There is remarkable consensus in the media as Roma's only formation doubt facing Porto is the goalkeeper.

The Giallorossi face the Portuguese team in tonight's Champions League play-offs decider, carrying a 1-1 draw from their away game.

Luciano Spalletti will of course field his strongest possible XI, and virtually every outlet seems to agree on what that team will look like.

Il Tempo, Il Messaggero, the Gazzetta dello Sport, Repubblica, the Corriere della Sera, the Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport all present an identical probable XI.

There is remarkable consensus in the media as Roma's only formation doubt facing Porto is the goalkeeper.

The Giallorossi face the Portuguese team in tonight's Champions League play-offs decider, carrying a 1-1 draw from their away game.

Luciano Spalletti will of course field his strongest possible XI, and virtually every outlet seems to agree on what that team will look like.

Il Tempo, Il Messaggero, the Gazzetta dello Sport, Repubblica, the Corriere della Sera, the Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport all present an identical probable XI.

In fact, the only disagreement has to do with the goalkeeper. Il Tempo and Repubblica believe that Alisson will start, whilst the other papers claim that Wojciech Szczesny will be given the nod.

For the rest, Roma will bring out grit in the midfield with Radja Nainggolan, Daniele De Rossi and Kevin Strootman.

Their new signing Bruno Peres will start in the midfield, Edin Dzeko will spearhead the attack and Diego Perotti will join Mohamed Salah to boss the wings.

Thomas Vermaelen is unavailable after his red card in the first game, so the starting centre-backs will be Kostas Manolas and Juan Jesus.

Roma probable XI: Szczesny; Peres, Manolas, Juan Jesus, Emerson; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Salah, Perotti, Dzeko.

Porto probable XI: Casillas; Telles, Marcano, Felipe, Pereira; Otavio, Andre Andre, Danilo, Herrera; Lopez, Silva.

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