| AS Roma accept at home the German side VfB Stuttgart. Both teams will try to break into the top eight in the remaining two Europa League matchdays. This would guarantee them direct qualification for the round of 16 and thus avoid two intense playoff matches in February. Currently, the clubs in question occupy 10th and 9th place respectively, which inevitably underscores the immense importance of their direct encounter on Thursday evening at the Stadio Olimpico. On paper, the home side are the favorites, but they haven't quite lived up to expectations at home so far this season. Gasperini's team has lost two of their three Europa League home matches. Roma suffered narrow defeats against both Viktoria Plzen and Lille. The visitors from Germany has only lost two of their last 13 competitive matches. |
