Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Fiorentina welcome AS Roma to their Stadio Artemio Franchi in what promises to be an interesting Serie A derby. The Viola are in a splendid form, coming off a 6-0 demolition of a ten-man Lecce, but they should not expect an easy outing on Sunday. Despite their recent success, Fiorentina will be without Albert Gudmundsson and Rolando Mandragora due to injury problems.
AS Roma, meanwhile, produced a fine performance despite their unlucky 1-0 loss to Inter. The Romans will look to bounce back, but injuries remain a concern. Paulo Dybala is a major doubt for this fixture, while Stephan El Shaarawy and Alexis Saelemaekers remain in the recovery room. Both teams are expected to adopt a cautious approach, aiming to avoid any costly mistakes. Given Fiorentina’s strong form and Roma’s solid, albeit unlucky, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw.
Highlighted Player (Christian Kouame):
Christian Kouame is an Ivory Coast international who has been playing for Serie A side Genoa since 2018. Kouame started his youth career at Prato and after ending his loan spells with the likes of Sassuolo and Inter, he returned to Stadio Lungobisenzio.
The 185-cm-tall forward made his professional debut with Prato on September 6, 2015 in a 2-1 loss to Pisa. Christian Kouame started the match, but he was replaced by Alberto Aladje after 66 minutes. The Genoa attacker, though, has yet to earn a call-up for the Ivory Coast national team. He has two caps for the Ivory Coast U23 team, but he is still eyeing his senior team debut.
His main position is centre-forward, but he is used as both left and right winger as well. The Genoa footballer was born in Abijan on December 6, 1997 and he has a contract with the Rossoblu until June 30, 2023.
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.