The Coppa Italia is already at the quarterfinal stage with a ton of tasty matchups set for this week, and none are bigger than the Juventus vs.
Roma battle on Wednesday afternoon in Northern Italy.
The winner moves on to face Milan in the semifinals. Juve beat Udinese 4-0 in the round of 16 and Roma beat Parma 2-0.
Both teams failed to make it past this stage in last year’s edition, which was one by capital club and Roma’s rival Lazio, beating Atalanta 2-0 in the final.
Roma bounced back from a rocky start to the year with wins against Parma and Genoa, but I Giallorossi will be hoping to banish any lingering memories of last year’s Coppa Italia quarter final.
It will be almost a year to the day on Wednesday since Roma were unceremoniously dumped out of the competition at the same stage by Fiorentina by a staggering scoreline of 7-1.
Where to Watch
| When Is Kick Off? | Wednesday 22 January |
| What Time Is Kick Off? | 19:45 (GMT) |
| Where Is it Played? | Allianz Stadium |
| TV Channel/Live Stream? | BT Sport 3 |
| Referee? | Gianluca Rocchi |
Team News
The last time these sides met, two of their most exciting prospects suffered season-ending knee injuries within minutes of each other.
The sight of Juve’s Merih Demiral and Roma’s Nicolò Zaniolo leaving the field in agony was horrific to witness and the game will be worse off with their absences.
Predicted Lineups
| Juventus: | Buffon; Danilo, De Ligt, Rugani, Sandro; Rabiot, Pjanic, Bentancur; Bernardeschi; Dybala, Ronaldo. |
| Roma: | López; Florenzi, Mancini, Smalling, Kolarov; Cristante, Diawara; Ünder, Pellegrini, Perotti; Kalinić. |