Lorenzo Pellegrini returns for Roma, supporting Nicolò Zaniolo and Edin Dzeko against a Brescia side who left Mario Balotelli at home.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 14.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action from today’s SIX Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Lorenzo Pellegrini returns for Roma, supporting Nicolò Zaniolo and Edin Dzeko against a Brescia side who left Mario Balotelli at home.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 14.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action from today’s SIX Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

The Giallorossi were exhausted by the time the break for international duty came around and the injury crisis continues to give coach Paulo Fonseca real problems.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Bryan Cristante, Nikola Kalinic and Davide Zappacosta are still out of action, joined on the treatment table by Javier Pastore and Leonardo Spinazzola.

The most important news is the return of Pellegrini almost two months after fracturing a bone in his foot.

He takes a role in the trio with Zaniolo and Justin Kluivert supporting Dzeko, while Gianluca Mancini is allowed to return to his more traditional role as a centre-back, after filling in for the midfield.

Alessandro Florenzi is used at right-back after his impressive showing for Italy, but it’s the captain’s first Roma start since October 20.

Brescia had a disastrous debut under new coach Fabio Grosso, losing 4-0 at home to Torino.

Mario Balotelli was substituted half-way through that game and had a training ground bust-up with Grosso on Thursday for not putting enough “intensity” into his sessions.

The striker was therefore left at home for this trip to the Olimpico as punishment.

Ales Mateju sat out a ban with Daniele Dessena injured, so the old Serie B promotion strike partnership of Alfredo Donnarumma and Ernesto Torregrossa was reunited.

Roma: Pau Lopez; Florenzi, Mancini, Smalling, Kolarov; Diawara, Veretout; Zaniolo, Pellegrini, Kluivert; Dzeko

Brescia: Joronen; Sabelli, Chancellor, Cistana, Martella; Bisoli, Tonali, Ndoj, Romulo; Donnarumma, Torregrossa

Ref: Di Bello

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