The first leg of the Europa League round of 16 features an all-Italian clash between Vincenzo Italiano's Bologna and Gian Piero Gasperini's Roma. It is an all-Italian match to decide who will continue their journey in Europe's second-tier competition and advance to the next round, the quarter-finals of the continental tournament.
The two Italian coaches have released their official line-ups and, apart from absences due to injury or suspension, there are no major surprises. Below are the coaches' choices.
BOLOGNA (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Joao Mario, Casale, Lucumi, Miranda; Freuler, Pobega; Bernardeschi, Ferguson, Rowe; Castro. Coach: Italiano
ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar, Ghilardi, N'Dicka, Celik; Rensch, El Aynaoui, Cristante, Wesley; Pisilli, Zaragoza; Malen. Coach: Gasperini
Some players who start the match – and not only them – will need to be careful about yellow cards: Vitik, Miranda and Bernardeschi for Bologna and Celik, Hermoso and Ndicka for Roma are allon a warning.
In the 13th minute, German referee Jablonski booked Miranda (who fouled Zaragoza), who will now miss the return leg in Rome on Thursday 19 March due to suspension.