Roma begin their Europa League campaign with a new manager in charge, as Ivan Juric is now boss after the premature dismissal of Daniele De Rossi.
After the Italian capital club earned just three points from their opening four Serie A games, De Rossi was sacked and subsequently replaced by the Croatian, who led them to victory in his first game at the weekend.
They face an Athletic Club side performing well in Spain.
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Roma Recent Form
Roma have only suffered defeat once this season and it came at home against Empoli at the end of August. Under De Rossi, they drew their other games versus Cagliari, Juventus and Genoa.
Juric had an immediate impact at the weekend as they won their first game of the campaign 3-0 against Udinese at the Stadio Olimpico.
Roma Injury News
Enzo Le Fee and Alexis Saelemaekers are definitely out for Roma, while there are concerns over Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini who suffered a knee injury versus Udinese. It's unlikely he'll be risked here even if the issue isn't serious.
Last Roma Lineup
Here's how Roma lined up against Udinese.
Athletic Recent Form
Athletic are currently third in La Liga behind Barcelona and Real Madrid, with 13 points claimed from seven matches.
From those seven matches, they have won four, drawn two and lost one. The victories came versus Valencia, Las Palmas, Leganes and Celta, while the loss came at the hands of Atletico Madrid.
Athletic Injury News
Unfortunately for Athletic, they will be without star player Nico Williams, who suffered an ankle sprain against Leganes.
Yeray Alvarez and Euro 2024 winner Unai Simon are also currently unavailable for the Basque outfit.
Last Athletic Lineup
Here's how Athletic lined up against Celta.
Roma - Player To Watch
After a tough start to life in Italy, Artem Dovbyk finally located his goalscoring boots, finding the back of the net in each of his last two games against Genoa and then Udinese.
Athletic - Player To Watch
Striker Gorka Guruzeta has four goal contributions in seven games so far for Athletic and scored a double in the weekend victory against Celta.
Roma vs Athletic - Prediction
Roma are slight favourites due to the home advantage but there is no doubt as to who has been the better team this season, so Athletic will fancy their chances of getting at least a draw in the Italian capital. The hosts have drew three out of their five games so far this campaign.
Scoreline prediction - Roma 1-1 Athletic
Roma vs Athletic - Betting Tips
Both Teams to Score
- Roma scored three goals at home in a weekend win over Udinese
- Athletic have scored eight goals in their last three games and five of those came away from home
Under 2.5 Goals Scored
- Three of Roma's five games this season have ended with two or less goals scored and they have drew 0-0 on two occasions
- Four out of Athletic's six games this season have ended with two or less goals scored
