The focus of this evening's Serie A action shifts to Roma's home field, where the team just knocked out Feijano on penalties after a 120-minute battle in last week's UEFA Champions League play-offs second round, and are in a state of physical exhaustion that could affect their form if they rush into the match. Although Toledo is a bit weaker, their defense is quite good. In their last 10 away league matches, there were 9 matches with a total of no more than 2 goals, with a median of only 2.5 goals. (Simulcast on Now 638 at 1:30am on Tuesday, stay tuned!)
Since Roma's change of coach Di Ross in the last half of the year, the instability of the defense has often led to dangerous situations, despite the fact that the new tactics are more proactive and offensive compared to his predecessor Moleno. The 40-year-old young coach has recently focused on strengthening his defense, successfully shutting out Feliciani in the last round of the league, and drawing 1-1 in both of their Champions League encounters with Firmino. As a matter of fact, Di Ross was known as a defensive midfielder during his playing days, and he even had the experience of playing as a center back, so he knows the way of defending very well. In view of the intense confrontation in the last round of the UEFA Europa League, the team's stamina is exhausted, the pace of this game may be slowed down, and Roma will not be in a hurry to attack.
