Roma use an almost full-strength line-up against Sampdoria as they fight for a place in the Coppa Italia Quarter-Finals.

The Round of 16 tie kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 20.00 GMT.

It’s a one-off game, so to be decided after 90 minutes, extra time or penalties, and the winners go on to face Serie B surprise package Cesena.

Luciano Spalletti makes relatively few changes for this Coppa test, introducing goalkeeper Alisson Becker for Wojciech Szczesny, while Alessandro Florenzi and Mohamed Salah are still unavailable.

Roma use an almost full-strength line-up against Sampdoria as they fight for a place in the Coppa Italia Quarter-Finals.

The Round of 16 tie kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 20.00 GMT.

It’s a one-off game, so to be decided after 90 minutes, extra time or penalties, and the winners go on to face Serie B surprise package Cesena.

Luciano Spalletti makes relatively few changes for this Coppa test, introducing goalkeeper Alisson Becker for Wojciech Szczesny, while Alessandro Florenzi and Mohamed Salah are still unavailable.

Emerson Palmieri, Kostas Manolas and Kevin Strootman are rested, but Radja Nainggolan and Stephan El Shaarawy support Edin Dzeko.

Mario Rui finally makes his full Roma debut six months after joining, as he has recovered from ACL surgery.

Sampdoria made the trip without Edgar Barreto, Ricky Alvarez, Angelo Palombo, Carlos Carbonero, Jacopo Sala and Emiliano Viviano.

Ante Budimir partners Luis Muriel with Bruno Fernandes in the trequartista role.

Poland international Bartosz Bereszynski makes his debut at right-back after arriving from Legia Warsaw for €2m, but Vasco Regini has to become a makeshift centre-back.

Roma: Alisson; Rudiger, Fazio, Juan Jesus; Bruno Peres, Paredes, De Rossi, Mario Rui; Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Dzeko

Roma bench: Szczesny, Lobont, Manolas, Vermaelen, Emerson Palmieri, Seck, Strootman, Gerson, Totti, Perotti

Sampdoria: Puggioni; Bereszynski, Silvestre, Regini, Dodo; Djuricic, Cigarini, Linetty; Bruno Fernandes; Budimir, Muriel

Sampdoria bench: Krapikas, Tozzo, Pedro Pereira, Pavlovic, Amuzie, Skriniar, Quagliarella, Praet, Schick, Torreira

Ref: Calvarese 

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