Week 27 brings us a match on Feb 27th where Spezia plays host to Roma in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Spezia is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Bologna. Rey Manaj struck first for Spezia in the 11th minute, then Marko Arnautović got the equalizer for Bologna in the 40th minute on a feed from Musa Barrow Finally they completed the comback victory in the 84th minute on a goal by Marko Arnautović to cap off a wild match. Spezia is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Roma is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Hellas Verona. Antonín Barák scored the first goal for Hellas Verona in the 5th minute, then Adrien Tameze added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Gianluca Caprari. Roma is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Roma and Spezia last played eachother at the Stadio Olimpico on Dec 13th. Roma won by a score of 2 to 0. Chris Smalling scored the first goal for Roma in the 6th minute, then Ibañez added another in the 56th minute In the end, Spezia was frustrated by Roma’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Roma ended the match with the shutout victory.
Tammy Abraham has been the most effective weapon for Roma lately. The English attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Both Daniele Verde and Kevin Agudelo have been the hottest scorers for Spezia in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.