Lorenzo Pellegrini joins the long list of Roma absentees, but Paulo Dybala returns to partner Romelu Lukaku in this trip to Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari.

It kicks off at the Unipol Domus at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Napoli-Fiorentina on the LIVEBLOG.

The Giallorossi got back on track with victories over Frosinone and Servette, but also added to the injury list with Lorenzo Pellegrini out for circa a month.

He joins Renato Sanches, Chris Smalling, Marash Kumbulla, Diego Llorente and Tammy Abraham on the treatment table, so Bryan Cristante again drops back into defence to fill the gaps, while Dybala partners Lukaku after being rested for the Europa League.

Cagliari are still without a victory since earning promotion through the play-offs, scraping just two 0-0 draws with Torino and Udinese.

Veteran coach Ranieri also has few options and loses goalkeeper Boris Radunovic to a bruised knee sustained in training, so Simone Scuffet takes the gloves.

Zito Luvumbo is not at 100 per cent, while Gianluca Lapadula, Marco Mancosu, Marko Rog and Elio Capradossi are out of action.

Eldor Shomurodov, on loan from Roma, is on the bench, as Andrea Petagna is partnered by Inter-owned Gaetano Oristanio.

Cagliari: Scuffet; Obert, Wieteska, Hatzidiakos; Nandez, Sulemana, Prati, Makoumbou, Azzi; Petagna, Oristanio

Roma: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Cristante, Ndicka; Karsdorp, Bove, Paredes, Aouar, Spinazzola; Dybala; Lukaku