Roma welcome back captain Francesco Totti for this evening's Serie A clash with Sampdoria.
The Italian forward joins Gervinho, who also missed last week's 1-1 Europa League draw with Fiorentina, and Juan Iturbe up front in a 4-3-3 formation.
Miralem Pjanic also returns in midfield, and will start alongside Seydou Keita and Alessandro Florenzi.
Meanwhile, Sampdoria welcome back Stefano Okaka, who starts up front with Samuel Eto'o and Eder.
Roberto Soriano is included in the midfield three with Spaniard Pedro Obiang and Angelo Palombo.
Roma: De Sanctis; Torosidis, Mapou, Astori, Cholevas; Pjanic, Keita, Florenzi; Gervinho, Totti, Iturbe
Sampdoria: Viviano; De Silvestri, Silvestre, Romagnoli, Regini; Obiang, Palombo, Soriano; Eto'o, Okaka, Eder
