18:55 45’+3 – The first half ends
Referee Sacchi blows his whistle twice and the first half ends.
18:44 41′ – Paredes is booked
The Argentine midfielder was booked for a careless tackle on an opponent.
18:32 30′ – Huijsen tries in the area, but shoots out
The Dutch former Juventus defender recovers the ball in the area after El Shaarawy’s shot, but his attempt goes wide.
18:28 28′ – Spinazzola leaves the pitch due to a physical problem
The left-handed winger was out due to a muscle strain. In his place Kristensen.
18:28 25′ – Pellegrini doubles
El Shaarawy lifts Lukaku’s cross and Pellegrini slings towards the bell tower, raising it and then kicking hard with his left foot under the crossbar.
18:21 19′ – Lukaku breaks the deadlock
El Shaarawy arrives in the area after a serpentine and then serves Lukaku in tow who fires a sure shot to the far post to score the 1-0.
18:09 7′ – Lukaku shoots into the area, but is blocked
The Belgian striker is served almost to the limit by Karsdorp who instead of shooting prefers to heel Lukaku whose shot is blocked.
18:01 1′ – The match begins
The referee blows his whistle and the match begins at the Stadio Olimpico with De Rossi making his debut for the second time with Roma, but this time as coach.
5.48 pm Whistles to the players while reading the line-ups
Pellegrini was the most targeted by the Roma fans who overwhelmed the players with boos during the speaker’s reading of the lineups. Only Bove, Dybala, El Shaarawy and Lukaku are saved.
5.34pm The Olimpico whistles the team as they enter the pitch
The Roma players were booed by the fans as they entered the pitch to warm up
5.01pm Official lineups
ROMA (4-3-3): Rui Patricio; Karsdorp, Huijsen, Llorente, Spinazzola; Pellegini, Paredes, Bove; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy.
VERONA (4-2-3-1): Montipò; Tchatchoua, Dawidowicz, Magnani, Cabal; Serdar, Suslov; Folorunsho, Saponara, Mboula; Djuric.
11.46am Time and where to see it
The match between Roma and Verona will take place today, Saturday 20 January, at 6pm at the Olimpico. The race will be visible live exclusively on DAZN and streaming on the DAZN app, available for laptops, smartphones and tablets.
11.44 Probable lineups
ROMA (4-3-2-1): Rui Patricio; Karsdorp, Llorente, Huijsen, Spinazzola; Pellegrini, Paredes, Bove; Dybala, El Shaarawy; Lukaku.
VERONA (4-2-3-1): Montipò; Tchatchoua, Magnani, Dawidowicz, Cabal; Serdar, Folorunsho; Saponara, Suslov, Mboula; Djuric.