AS Roma vs Torino Prediction & Betting Tips (26 February)

Eager to take part in the next Champions League, Roma now occupies 6th place in Serie A with 1 game more and 4 points behind 4th. The Louve club is still behind on its progress but has shown a clear recovery in form since the arrival on the bench of Daniele De Rossi in January. The Giallorossi have won 4 of their last 5 league matches, losing 1. Beaten at home by the leader, Inter 4-2, they reacted last weekend by taking over Frosinone 0-3. This week, Roma had to work hard to dismiss Feyenoord in the Europa League play-off 1-1 away and 1-1 at home, qualifying following penalties and will face Brighton in the round of 16. Torino is currently 10th in Serie A and concedes 5 units of spending on 6th place.

The Piedmontese team can therefore still hope to win a European folding seat at the end of the season. This week, Ivan Juric's men had a bad operation with a setback suffered at home against a direct competitor, Lazio 0-2. They thus put an end to a positive dynamic of 6 matches without defeat in the championship, 3 victories and 3 draws. Eliminated from the Italian Cup, Torino is exclusively focused on its home stretch in Serie A.

Roma must still do without striker Tammy Abraham, who has been absent for many weeks now. Added to this is the uncertainty surrounding the participation of the experienced Smalling. Recent African champion with Ivory Coast, defender Ndicka played again with the Louve club this week. Since the arrival of De Rossi, captain Pellegrini has shined. Author of the equalizing goal this week in C3, he has scored 4 goals and delivered 3 assists in his last 7 matches. In the midfield, Paredes also finds color. Up front, we should find executives Lukaku (9 goals in SA) and Dybala (8 goals and 6 assists in SA).

This winter, left back Angelino (Galatasaray), defender Dean Huijsen (Juventus) and attacking midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) arrived at the club. Conversely, replacement Belotti (Fiorentina) left Rome. For this meeting, Torino remains deprived of important defenders Buongiurno, Rodriguez and Schuurs as well as replacement full-back Vojvoda, insufficiently recovered from their physical problems. In the offensive sector, Duvan Zapata (7 goals and 3 assists in SA) plays a leading role this season. Arriving at the club this winter, defenders Lovato (Salernitana) and Masina (Udinese) could start again. On the other hand, the offensive players Okereke (Cremonese) and Kabic (Red Star Belgrade) have not yet found their place.