Roma forward Mohamed Salah (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Fiorentina in their recent Serie A matchup. (Photo : Getty Images)
Last season's runner-up AS Roma (6-1-2, 20 points) catapulted itself to the top of the league table with their recent win on Sunday. The team is now set to clash with lowly Udinese Calcio (3-4-2, 11 points) to try and stretch their winning run to five games at the Stadio Olimpico on October 28.
Rudi García's men are currently on a four-game winning streak that began with their 5-1 conquest of Capri last September 26. They then beat Palermo, 4-2, and Empoli, 3-1, in their following matches to slowly climb the league ladder.
I Giallorossi's last match was a 2-1 nipping of erstwhile league leader ACF Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on October 25, which made them overtake their opponents for temporary leadership this season.
Forwards Mohamed Salah and Gervinho scored the goals in the first half for Roma before Khouma Babacar found one in injury time to put the hosts on the board, as per Yahoo Sports.
Meanwhile, Udinese escaped with a 1-0 decision over Frosinone at the Stadio Friuli on Sunday, as reported by ESPN.
Bianconeri Friuliani midfielder Francesco Lodi scored the left-footed winner via a free kick at the 20th minute to give Stefano Colantuono's side the early lead that they never relinquished.
Zebrette is slowly climbing in the standings with two wins and two draws in their last four outings. They are still currently in the lower half of the league table at the 14th spot.
La Maggica will look to prolong their winning run and their hold of the top spot position in this match against Udinese.
The predicted result is a 3-1 win for Roma.
Roma starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, Rudiger, Digne; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pjanic; Gervinho, Dzeko, Salah.
Udinese starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Karnezis; Wague, Danilo, Felipe; Edenilson, Agyemang-Badu, Lodi, Fernandez, Adnan; Thereau, Di Natale
