Both Roma and Braga are clinging to a Europa League playoff spot with three games remaining, and they will go head-to-head for all three points on Thursday.
The two sides meet at the Stadio Olimpico, with the Giallorossi side currently sitting behind their Portuguese opponents in the table, with just three wins between them.
Latest AS Roma vs Braga team information
With the aim of creating momentum in Serie A, where Roma are currently in the bottom half of the table, coach Claudio Ranieri could make some changes to the squad compared to the match against Lecce.
Injured striker Paulo Dybala and veteran defender Mats Hummels are likely to be rested, while Nicola Zalewski, Mario Hermoso and captain Lorenzo Pellegrini are all strong candidates for promotion to the first-team squad.
Only Bryan Cristante and Zeki Celik are absent through injury, while it remains to be seen whether Artem Dovbyk will be available after missing last week's game. If not, Ranieri could use a false nine or substitute striker from Uzbekistan, Eldor Shomurodov.
As for Braga, coach Carlos Carvalhal has yet to find a satisfactory squad this season, and his choices could change unpredictably.
Just ahead of 38-year-old midfielder Joao Moutinho, captain Ricardo Horta and Bruma regularly play behind Amine El Ouazzani up front. Bruma has been involved in eight goals in his last 11 European games, including three this season.
Paulo Oliveira (calf problem) and Rodrigo Zalazar (muscle injury) are the visitors' main injury concerns ahead of the trip to Rome.
Latest predicted lineup for AS Roma vs Braga
Roma:
Svilar; Mancini, Hermoso, Ndicka; Abdulhmaid, Le Fee, Paredes, Zalewski; Pellegrini, Pisilli; Shomurodov
Braga:
Matheus; Ferreira, Niakate, Arrey-Mbi; Fernandes, Carvalho, Moutinho, Gomez; Horta, Bruma; Ouazzani
Latest football prediction AS Roma vs Braga
Roma reclaimed a valuable point in their last Europa League tie, as they twice equalised and held Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw in London, opening up a two-point gap to the knockout places.
The two centre-backs saved Claudio Ranieri's day on his return to England, with Evan Ndicka scoring the first equaliser and Mats Hummels, after conceding an early penalty, levelling things up in second-half stoppage time.
Despite making it to the latter stages of UEFA competitions in the last three seasons, Roma have fallen short of expectations with just six points and will have to play a playoff to qualify for the round of 16 if the current situation continues.
Off the pitch, Roma have struggled in Serie A, finally ending a run of four straight defeats with a 4-1 win over Lecce on Saturday night. They had lost six of their previous seven games, but three second-half goals gave Ranieri his first win of his third spell at the club.
Staying at the Stadio Olimpico for Thursday's European clash, Roma can rely on their impressive home record in the Europa League: they have won eight of their last 10 games in the group stage or league, losing just one of their last 20.
As for Braga, this team is at a disadvantage as they have lost both previous meetings with Roma: 0-2 away and 1-3 at home in the 2020-21 Europa League.
However, they have overtaken Roma in the table this season, beating Hoffenheim last month, moving them up to 18th with seven points from four games.
Bruma, Roger Fernandes and Vitor Carvalho scored in a crucial home win that kept alive Braga's hopes of finishing in the top eight, which would see them book a place in the last 16.
Coach Carlos Carvalhal then guided his side to victory over AVS in the Primeira Liga, but Bruma's double only helped Braga draw with Estoril on Friday, as they let slip a two-goal advantage.
Braga are now three points behind Portugal's top four and must turn their focus back to lower-tier European competition, where they will finish their group with a match against Roma's rivals Lazio early next year.
Score prediction AS Roma vs Braga
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the match AS Roma vs Braga :
- Sportsmole: AS Roma 2-1 Braga
- WhoScore: AS Roma 2-0 Braga
- Our prediction: AS Roma 2-1 Braga
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