Salzburg – AS Roma : Preview & Prediction
A somewhat even match awaits us this Thursday at the Red Bull Arena in Austria, when Salzburg receives the visit of an always complicated Italian team like AS Roma.
Matthias Jaissle’s men have not had much official activity this 2023 where they have only played two official matches and with not very encouraging results.
It all started with the elimination by penalties in the quarterfinals of the Austrian Cup against Sturm Graz (1-1), but fortunately they recovered and defeated Austria Lustenau (4-0) at home, in the Austrian Bundesliga where they are in first place with a six-point lead over Sturm Graz, and everything seems to indicate that they will win the national title for the tenth consecutive time.
Die Roten Bullen are now focusing on their participation in a Europa League where they arrive after their third place in the Champions League, a competition where they only registered one victory in their six matches, and closed it with two consecutive defeats, one of them against the Italian team AC Milan (4-0), and for this match Jaissle has Bryan Okoh, Dijon Kameri and Daouda Guindo missing due to injury.
For their part, Jose Mourinho’s men are coming from a 1-1 draw away to Lecce to string together two league games without defeat, previously beating Empoli (2-0) at home, results that put them in fourth place in the standings, occupying Champions League positions but only on better goal difference.
The Giallorossi finished in second place in their Europa League group, which they achieved thanks to a 3-1 home win over Ludogorets on the last matchday. However, the reigning Europa Conference League champions are looking for revenge for what happened in the 2020/21 edition where they were eliminated in the semifinals by Manchester United.
Away from home, AS Roma has only one defeat in its last eleven official matches (6 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss); while in the Europa League it has not lost in its last two away matches, and is looking to keep that momentum going against Salzburg, whom it will face for the first time.
For the moment, the only player Mourinho will be missing is Leonardo Spinazzola, but the good news is the recovery of Georginio Wijnaldum.
Salzburg – AS Roma : Betting Tips
Salzburg – Win Odds: 2.25
