Two clubs chasing UEFA Europa League glory will do battle today in a match between Fiorentina and AS Roma. The Round of 16 clash scheduled for 4 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Rome and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Soccer Plus.
What They're Saying
Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella (via UEFA): "The defeat at Lazio hasn't had too much of an impact. This is a new match. The strategy will be important. It will be a tough match. Roma have a great team, one built to win championships. Their players will want to get revenge [for the cup defeat]. If [Francesco] Totti plays, they play in a certain way. Without him, the game changes."
AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia: "We've played Fiorentina three times already this season. I think tomorrow [Thursday] will be different as we have 180 minutes ahead of us. We are without our captain, Totti. I think you will see some interesting tactical choices. I'm confident in my players' ability. They are very capable of playing as well as they were until recently."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With no Totti to lead the front line, the impact of Gervinho rises for Roma. In two Europa League appearances, the 27-year-old has two goals and an average of 1.5 take-ons.
Fiorentina's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Neto; Pasqual, Basanta, Rodriguez, Tomovic; Fernandez, Pizarro, Aquilani; Salah, Ilicic, Joaquin
AS Roma's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Sanctis; Holebas, Mbiwa, Manolas, torosidis; Keita, Rossi, Pjanic; Gervinho, Ibarbo, Ljajic
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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