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Preview: Roma vs. Empoli

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Sports Mole looks ahead to Saturday's Serie A meeting between Roma and Empoli.

If Roma are going to keep the title race alive in Serie A, Rudi Garcia's side need to avoid the below-par performances which have halted their progress in recent weeks.

Juventus were feeling the pressure at the top of the table when the league returned from the winter break, but Roma have allowed the champions to build a seven-point advantage.

That is largely due to three successive draws, and there will be no excuses this weekend if Roma fail to pick up all three points when Empoli visit the Italian capital.

Playing 24 hours earlier than Juventus, who take on Udinese on Sunday, could be an advantage for Garcia's men as they look to capitalise on playing a number of Serie A's struggling sides in the coming weeks.

Miralem Pjanic is pushing to start once again, and it could be Alessandro Florenzi who misses out on a place in the trio behind Juan Iturbe, who is expected to lead the attack once again.

Roma will also begin life without Mattia Destro, who is believed to be on the verge of completing a move to AC Milan.

The meeting between the two sides comes less than a fortnight after Roma recorded a 2-1 win over Empoli in the Coppa Italia, with Daniele de Rossi scoring the crucial penalty in extra time on that evening.

Empoli head into the match severely lacking in confidence following a run of eight matches without a win in Serie A, and a wait for over two months without a victory has left them just one point above the relegation zone.

Maurizio Sarri will be forced into one change as the injured Lorenzo Tonelli is unlikely to prove his fitness in time to return, which could allow Matteo Bianchetti to take his place in defence.

Roma:

Form in Serie A: WDWDDD
Form in all competitions: DWDDWD

Possible starting lineup: De Sanctis, Holebas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Manolas, De Rossi, Strootman, Nainggolan, Pjanic, Ljajic, Totti, Iturbe

Empoli:

Form in Serie A: DDDLDL
Form in all competitions: DDLDLL

Possible starting lineup: Sepe, Rui, Bianchetti, Hysaj, Rugani, Croce, Valdifiori, Vecino, Saponara, Mchedlidze, Pucciarelli

Sports Mole says: 2-0


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1Atalanta BCAtalanta17131342192340
2Napoli17122326121438
3Inter Milan15104140152534
4Lazio1711153224834
5Fiorentina1594228111731
6Juventus17710028131531
7Bologna167722318528
8AC Milan167542516926
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11Empoli174761619-319
12Torino175481722-519
13Genoa173771426-1216
14Lecce174491129-1816
15Parma173682333-1015
16Como163671828-1015
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