Serie A official line-ups: Roma vs. Juventus

Donyell Malen and Lorenzo Pellegrini lead the Roma attack in this showdown for the top four, as Juventus hope Jonathan David and Kenan Yildiz can end the crisis.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog.

This is a pure head-to-head for Champions League places, as Juve slipped down the standings and are four points behind the Giallorossi.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s men have been on fine form lately with seven points in the last three rounds, despite missing Paulo Dybala, Matias Soulé, Mario Hermoso, Artem Dovbyk, Evan Ferguson and Stephan El Shaarawy.

There is some good news from the treatment room, as ex-Juve hero Dybala is back on the bench along with El Shaarawy, but Soulé and Hermoso have not recovered.

January signings Malen and Zaragoza have made a strong impact, but Zaragoza is benched in favour of Niccolo’ Pisilli in a more advanced role with Lorenzo Pellegrini.

Zeki Celik also drops into the back three, so Devyne Rensch fills the gap on the wing.

Juventus have had a disastrous run of results, managing one draw in five competitive games before Wednesday’s epic Champions League play-off with Galatasaray.

It was a remarkable performance after Lloyd Kelly’s red card, wiping out the 5-2 first leg deficit only to capitulate in extra time, eliminated even though winning 3-2 on the night.

There are more problems to contend with, as Manuel Locatelli is suspended, though Pierre Kalulu returns from his ban and Gleison Bremer has shaken off a knock.

This leaves only Dusan Vlahovic, Emil Holm and Arek Milik still out injured.

Luciano Spalletti is not fondly remembered at the Stadio Olimpico due to his troubles with Roma legend Francesco Totti.

He uses Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz behind striker David in what might be a 3-4-2-1 formation, or a 4-2-3-1 depending on Weston McKennie’s role.

Andrea Cambiaso and Juan Cabal were suspended in the Champions League, but return here.

Roma vs. Juventus line-ups

Roma: Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka; Rensch, Cristante, Koné, Wesley; Pisilli, Pellegrini; Malen

Juventus: Perin; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; Cambiaso, Thuram, Koopmeiners; Conceicao, McKennie, Yildiz; David