Europa League: Panathinaikos vs. Roma – probable line-ups and where to watch on TV
Roma are short of options in attack, so Matias Soulé is expected to start as a false nine in an away Europa League match against Rafa Benitez’s Panathinaikos.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 GMT) at the Apostolos Nikolaïdīs Stadium, and it’s the final league phase game of the Europa League.
Gian Piero Gasperini is short of options in attack as January signings Donyell Malen and Robinio Vaz won’t be available until the knock-out phase begins, while Evan Ferguson, Artem Dovbyk and Stephan El Shaarawy are injured.
Paulo Dybala has made the trip to Greece, but the Argentine is not fully fit, so he’s expected to start on the bench, making room for Soulé as a false nine and Lorenzo Pellegrini as an attacking midfielder.
Gianluca Mancini is expected to rest, and according to Tuttosport, Evan Ndicka will also start on the bench.
As per Gazzetta, the Ivory Coast international will get the nod in central defence, alongside Daniele Ghilardi and Zeki Celik.
Ex-Milan captain Davide Calabria is expected to start as a right-back for Panathinaikos.
Panathinaikos vs. Roma – where to watch on TV
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 7 in the UK and Ireland, and on Paramount+ in the USA. Football Italia will provide a live commentary via a Liveblog.
Panathinaikos vs. Roma – probable line-ups
Panathinaikos (4-2-3-1): Lafont; Calabria, Palmer-Brown, Touba, Kotsiras; Pedro Chirivella, Gnezda Cerin; Pellistri, Bakasetas, Zaroury; Pantovic.
Roma (3-5-1-1): Svilar; Celik, Ndicka, Ghilardi; Rensch, Pisilli, Cristante, El Aynaoui, Tsimikas; Pellegrini; Soulé.