In previous years, any number of Juventus’ trips to the Italian capital has come with a decent amount of pressure accompanying them. There’s been Coppa Italia finals, there’s been top-of-the-table clashes be it against Roma or Lazio. There’s been lots of games that, despite Juve’s dominance over Serie A for the last eight years, have pushed the bianconeri to the edge and results far from easy to come by. Basically, the trip to Rome has never been a certainty and, because of that, these games have been important ones regardless of when on the schedule they are. Sure, Roma still has a chance at a Champions League spot. But, now more than ever before this season, they’re going to need some serious help from their friends if they are to go from sixth place to fourth in the next three weeks. Plus, the whole “beat Juventus and hope that the ever-impressive Atalanta train slows down” thing needs to happen, too. There is very much the kind of sense that last weekend’s draw against Genoa was the game that prevented Roma from Still, there’s this game. Juventus-Roma with a cloud hanging over both squads. Some of it because of what has happened on the field the last month or two. The other part, which is the one that the Italian press wants to serve to us on a silver platter with a giant glass of Pinot Grigio or two to top it all off, is the managerial situation revolving around both clubs as they enter the final three weeks of the season. You think they might talk about this during the game? You bet. So there is obviously more to it than just two teams playing against one another for 90 or so minutes. There’s the storylines that have nothing to do with the product that will be put out on the field. And there’s definitely going to be storylines about respective players in each team’s starting lineup because of what the transfer rumor mill is these days. But there’s also the same thing we’ve been saying the last couple of weeks when it comes to Juventus and their next opponent: The team in black and white doesn’t have much to play for at all, while the team they’re facing has plenty riding on the weekend’s fixture. So I guess all we can hope for is something a little better than the last couple of weeks. And, based on his pre-match press conference on Saturday, Max Allegri is in that line, too. Allegri: "Tomorrow will be a great game against Roma. We have to play better because then we will have the celebrations after at home to Atalanta. It will be an evening celebration, which is something different than previous years and will be nice for all to see. "#RomaJuve — JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) May 11, 2019 MATCH INFO When: Sunday, April 12, 2019 Where: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Official kickoff time: 8:30 p.m. local time in Italy and across Europe; 7:30 p.m. in the United Kingdom; 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time; 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time STARTING LINEUPS Juventus starting XI (4-3-3): Szczesny; De Sciglio, Caceres, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Emre Can, Pjanic, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Dybala, Ronaldo Juventus bench: Pinsoglio, Del Favero, Barzagli, Alex Sandro, Cancelo, Bentancur, Pereira da Silva, Kastanos, Nicolussi Caviglia Roma starting XI (4-3-3): Mirante; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Zaniolo, Nzonzi, Lo Pellegrini; Kluivert, Dzeko, El Shaarawy HOW TO WATCH Television: ESPN, ESPN Deportes, RAI Italia America (United States); TLN, RAI Italia America (Canada); Premier Sports 1 (United Kingdom); Sky Calcio 1, Sky Sport Serie A, Sky Supercalcio HD, Sky Sport Uno, Roma TV (Italy) Online/mobile: WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes+ (United States); DAZN (Canada); SKY Go Italia (Italy) Other live viewing options can be found here, and as always, you can also follow along with us live and all the stupid things we say on Twitter. If you haven’t already, join the community on Black & White & Read All Over, and join in the discussion below.<doc-sep>Sports Mole previews Sunday's Serie A clash between Roma and Juventus, including team news and predicted lineups. Roma will be looking to keep their top-four hopes alive when they host champions Juventus in Serie A on Sunday night. Juve have already secured their eighth straight league title, and therefore have little to play for this weekend, but the same cannot be said for Roma, who are in desperate need of a win as they battle for a top-four spot. Roma © Reuters Sixteen wins, 11 draws and eight defeats - that is how Roma have performed in Serie A this season. A total of 59 points has left them in sixth position in the table, three points off fourth-placed Atalanta heading into Week 36. Atalanta beat Genoa in Saturday's early kickoff, though, meaning that Inter Milan have dropped to fourth, four points ahead of Roma before another ball is kicked. The Rome giants have not actually finished lower than third in Italy's top flight since the 2012-13 campaign - posting second on three occasions and third twice in the last five seasons. There is a real chance that the club could finish outside of the Champions League spots this term, but a win over Juve on Sunday night would give them huge confidence. Claudio Ranieri has already confirmed that he will be leaving as head coach this summer. The 67-year-old returned to the Stadio Olimpico in March after Eusebio Di Francesco was dismissed with the club losing to Porto in the last-16 stage of the Champions League. Ranieri will depart when the Serie A season concludes, though, and it remains to be seen who is chosen to lead the Yellow and Reds moving forward. Roma might currently sit outside of the Champions League positions, but they are unbeaten in the league since a 4-1 home loss to Napoli at the end of March. Since then, they have won three of their six in Serie A, but were held at Genoa last weekend. A number of teams are in the mix for third and fourth at this stage. Napoli are guaranteed to finish second behind the champions Juve, but the battle for the spots behind them will seemingly go to the final weekend. It is a good time to face the Old Lady with another league title already in the bag, and the recent meetings between the two teams suggest that it will be a close affair on Sunday night. Indeed, Juve's last two wins over Roma have been by the single goal, while the two teams played out a goalless draw in the corresponding Serie A clash during the 2018-19 campaign. It has been a tough season for Roma, but snatching a top-four spot would lead the team nicely into an important summer transfer window. Recent form: DWWDWD Juventus © Reuters Juve have been, by some distance, the best side in Serie A this team. The table rarely paints a false picture, and the fact that the Old Lady have 89 points from their 35 league games is an indication of their dominance once again. As it stands, Massimiliano Allegri's side sit 16 points clear of second-placed Napoli, but results in recent weeks have not exactly been terrific. Indeed, in all competitions, Juve have been victorious in just one of their last six. There is no question that the club will still be thinking about their elimination to Ajax in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Many considered the Old Lady to be the favourites for this season's European title, but a brilliant Ajax side dumped the Italian champions out of the competition. Allegri's side did beat Fiorentina on their return to action after losing to Ajax, but the champions have since drawn with Inter and Torino in the league. Juve might not have too much to play for in the final weeks of the season, but will have a huge say on the top-four race as they follow Sunday's clash against Roma with a home game against Atalanta next weekend. Cristiano Ronaldo has certainly had a successful first season in Italy - finding the back of the net on 28 occasions in 41 matches in all competitions, in addition to contributing 13 assists. The attacker was signed with the view to winning the Champions League, though, and it remains to be seen whether he can inspire the Turin giants to European success before moving on. It is shaping up to be a big summer window for Juve with big-name players expected to arrive and indeed depart. Whether the team can challenge for the Champions League next season remains to be seen, but they will once again be the side to beat when it comes to the Serie A crown. Juve's form in recent weeks has not exactly been terrific, but they have the best away record in Serie A this season by some distance, and will be looking to put another three points on the board this weekend. Recent form: WWLWDD Recent form (all competitions): DLLWDD Team News © Reuters Diego Perotti is still struggling with a hamstring problem, and it might well be that Ranieri waits until the last moment before making a decision on the attacker. Elsewhere, Davide Santon and Daniele De Rossi are available once again following injury, but the same side that started the draw against Genoa last weekend could take to the field. Edin Dzeko will once again lead the line with support from Stephan El Shaarawy, meaning that Justin Kluivert and Patrik Schick might have to accept spots on the bench. As for Juve, Allegri has far from a fully-fit squad to choose from this weekend, with as many as eight first-team players potentially unavailable for the clash with Roma. Mattia Perin, Mario Mandzukic and Sami Khedira will definitely miss out once again, while there are concerns surrounding the fitness of five other players. Alex Sandro missed the clash with Torino due to a thigh problem and is a doubt, while the same can be said for Paulo Dybala and Emre Can, who both have muscular problems.<doc-sep>Another week, another dead rubber. Juventus came into their match against Roma on Sunday night with little to play for other than pride — and the chance to get those fugly new uniforms over on fans with a victory. For the hosts, on the other hand, the game had a lot more riding on it. Roma’s shambolic season was winding to a close with their chances at a place in the UEFA Champions League almost up in smoke. Needing three wins and a lot of help to sneak into Serie A’s top four, the Giallorossi emerged from the tunnel in desperation mode. That desperation nearly turned into despair in a first half that saw Juve on the front foot for long stretches. A trio of Antonio Mirante saves that stretched from excellent to insane on the spectrum were all that kept the Old Lady of Italian football from killing the game by the break. But the half ended goalless. The game began to stretch in the second period, both teams started coming up with opportunities. Roma was given a huge let-off when Cristiano Ronaldo was — correctly — flagged just offside, then finally made the most of one of their opportunities when Alessandro Florenzi caught the left side of the defense napping and chipped a stranded Wojciech Szczesny. A stoppage time strike sealed Roma’s 2-0 victory, keeping them alive — barely — in the Champions League race. Massimiliano Allegri got a small boost with the return of Martin Caceres, Alex Sandro, Emre Can, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Paulo Dybala from the injured list, but still came into the game shorthanded — especially up front. Federico Bernardeschi was suspended due to yellow card accumulation and Moise Kean stayed home in Turin with the flu, leaving no healthy first-team forward for Allegri to deploy on the bench. Leonardo Bonucci also bowed out after he bruised an ankle in training. With few options, Allegri kept to the 4-3-3 that has been standard most of the year, but with a wrinkle up front. Szczesny started in goal against his former team behind the defense of Mattia De Sciglio, Caceres, Giorgio Chiellini, and Leonardo Spinazzola. Blaise Matuidi and Can joined another former Roma man, Miralem Pjanic, in midfield, with Ronaldo and Juan Cuadrado flanking Dybala, who played as a false nine. There were a lot of changes to Roma since the last time Juve faced them in December. Rather than Eusebio Di Francesco, they were guided by caretaker manager — and former Juve boss — Claudio Ranieri. Also new was the goalkeeper, with former Juve academy product Mirante having supplanted the error-prone Robin Olsen as the starter. In front of him Ranieri deployed a 4-3-3 of his own, with Florenzi, Federico Fazio, Kostas Manolas, and Aleksandr Kolarov arrayed in front of Mirante. Steven Nzonzi, Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Nicolo Zaniolo manned the midfield, while Justin Kluivert, Edin Dzeko, and Stephan El Shaarawy formed the strike team up front. Juve grabbed the upper hand early, and should have taken the lead seven minutes in when Blaise Matuidi released Emre Can on a counterattack. Cuadrado streaked down the right side unmarked and met Can’s square ball first time, but he put it in the one spot that Mirante would have been able to save it — and save it he did. It was an impressive stop, but also a definite miss by the Colombian. Roma was being forced to play on the counter in the first phases, as Juve played hard to get to loose balls and kept the Giallorossi penned in their own half of the Stadio Olimpico. With 16 minutes gone Mirante was called into action again when Ronaldo wove his way past four defenders to tee up Dybala in his sweet spot in the right channel. His left-footed effort was destined for the net, but this time Mirante made a truly fantastic stop, flying to his right and palming the ball away with one hand. Roma nearly took advantage of their keeper’s heroics two minutes later, moving swiftly up the field on the counter and delivering the ball to Pellegrini on the right side of the box, but his cross/shot toward Kluivert ended up hitting the bar. The 22-year-old had a shot go wide from the top of the penalty area before Mirante was called upon to yet again deny Dybala. This time it was a team move that created the opportunity, with Matuidi knocking a pass that Pjanic scooped over the top into the path of Ronaldo, who tapped it into the Argentine’s path. His powerful shot hit a sprawling Mirante in the hands and flew across the goalmouth, hitting the post on the other side and trickling into the middle of the six-yard box, where Can was flagged offside trying to poke it home. El Shaarawy has quietly had a bounce back season this year, leading Roma with 11 goals, and he got himself a good opportunity in the 36th minute when he beat his old Milan teammate De Sciglio and cut inside, but Chiellini slid into his shooting lane and blocked it with his chest. The half ended goalless, thanks entirely to the efforts of Mirante, and Roma got themselves the first chance of the second period four minutes in when El Shaarawy put in a good cross toward Dzeko, but Matuidi made a vital touch to disrupt the service, with Chiellini heading the second effort away from the box. Five minutes later a terrible pass by Can triggered a swift Roma counterattack, allowing Il faraone a great shooting opportunity, but he badly mishit it. The ball came right back to him off of Caceres, but he put it over. Just before the hour mark a minor scuffle broke out when Ronaldo began advancing the ball after Dzeko had gone down near the center circle. It was borderline unsportsmanlike, but Dzeko had also been embellishing the contact and had moved on to complaining to referee Davide Massa about not getting a foul, so the argument could be made that he had shown he didn’t need the attention.<doc-sep>How to watch Roma vs. Juventus in Serie A on Sunday, May 12. Roma looks to stay in the hunt for a Champions League berth when hosting recently crowned Serie A champion Juventus. Kickoff from the Stadio Olimpico in Rome is slated for 2:30 p.m. ET. Juventus has slumped since winning its eighth straight title with consecutive draws vs. Inter and Torino. Cristiano Ronaldo remains in the race for the league's golden boot, with his 21 goals trailing Fabio Quagliarella's 25 by four. Roma, meanwhile, enters Sunday sixth in Serie A, level with AC Milan and three points behind Atalanta out of a top-four berth that would send the club back to the Champions League stage. Here's how to watch Sunday's match: Time: 2:30 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN, ESPN Deportes Live Stream: Watch live on fuboTV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. SI TV is also now available on fuboTV. Watch Planet Futbol TV, SI’s soccer show starring Grant Wahl and Luis Miguel Echegaray, weekly on Fubo TV or anytime, anywhere here.<doc-sep>
Roma vs Juventus: TV channel, live stream, squad news & preview Claudio Ranieri's side are chasing a place in the Champions League but to get it will surely have to overcome the Serie A champions Roma face a stern challenge to keep their Champions League hopes for next season burning as they play host to Serie A winners Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. The capital side have seen Atalanta move into fourth place with three weeks of action remaining, having themselves been held to draws against Inter and Genoa on recent away trips. Juve, meanwhile, will see this encounter as another chance to exert their dominance over the chasing pack, having won only one of their last six fixtures in all competitions. Article continues below Game Roma vs Juventus Date Sunday, May 12 Time 7:30pm BST / 2:30pm ET TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch For UK readers, get your fix on the latest football on TV here! US readers can find out what soccer is on TV here! In the United States (US), the game will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and Rai Italia America and is available for streaming on the ESPN+ channel. US TV channel Online stream ESPN / ESPN Deportes / Rai Italia America ESPN+ In the United Kingdom (UK), the game will be broadcast on Premier Sports 1. UK TV channel Online stream Premier Sports 1 N/A Squads & Team News Position Roma players Goalkeepers Olsen, Mirante, Fuzato Defenders Manolas, Juan, Fazio, Marcano, Kolarov, Santon, Florenzi, Karsdrop Midfielders Nzonzi, De Rossi, Pellegrini, Cristante, Zaniolo, Pastore, Coric Forwards El Shaarawy, Kluivert, Perotti, Under, Dzeko, Schick Roma have a number of nagging injury concerns prior to this match, but nothing too serious. Diego Perotti is the likeliest player to miss out, though there were also doubts over Davide Santon, Daniele De Rossi, Alessandro Florenzi and Justin Kluivert. Kluivert was fit for the XI, however. Confirmed Roma starting XI: Mirante; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov; Zaniolo, N’Zonzi, Pellegrini; Kluivert, El Shaarawy, Dzeko Position Juventus players Goalkeepers Szczesny, Pinsoglio Defenders Chiellini, Cancelo, Spinazzola, Barzagli, De Sciglio, Sandro, Rugani, Caceres Midfielders Pjanic, Matuidi, Can, Cuadrado, Bentancur Forwards Ronaldo, Costa, Dybala Juventus are without a raft of players, including the suspended Federico Bernardeschi. On the injury front, Leonardo Bonucci, Sami Khedira and Mario Mandzukic are the most pressing concerns. Also missing as Mattia Perin, Daniele Rugani and Douglas Costa. Moise Kean will not play as he has the flu. Confirmed Juventus starting XI: Szczesny; Spinazzola, Caceres, Chiellini, De Sciglio; Can, Pjanic, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Ronaldo, Dybala Betting & Match Odds Roma are 6/4 favourites with Bet365 , while Juventus are available at 7/4. A draw is priced at 5/2. Match Preview Roma know that if they want to return to the Champions League next season, anything less than a perfect nine points from their remaining three matches leaves them vulnerable. They sit sixth in the Serie A standings and to break into the top four they will have to overhaul Atalanta, who are three points beyond them, and AC Milan, who edge them on head-to-head record. With 62 goals scored, they have been one of the most exciting teams to watch this season, yet their tally of 47 against is the highest by far in the top eight. For head coach Claudio Ranieri, signing off with Champions League qualification would be a dream end to his one-year tenure in the Eternal City, which he confirmed would end at the conclusion of the season. “My job ends with the last three games,” he explained on Friday. “I always knew that would be the case. I chose to come here for this season finale because I’m a Roma fan and I wanted to put my enthusiasm at the service of the team.” A 1-1 draw with Genoa last weekend has jeopardised those hopes, but Ranieri wants his team to channel that emotion. “It’s important to show our fans the desire for revenge,” he said. “We have three games left and we mustn’t leave anything to chance. We mustn’t have any regrets.” If Roma are driven forward by frustration in this game, it is pride that must push Juventus on to greater things. The title has already been theirs for the best part of a month and since then they have been held to 1-1 draws against Inter and Torino.