Roma go into a head-to-head for fourth place without Romelu Lukaku or Paulo Dybala, as Andrea Belotti leads the way against Joshua Zirkzee’s Bologna.
It kicks off at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 17.00 GMT.
These two teams went into the weekend in joint fourth place, but were both overtaken by Napoli after a 2-1 win over Cagliari.
Jose Mourinho has both Lukaku and Nicola Zalewski suspended after their red cards against Fiorentina, plus Dybala, Houssem Aouar, Chris Smalling, Tammy Abraham and Marash Kumbulla injured.
Leonardo Spinazzola and Sardar Azmoun are in the squad, but not fully fit after Thursday’s futile Europa League victory over Sheriff Tiraspol.
Bologna are without Riccardo Orsolini, Adama Soumaoro and Jesper Karlsson, but have held both Inter and Juventus to draws so far this season.
Zirkzee has been in excellent form and is supported by ex-Milan winger Alexis Saelemaekers and the rapid Dan Ndoye.
It is a year this week since former Bologna coach and ex-Roma player Sinisa Mihajlovic died, so his wife and children will be in the stands.
Bologna: Ravaglia; Posch, Beukema, Calafiori, Kristiansen; Freuler, Moro; Ndoye, Ferguson, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee
Roma: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Llorente, Ndicka; Kristensen, Pellegrini, Paredes, Cristante, Spinazzola; Belotti, El Shaarawy
17-12-2023 17:00 MatchDay 16 Renato Dall'Ara Stadium
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