There are five fixtures to be played in the Italian Serie A on the 22nd of October, including the meeting between Roma and Monza.
The match will be played at the Stadio Olimpico, with the hosts beginning the weekend in 10th place on 11 points and the visitors in 7th place on 12 points.
Roma come into the match on the back of a good 4-1 win at Cagliari in Serie A two weeks ago.
Roma opened the scoring in the 19th minute and added a second goal just one minute later to double their advantage. Roma scored two further goals in the second half and were 4-0 up before Cagliari scored their only goal of the game.
The victory at Cagliari means Roma have won each of their last 3 matches in all competitions. There have been wins over Frosinone at home in Serie A and Servette at home in the Europa League group stage.
Trends show Roma are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 Serie A fixtures. They have won 3 of those 5 games and Roma are also undefeated in 5 of their 6 most recent league matches on home soil.
Roma have improved defensively in recent weeks have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 2 home Serie A games.
Monza make the trip to the Stadio Olimpico having beat Salernitana 3-0 at home prior to the international break.
It took just 9 minutes for Monza to open the scoring and they got their second goal of the game in the 18th minute. The third goal came from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute and wrapped up a good win for the hosts.
The victory over Salernitana means Monza are undefeated in their last 5 fixtures, all of which have been played in Serie A. There was a win over Sassuolo away plus 3 draws in succession against Lecce and Bologna at home plus Lazio away, the latter of which was a good result.
Monza are a team who have been involved in some low scoring matches in Serie A this season. They have seen under 2.5 goals scored in 4 of their last 5 league fixtures.
Scoring goals away from home has been a bit of an issue and Monza have scored only 2 goals in their last 4 away Serie A matches.
Team news and Roma have a significant list of absentees, including Paulo Dybala, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Diego Llorente, Chris Smalling, Renato Sanches, Tammy Abraham, and Marash Kumbulla.
Monza also have some injury problems with Armando Izzo, Davide Bettella, and Gianluca Caprari expected to miss out.
Roma seem be turning a corner this season with an improvement in results but Monza have been difficult to beat in recent weeks.
Monza could prove tough to breakdown for the hosts and this game could finish 0-0.
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