Roma v Chelsea – Confirmed lineup – Conte suffers huge blow as star midfielder misses out
Roma take on Premier League champions Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League tonight.
The clash will take place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome while kick-off is scheduled for 19:45 (GMT).
Roma held Chelsea to a 3-3 draw a fortnight ago after coming back from a 2-0 deficit. The Italian giants are unbeaten in Group C so far and defeated Bologna over the weekend.
Chelsea have registered three wins since the draw to Roma. Antonio Conte’s side registered a 1-0 win over Bournemouth in the league on Saturday.
The Italian tactician will be without his star midfielder N’Golo Kante. The France international returned to full first team training this week but hasn’t been risked for tonight’s clash.
Turkey international winger Cengiz Under has been included in the match day squad but starts tonight’s encounter on the bench.
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Roma v Chelsea – Confirmed lineup
Roma Confirmed XI: Alisson, Florenzi, Fazio, Jesus, Kolarov, Nainggolan, De Rossi (c), Strootman, El Shaarawy, Perotti, Dzeko
Subs: Skorupski, Moreno, Manolas, Gerson, Gonalons, Pellegrini, Cengiz Under
Chelsea Confirmed XI: Courtois; Rudiger, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Azpilicueta, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Alonso; Pedro, Morata, Hazard
Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Kenedy, Drinkwater, Willian, Batshuayi.
