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Played
January 21, 2012 12:00 PM EST
Stadio Olimpico — Roma
Referee: A. Giannoccaro
Attendance: 36000
January 21, 2012 12:00 PM EST
Stadio Olimpico — Roma
Referee: A. Giannoccaro
Attendance: 36000
Serie A Preview: Roma - Cesena
The Giallorossi are finally realizing their potential after an uncertain start to the season, and will look to press on once more with a positive display against the Seahorses.
By Livio Caferoglu
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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ROMA
 Stekelenburg
Cicinho, Kjaer, Heinze, Jose Angel
Pjanic, Gago, Simplicio
Totti
Bojan, Lamela
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CESENA
 Antonioli
Moras, Von Bergen, Rodriguez, Comotto
Guana, Colucci, Parolo, Lauro
Eder, Mutu
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Roma coach Luis Enrique will have to make do without the services of quartet Pablo Osvaldo, Marco Cassetti, Nicolas Burdisso and Daniele De Rossi, with the latter requiring a late fitness test.
A total of four changes should be pursued by the Spaniard from the side that played out a 1-1 draw with Catania last week, with Cicinho, Gabriel Heinze, Jose Angel and Fernando Gago expected to come into the fold in favor of Aleandro Rosi, Juan, Rodrigo Taddei and De Rossi.
Meanwhile for Cesena, Daniele Arrigoni is being tipped to make only slight alterations from the morale boosting 3-1 win over Novara to end a run of four straight defeats.
New signing Vangelis Moras, Giuseppe Colucci and Maurizio Lauro are set to replace trio Marco Rossi, Antonio Candreva and Luca Ceccarelli, but there is no such luck for Damjan Djokovic and Dominique Malonga, both of whom are not expected back for at least a further week.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Roma is currently enjoying its best run of the season, winning four of its past five
matches.
- Prior to Catania last weekend, the club had kept clean sheets in three consecutive matches.
- Daniele Arrigoni managed to inspire Cesena to a win against Novara which ended a run of four consecutive losses.
- The Seahorses have scored a single goal in their past four away trips.
- Cesena marked its return to Serie A last season with an impressive point at Roma, in a 0-0 draw.
- Goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli will return to the capital, where he kept goal during the Giallorossi's Scudetto success in 2000-2001.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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AS Roma 2-0 Cesena
- 32.11 %
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AS Roma 3-0 Cesena
- 17.74 %
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AS Roma 3-1 Cesena
- 14.07 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | May 13, 2012 | Cesena 2 - AS Roma 3 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Jan 21, 2012 | AS Roma 5 - Cesena 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Jan 16, 2011 | Cesena 0 - AS Roma 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Aug 28, 2010 | AS Roma 0 - Cesena 0 |
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AS Roma
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| May 13, 2012 | Cesena 2 - AS Roma 3 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2012 | AS Roma 2 - Catania 2 | ITA1 |
| May 1, 2012 | Chievo 0 - AS Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2012 | AS Roma 2 - Napoli 2 | ITA1 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | AS Roma 1 - Fiorentina 2 | ITA1 |
Cesena
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| May 13, 2012 | Cesena 2 - AS Roma 3 | ITA1 |
| May 6, 2012 | Novara 3 - Cesena 0 | ITA1 |
| May 2, 2012 | Cesena 0 - Udinese 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Inter 2 - Cesena 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 25, 2012 | Cesena 0 - Juventus 1 | ITA1 |
| 24 | Maarten Stekelenburg | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Juan | Defender |
| 5 | Gabriel Iván Heinze | Defender |
| 87 | Aleandro Rosi | Midfielder |
| 8 | Erik Lamela | Midfielder |
| 11 | Taddei | Midfielder |
| 15 | Miralem Pjanic | Midfielder |
| 19 | Fernando Gago | Midfielder |
| 23 | Leandro Greco | Midfielder |
| 10 | Francesco Totti | Striker |
| 31 | Fabio Borini | Striker |
| 18 | Gianluca Curci | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | José Ángel | Defender |
| 44 | Simon Kjaer | Defender |
| 20 | Simone Perrotta | Midfielder |
| 30 | Fabio Henrique Simplicio | Midfielder |
| 92 | Federico Viviani | Midfielder |
| 14 | Bojan Krkic | Striker |
| 1 | Francesco Antonioli | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Guillermo Rodriguez | Defender |
| 6 | Maurizio Lauro | Defender |
| 16 | Gianluca Comotto | Defender |
| 25 | Steve von Bergen | Defender |
| 5 | Roberto Guana | Midfielder |
| 14 | Giuseppe Colucci | Midfielder |
| 18 | Marco Parolo | Midfielder |
| 77 | Luca Ceccarelli | Defender |
| 23 | Eder | Striker |
| 10 | Adrian Mutu | Striker |
| 88 | Nicola Ravaglia | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Marco Rossi | Defender |
| 28 | Yohan Benalouane | Defender |
| 81 | Vangelis Moras | Defender |
| 55 | Jorge Andrés Martínez | Striker |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva | Midfielder |
| 11 | Vincenzo Rennella | Striker |
| 81 | Erjon Bogdani | Striker |
Results
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker Milan |
28 | 10 |
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Diego Alberto Milito
Striker Inter |
24 | 8 |
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Antonio Di Natale
Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Edinson Cavani
Striker Napoli |
23 | 3 |
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R. Palacio
Striker Genoa |
19 | 3 |