Lowly team Torino FC (1-2-2, 5 points) is set to host perennial powerhouse club AS Roma (3-1-1, 10 points) at their home stadium of Olimpico di Torino on Sunday, Sep. 25 as the 2016-2017 Serie A season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 6:30 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Torino has struggled to find wins in the young season as the team only had one victory in its first five games. After opening the term with a disappointing 2-3 loss to AC Milan, they nailed their only win so far during their second match, a 5-1 thrashing of Bologna also at their home stadium.
Their next three games were another loss and two straight draws, which put them at the 14th place in the current league table.
Il Toro survived two red cards to force a goalless draw with newly-promoted side Pescara at the Stadio Adriatico on Wednesday to add another point in their total in the standings, as per Goal.
Ghanaian midfielder Afriyie Acquah was sent off right at the stroke of halftime after getting booked with a second yellow card for fouling Pescara forward Gianluca Caprari.
With a man-down in the second half, head coach Siniša Mihajlović's men continued to fight to stay afloat. However, a second player was sent off for the Maroons with team captain Giuseppe Vives being handed a direct red card for violent conduct at the 78th minute.
Meanwhile, Roma has been in top form to begin the term as the team is unbeaten in four of their first five matches.
I Giallorossi is coming off a remarkable 4-0 victory over another newly-promoted side, Crotone, at their home ground of Stadium Olimpico in Rome, ESPN reported.
Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko netted a brace at the 48th and 57th minutes to lead head coach Luciano Spalletti's squad while forwards Stephan El Shaarawy and Mohamed Salah contributed one goal each at the 26th and 37th respectively to complete the team's four-goal shutout win.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-1 romp by Roma.
Torino starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Hart; Zappacosta, Bovo, Moretti, Barreca; Benassi, Gustafson, Baselli; Martinez; Aramu, Boye
Roma starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Peres; Maksimovic, Strootman; Salah, Totti, El Shaarawy; Dzeko