Roma are maintaining their pursuit of the frontrunners as they host Sassuolo in an Italian Serie A fixture on Saturday.
The capital club have impressed at home lately while the visitors are looking out of sorts at the moment.
Roma head into this clash off the back of a 2-0 victory at Lecce in their previous Serie A fixture. Goals in each half from Evan Ferguson and Artem Dovbyk earned them the win.
That was the fourth win in six matches for Roma, who currently sit just three points off the pace in the table. Things have been even smoother at the Stadio Olimpico as Gian Piero Gasperini's men have won five of their last six home matches in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Sassuolo are coming off a defeat as they fell 3-0 at home to Juventus. That result means Fabio Grosso's men are now winless in seven of their last eight matches in all competitions.
That poor run has seen Sassuolo slip into the bottom half of the table, and they will be keen to get things back on track. They are unbeaten in six of their last seven away matches, with the last two fixtures on this run ending in draws.
How the bookies view it: Smooth sailing for Roma
The bookies have installed Roma as overwhelming favourites, with a home win priced at 11/20 by William Hill. A victory for Sassuolo is valued at 11/2 by bet365, while Paddy Power are offering odds of 14/5 for a draw.
Head to head: Roma on top
Roma have a 12-2 advantage, with nine draws in the last 23 matches against Sassuolo. The capital club claimed a 1-0 away victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch: Ferguson finding form
Ferguson finally appears to be finding his feet in Serie A and has scored in two of his last three appearances. The striker will be the one to watch for Roma (Evan Ferguson anytime goalscorer – valued at 13/8 by Paddy Power).
As always, Sassuolo will look to Andrea Pinamonti to provide the spark in attack on Saturday. The forward will be keen to add to his four Serie A goals (Andrea Pinamonti anytime goalscorer – priced at 3/1 by Betfred).
Probable line-ups:
Dovbyk picked up an injury last time out at Lecce and is likely to miss this clash, while Lorenzo Pellegrini and Leon Bailey are also sidelined. Ferguson should continue in attack while Mario Hermoso is set to return after serving a suspension in the previous fixture.
Sassuolo will be without Domenico Berardi, Kristian Thorstvedt and Cristian Volpato are all sidelined with injury. Alieu Fadera could earn a start after coming off the bench last time out, while Pinamonti is set to continue in attack.
Roma: Svilar, Celik, Ziolkowski, Hermoso, Wesley, Kone, Pisilli, Tsimikas, Dybala, Soule, Ferguson.
Sassuolo: Muric, Walukievicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig, Matic, Kone, Fadera, Iannoni, Lauriente, Pinamonti.
Anything else catch the eye?
Roma have scored over 1.5 goals in four of their last six home matches (Roma over 1.5 goals – priced at 3/4 with William Hill). They have also led at the break in three of their last five home fixtures (Roma halftime win – available at 11/10 on Paddy Power).
The capital club have won to nil in their last two matches against Sassuolo (Roma win to nil – set at odds of 29/20 by William Hill).
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