Paulo Fonseca might hand Carles Perez his first start at Roma, when the Giallorossi host KAA Gent in the last 32 of the Europa League.

The match starts at 20:00 GMT

The Spanish 22-year-old arrived from Barcelona in January and has been eased into the set-up at the Olimpico so far, with three appearances off the bench and 85 minutes in the Roma colours.

The winger might get his first chance to shine from the off tonight, when Belgian giants Gent arrive in the Italian capital.

Paulo Fonseca might hand Carles Perez his first start at Roma, when the Giallorossi host KAA Gent in the last 32 of the Europa League.

The match starts at 20:00 GMT

The Spanish 22-year-old arrived from Barcelona in January and has been eased into the set-up at the Olimpico so far, with three appearances off the bench and 85 minutes in the Roma colours.

The winger might get his first chance to shine from the off tonight, when Belgian giants Gent arrive in the Italian capital.

Pau Lopez will start in goal and will still keep an eager Daniel Fuzato waiting for a chance to get his first appearance for the Giallrossi.

In a trident behind Edin Dzeko, Perez might be joined by Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lorenzo Pellegrini, whilst Bryan Cristante and Jordan Veretout. Chris Smalling and Mancini are set to start in the heart of the defence.

Gent arrive sitting second in the Belgian League and Roma must be careful against a side that might come in a traditional 4-4-2 formation.

Canadian 20-year-old Jonathan David has scored 15 times in 24 league games and helped Gent to the group stage with his four goals in the qualifying phase. But he has yet to score in the competition since August but will be partnered by well-known Laurent Depoitre.

The 31-year-old bagged four goals in the group stage, adding to his three in the qualifiers and his eight in the Belgian first division.

Roma (probable): Pau Lopez; Santon, Mancini, Smalling, Kolarov; Cristante, Veretout; Carles Perez, Pellegrini, Mkhitaryan; Dzeko

Gent (probable): Kaminski; Lustig, Plastum, Ngadeu, Mohammadi; Kums, Owusu, Bezos, Odjidja-Ofoe; David, Depoitre

Referee: Kabakov (Bulgaria)

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