Roma vs Shakhtar Soccer Prediction Today

In the Ukraine, the Italians went ahead, but ended up losing by 2 to 1. In that way, allowed visitors to play for the draw or win in the second game. For the Romans, the victory for the minimum score is enough, but if Shakthar can score, Roma will have to score two goals or more to advance in regulation time.

Roma

On Friday, March 9, Rome had an encouraging result. In the last ‘rehearsal’ before the duel this Tuesday he scored 3-0 at Torino in commitment for the twenty-eighth of the Italian Championship. It maintained, in this way, the third position, that would give place in edition 2018/2019 of the Champions League. He accumulates 56 points (17 wins, five draws and six losses).
With Juventus and Napoli firing in the front, third place is the maximum to be won in the final stretch of the season. The fight for the position is intense and still involves Lazio (53 points) and Internazionale (52).
The victory was won without the Romans being able to count on two of their main athletes. Defender Federico Fazio (24 games in the 2017/2018 Italian League, two goals) and striker Edin Dzeko (27 games, 13 goals) were suspended for the accumulation of yellow cards. To face Shakthar, the two will be at the disposal of coach Eusébio di Francesco and should be related between the starters.
The coach has only one doubt for the duel. French striker Gregoire Defrel (13 games, one goal). An injury took him from the last two games. A new assessment must be made to determine if he can take action on Tuesday. If you receive the green light, the reservation bank is your most likely destination. He follows out of the team the defender Rick Karsdopr (a game, no goal), injured.

Shakthar Donetsk

Shakthar also entered the field on Friday for the Ukrainian Championship. Far from his dominance, he scored 3-0 at Vorskla. It was his fifth official game in 2018 and his fifth victory. In the First League, which has already begun its final stage of the tournament, leads with 54 points (17 wins, three draws and three losses). They are six more than the Dynamo of Kiev, second placed.
At this stage, the six teams classified after the first phase face each other in turn and return, but ‘carry’ the accumulated points in the initial stage. In the last three matches, Shakhtar scored 11 goals and did not even have a try.
To face Roma, Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca has practically all of his main athletes at his disposal. Out of combat are only midfielder Maksym Malyshev, who is just a casting player, and defender Darijo Srna (eight games in the Ukrainian Championship, scoreless).
The latter is important to the cast. At 35, he is captain of the Shakthar, but it is a low has its influence diminished by the long time of remoteness. Srna has been out of action since September last year after being caught using illegal substance on anti-doping tests.

Soccer Prediction of the Day Roma vs Shakhtar

Roma have had problems imposing their command of the field. Despite being the third placed in the Italian Championship, the team of the capital is only the fifth best manager. Of the 15 games that played in the Olympic stadium in the current season, lost a third. The elimination in the Cup of Italy was also at home against Torino.

Prediction Today: Shakhtar

Odds: 4.75