At 01:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 11, the 1|4 finals of the Italian Cup will stage an interesting strong dialogue, with Roma playing away and the city's rival Lazio staged a derby battle.
Red Wolves Roma's form this season is still up and down, after the first 19 rounds, they have 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, accumulating 29 points, only ranking 8th in the Serie A standings, not only hopeless to win the title, but even whether they can reach the top 4 of Serie A has become slim. In the case of a very disappointing Serie A match, Roma naturally hopes to prove themselves in the Coppa Italia turnaround, so in this game against Lazio, Roma coach Mourinho will definitely go all out to win.
The historical head-to-head record shows that Roma have played Lazio in the last 6 times, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, and are at a psychological disadvantage. Therefore, for the Red Wolf Rome, I am afraid that this will be a fierce battle. However, Mourinho, who has always refused to admit defeat, will not admit it, and will inevitably sacrifice the strongest team in his mind to beat Lazio. Here's a quick look at the starting line-up Roma are likely to field.
In the goalkeeper position, it is natural that the main goalkeeper Patricio is in charge of the Roma goal, and at the back, it is not surprising that Mourinho will continue to play his usual back three formation, and the three defenders who are likely to start are Gianluca Mancini, Rasmus Christensen and Celik.
In terms of midfield, there is no doubt that the main midfielder who is responsible for intercepting and tackling in the central midfield of Roma is naturally the Argentine international Paredes, and the 21-year-old Italian young star Beauvais should be partnered with Paredes to form a double back combination. In front of the double midfield, it is natural that Roma Captain Lorenzo Pellegrini sits in the front court as the attacking commander, passing the ball to feed the cake, strategizing, and dominating the team's attacking line. On the flanks of midfield, Mourinho should continue to offer two midfield liberos at both ends of the pitch, attacking and defending, switching back and forth. The two wingers who are expected to be tasked with the task are Spinazzola and Polish talent Zalewski.
On the forward line, it is expected that the leading striker Romelu Lukaku will still charge for Roma in the front, and the striker combination with Lukaku should be the veteran Shaarawy of the Chinese Super League. And Argentine striker Dybala, who has just returned from injury, should be on the bench.
Based on the above analysis, the final expected starting lineup for Roma to play Lazio in the 1|4 finals of the Coppa Italia is: Patricio, Gianluca Mancini, Rasmus Christensen, Celik, Paredes, Beauvais, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Spinazzola, Zalewski, Shaarawy, Lukaku