Roma striker Edin Dzeko. (Photo : Getty Images)
Second-running club AS Roma (5-2-1, 16 points) is set to face bottom three squad US Citta di Palermo (1-4-3, 6 points) at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, Oct. 23 as round 9 of the 2016-2017 Premier League season closes.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Roma is on a two-game winning run as the team is loosely holding the second spot in the current league table at the moment. The team is tied on points with third-placed team AC Milan, but their superior goal difference was able to land them at second place.
I Giallorossi defeated old nemesis Napoli, 3-1, on the road at the San Paolo Stadium last Saturday for their third win in the last four rounds, as per the Washington Post.
Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko scored a brace to lead head coach Luciano Spalletti's squad during the match. He netted the first two goals of the contest in the 43rd and 54th minutes.
Partenopei trimmed the gap in the 58th with a close-range header from Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly from a cross by Algerian left back Faouzi Ghoulam.
Roma was able to quench the attempted Napoli comeback Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah sealed the win with a goal in the 85th minute off an assist by teammate Daniele De Rossi with a through ball.
Meanwhile, Palermo is in the bottom three relegation area right now after being winless in five of their last six outings.
The team is on a three-game winless slide with their last game ending in a crushing 1-4 loss to Torino at their own home ground of Renzo Barbera Stadium on Monday, Daily Mail Online reported.
Palermo was able to score the opening goal with a center box header from Bulgarian midfielder Ivaylo Chochev in the fifth minute, but it was all head coach Roberto De Zerbi's side could do throughout the game.
Torino then opened the floodgates to four straight goals scored by Adem Ljajic, Marco Benassi, and Daniele Baselli. Ljajic netted a brace in the 25th and 40th while Benassi and Baselli scored one each in the 45th+1 and 50th respectively.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout for Roma.
Roma starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Jesus; Maksimovic, De Rossi; Salah, Nainggolan, Perotti; Dzeko
Palermo starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Posavec; Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andjelkovic; Rispoli, Corsini, Chochev, Aleesami; Diamanti, Bentivegna; Nestorovski
