Roma vs Fiorentina

The weekend’s Serie A action comes to a close at the Stadio Olimpico as Roma and Fiorentina lock horns in an exciting top-half match-up.

Roma followed up a dramatic 2-2 league draw at AC Milan, in which they hauled back a two-goal deficit beyond the 85th minute, with a hard-earned 1-0 home win over second-tier Genoa in midweek Coppa Italia action. However, Jose Mourinho’s men cannot be proud of their recent Serie A form after picking up just one win in their last five league outings (D3, L1). That was a 1-0 beating of Bologna in their 2023 Serie A opener, which helped I Giallorossi end a dismal three-game winless league form at the Olimpico (D1, L2). Looking to win consecutive top-flight games on home turf for the first time since October, Roma can fall back on an eye-catching eight-match league form against Fiorentina (W5, D2, L1).

Like their hosts, visiting Fiorentina pulled off a narrow 1-0 home triumph over Serie A relegation candidates Sampdoria to reach the Coppa Italia quarterfinals, building on a last-gasp 2-1 league victory over Sassuolo last weekend. With sixth-placed Atalanta eight points away, Vincenzo Italiano’s men have no time to celebrate their recent uplift in form if they’re to become relevant in the European race. Before falling to a 2-1 defeat to Milan on their last Serie A travel, La Viola had been unbeaten in three consecutive away league games (W2, D1), suggesting their frustrating three-game losing run at the Olimpico could end. But it’s worth noting that the visitors haven’t won any of their last 13 Serie A visits to the capital-based sides (D3, L10).