The big news ahead of this game is that Roma have sacked Jose Mourinho. That means Daniele De Rossi will be into control of the team for this match.
Could that have an impact on the outcome of the game? We will use the latest trends and analysis to make our football predictions on this page.
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The match between Roma and Verona is the opening game in this round of Serie A fixtures and takes place on the 20th of January.
The match will be played at the Stadio Olimpico and the hosts are currently 9th in Serie A on 29 points while Verona are 18th on 17 points.
Roma come into the match on the back of a 3-1 defeat at AC Milan in Serie last weekend. AC Milan opened the scoring in the 11th minute and doubled their advantage early in the second half.
Roma pulled a goal back in the 69th minute but AC Milan sealed maximum points with a third goal 6 minutes from time.
The defeat at AC Milan means Roma have won only 1 of their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
The victory came at home over Cremonese in the Coppa Italia but there have been defeats against Juventus away in Serie A and Lazio away in the Coppa Italia. Roma were also held to a 1-1 draw at home by Atalanta in Serie A.
Trends show Roma are undefeated in their last 8 home Serie A games in a row. In fact, there are no losses for Roma in 20 of their most recent 23 home matches in Serie A.
Verona make the trip to the Stadio Olimpico having beat Empoli 2-1 at home in Serie A last weekend. It was an important victory in the battle against relegation and Verona took an early lead in the 3rd minute.
Verona doubled their advantage in the 56th minute and managed to hold on despite Empoli pulling a goal back 8 minutes later.
The win over Empoli means Verona have won only 2 of their 19 most recent fixtures in all competitions. They have lost 3 of their last 5 matches, all of which were played in Serie A.
The defeats have come against Fiorentina and Inter Milan away plus Salernitana at home.
Trends show Verona have managed just 3 wins in their last 30 away league games.
Team news: Roma are without Houssem Aouar and Evan Ndicka who are on international duty plus Bryan Cristante and Gianluca Mancini who are suspended. Paulo Dybala, Renato Sanches, Chris Smalling, and Tammy Abraham are all injured.
Verona do not have any major injury concerns but are without the suspended trio of Darko Lazovic, Ondrej Duda, and Diego Coppola.
Roma have been in poor recent form but Verona struggle badly on the road in Serie A. We expect to see both teams scoring and for Roma to come out on top in a narrow win.