab something from the match.
Highlighted Player (Andrea Belotti):
Andrea Belotti began his youth career at Grumellese at the age of 10 and after spending three years at the club, he joined Albinolefe in 2006. As expected, he made his senior debut for the club on 10 March, 2012 and it has to be noted that the Italian striker scored 14 goals in 37 league appearances for the Seriani. Belotti, who was born on 20 December, 1993, joined Palermo on loan in 2013 and in July, 2014 the Sicilian outfit turned his loan move to a co-ownership.
The Italian attacker scored 16 goals for Palermo in 62 league appearances for the club and on 18 August, 2015 he signed a deal with Torino for a fee of €7.5 million.
Three months later he scored first goal in the Italian top flight for Torino and he helped the team record a 2-0 win over Bologna. Andrea Belotti has 18 caps for Italy U21 and he scored nine goals for the team.
Highlighted Team (AS Roma):
AS Roma is a professional football club based in Rome. Roma were founded by a merger in 1927 and they play in the Italian Serie A. Roma’s fiercest rivals are Lazio and it has to be noted that both capital clubs play their home games at Stadio Olimpico. The two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Capitale, which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world of football.
The Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds) have won three Serie A titles (1941/1942, 1982/1983, 2000/2001), while winning nine Coppa Italia trophies. The colour of Roma’s shirts is imperial purple with a golden yellow trim. A number of top-class footballers were part of Roma in the past, but Francesco Totti is undisputedly the club’s biggest legend.The Prince of Rom made his 601 appearances for Roma on 14 May, 2016 when the Giallorossi recorded a 3-1 win over Milan at Stadio San Siro.
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