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February 13, 2012 7:45 PM GMT
Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi - Montepaschi Arena — Siena
Referee:‬ G. Rocchi‎
Attendance:‬ 9288‎
 
51′ (PG) Emanuele Calaiò
 

Serie A Preview: Siena - Roma

The Giallorossi have turned a corner in recent weeks with a string of impressive performances but face stubborn opposition in the form of Giuseppe Sannino's plucky outfit

By Livio Caferoglu

More On :  Roma, Siena, Siena vs Roma
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 PROBABLE LINE-UPS
SIENA
Pegolo
Vitiello, Rossettini, Terzi, Del Grosso
Giorgi, Vergassola, Gazzi, Brienza
Destro, Calaio
ROMA

Stekelenburg
Rosi, Juan, Heinze, Taddei
Simplicio, Viviani, Pjanic
Totti
Borini, Lamela

The status quo is in the offing for Siena, who are expected to name an unchanged lineup from the XI that battled to a valiant 0-0 draw with Serie A leaders Juventus last Sunday. However, Zejlko Brkic and Francesco Bolzoni still require around a further fortnight to regain full fitness.

Meanwhile, for the visitors, Roma, coach Luis Enrique is set to make just two changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Catania midweek, as Simon Kjaer and Daniele De Rossi, who is suspended, are to be replaced by Gabriel Heinze and Federico Viviani.

However, Nicolas Burdisso and Pablo Osvaldo remain on the sidelines with injury, but should be back in contention by next week at the earliest.


 DID YOU KNOW?
  • Siena earned their first point in four meetings against Roma in the reverse fixture this season.
  • The Tuscan side are winless in their last four games, scraping to just one win in 12.
  • However, they are unbeaten in their last three home games, including the emphatic 4-0 drubbing of Lazio.
  • Roma have scored in nine consecutive fixtures and boast Serie A's most prolific attack, with 36 goals scored.
  • The Giallorossi have suffered just one defeat in their last nine matches.
  • Roma shared points away from home for the first time on Wednesday in their 1-1 draw with Catania.
  • These two sides drawn only twice in 15 meetings to date, but the Giallorossi lead the way with nine wins head-to-head.

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  • Siena 0-2 Roma
    24.17 %
  • Siena 0-3 Roma
    15.69 %
  • Siena 1-3 Roma
    13.61 %
Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Apr 28, 2013 Roma 4 - Siena 0
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Feb 13, 2012 Siena 1 - Roma 0
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Last Five Matches
Siena
May 19, 2013Siena 1 - AC Milan 2ITA1
May 12, 2013SSC Napoli 2 - Siena 1ITA1
May 8, 2013Siena 0 - Fiorentina 1ITA1
May 5, 2013Catania 3 - Siena 0ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Roma 4 - Siena 0ITA1
Roma
May 19, 2013Roma 2 - SSC Napoli 1ITA1
May 12, 2013AC Milan 0 - Roma 0ITA1
May 7, 2013Roma 0 - Chievo 1ITA1
May 4, 2013Fiorentina 0 - Roma 1ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Roma 4 - Siena 0ITA1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
25Gianluca PegoloGoalkeeper
2Roberto VitielloDefender
-Cristiano Del GrossoDefender
15Luca RossettiniDefender
19Claudio TerziDefender
17Luigi GiorgiMidfielder
8Simone VergassolaMidfielder
14Alessandro Carlo GazziMidfielder
11Emanuele CalaiòStriker
22Mattia DestroStriker
21Franco BrienzaStriker
12Simone FarelliGoalkeeper
4Matteo ContiniDefender
6Mariano de Almeida AngeloDefender
-Gaetano D'AgostinoMidfielder
-Paolo GrossiMidfielder
-Francesco ParraviciniMidfielder
11Pablo GonzálezStriker
83ReginaldoStriker
24Maarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper
-José ÁngelDefender
-JuanDefender
20G. HeinzeDefender
15Miralem PjanicMidfielder
30Fabio Henrique SimplicioMidfielder
87Aleandro RosiMidfielder
-Federico VivianiMidfielder
8Erik LamelaMidfielder
10Francesco TottiStriker
29Fabio BoriniStriker
-Gianluca CurciGoalkeeper
40Simon KjaerDefender
11TaddeiMidfielder
20Simone PerrottaMidfielder
27Leandro GrecoMidfielder
9Pablo Daniel OsvaldoStriker
22Bojan KrkicStriker
Players to Watch
Emanuele Calaiò
Emanuele Calaiò
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 11
Games Goals YC RC
6 0 0 0
The former Napoli forward has hit a rich vein of form in recent weeks, scoring an impressive four goals in his past five matches, including a memorable brace in the 4-0 demolition of Lazio. However, having fired blanks in six previous matches, the pressure is on for Calaio to sustain his midas touch against Maarten Stekelenburg, after failing to pose much of a problem for Gianluigi Buffon last week.
Fabio Borini
Fabio Borini
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 29
Games Goals YC RC
0 0 0 0
The young attacker saw his stock rise immeasurably last week with a fine brace in a 4-0 win over Inter, so all eyes will be on Borini to deliver the goods once again. His performance against the Nerazzurri was no flash in the pan, either, having already registered six goals this season for Luis Enrique's side, and with the likes of Pjanic and Totti on hand to provide the ammunition, he will try to make full use of his clinical finishing ability.
Prediction
Despite bagging a deserved point against Juventus last week, Roma will pose an extremely different type of threat to that of the Old Lady, and it is their array of technically-gifted midfielders and forwards that may prove too much for the new boys to contain for 90 minutes.
Editor's Prediction
Siena 0
Roma 2
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