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Prediction: AS Roma to win 2-1
Best Odds: 13/2
Bookmaker: Zetbet
AS Roma and Torino will lock horns with each other in the Coppa Italia this week. The last-16 tie between the two Serie A outfits will be held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Tuesday.
AS Roma
AS Roma are one of the biggest clubs in Italy and ended up having a successful season in the 2024-25 campaign. What looked like a campaign to forget was salvaged by then-manager Claudio Ranieri, guiding the team to a fifth-placed finish in the Serie A table.
Gian Piero Gasperini is now the manager of Roma, who are playing in the UEFA Europa League this season. Roma were not expected to win the Serie A title, but they are very much in the race for the Scudetto. Roma are fifth in the league table right now with 39 points from 20 games, four points behind leaders Inter Milan.
Roma will head into the Coppa Italia tie against Torino this week on the back of a 2-0 victory over Sassuolo at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in Serie A. It came after a 2-0 victory over Lecce on the road in the league, which followed a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Atalanta away from home in Serie A.
Team News:
AS Roma are likely to line up in a 3-4-1-2 formation against Torino. Mile Svilar will be in goal and will have Daniele Ghilardi, Gianluca Mancini and Mario Hermoso in front of him in defence. Zeki Celik, Niccolò Pisilli, Manu Kone and Kostas Tsimikas will be deployed in midfield. Matìas Soule will be the attacking midfielder. Paulo Dybala and Evan Ferguson will be the two centre-forwards.
Torino
Torino are a major club in Italy and an established team in Serie A. I Granata have done well in the top flight of Italian football in recent years and ended up as high as 11th in Serie A last season.
Marco Baroni’s side are doing relatively well at the moment. Torino currently find themselves 12th in the Serie A table with 23 points from 20 matches.
Torino will head into the Coppa Italia tie against AS Roma on the back of a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Atalanta away from home in Serie A. It came after a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Udinese in front of their fans in the league, which followed a 3-0 victory over Hellas Verona away from home in Serie A.
Team News:
Torino are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against AS Roma. Alberto Paleari will be in goal, with Adrian Ismajli, Guillermo Maripan and Saul Coco in front of him in defence. Valentino Lazaro and Zakaria Aboukhlal will be the two wing-backs, with Nikola Vlasic, Adrien Tameze and Gvidas Gineitis the three midfielders. Duvan Zapata and Cyril Ngonge will be the two centre-forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- AS Roma have scored 24 goals in 20 Serie A games so far this campaign.
- AS Roma have conceded 12 goals in 20 Serie A games so far this campaign.
- AS Roma scored 56 goals and conceded 35 goals in 38 Serie A games last season.
- Torino have scored 21 goals in 20 Serie A matches so far this season.
- Torino have conceded 32 goals in 20 Serie A games so far this campaign.
Conclusion
AS Roma have a better team than Torino and are very likely to win this Coppa Italia tie.
Prediction: AS Roma to win 2-1
Best Odds: 13/2
Bookmaker: Zetbet
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