Roma striker Diego Perotti. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling team Udinese Calcio (7-8-4, 25 points) is scheduled to host title-contending squad AS Roma (13-4-2, 41 points) at their home field of Dacia Arena on Jan. 15, Sunday as the 2016-2017 Serie A season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Udinese has been mercurial as of late with three wins, two losses, and one draw in their last six matches. The team is currently in the 10th spot of the 20-team league table, 15 points above the bottom three relegation zone and 11 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth for next season presently occupied by fifth-running squad AC Milan.
Bianconeri Friuliani is coming off a disappointing 1-2 loss to streaking squad Inter Milan also at the Dacia Arena last Sunday, as per the Daily Star.
Czech midfielder Jakub Jankto opened the scoring for head coach Luigi Delneri's men with a left-footed shot from the center of the box in the 17th minute with the assist coming from Brazilian defender Samir.
However, Inter Milan forward Ivan Perisic netted the next two goals in the 45th+2 and 87th minutes of the contest to help the visitors pull off the come-from-behind win and had Udinese their eighth loss this season.
Meanwhile, Roma is on a two-game winning run after the loss to defending champions Juventus in the middle of last month. They are still second in the overall standings, four points behind league leaders Juve.
I Giallorossi is coming off a 1-0 escape versus middling side Genoa on the road at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium also last Sunday, the Italian Football Daily reported.
An own goal from Genoa defender Armando Izzo provided the winning goal for head coach Luciano Spalletti's side in the 36th minute as both teams went scoreless for the rest of the match.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout by Roma.
Udinese starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Karnezis; Samir, Felipe, Danilo, Widmer; Jankto, Fofana, Kums; Thereau, De Paul, Zapata
Roma starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Szczesny; Juan Jesus, Fazio, Rudiger; Emerson, Strootman, De Rossi, Peres; Dzeko, Nainggolan; Perotti
