Roma vs. Juventus match preview: Time, TV schedule, and the right way to watch the Serie A

With the miracle unable to be pulled off and Juventus not within the Champions League, there may be now formally one factor and one factor just for Luciano Spalletti to fret about. That one normal factor has many layers to it, however in the long run there’s only one precise goal for Juve to try for with 12 video games to go within the 2025-26 season.

It’s the identical actual factor that we have been saying at this level within the calendar final season, too. Only then, Juve went out and began the month of March about as poorly as you could possibly have imagined and it value the supervisor his job.

Maybe we will see somewhat bit higher of a begin to March this time round?

While the supervisor’s job and future at Juventus doesn’t appear almost as tenuous as issues have been 12 months in the past, the truth that Spalletti’s squad sits 4 factors off fourth place and simply so occurring to be touring to the stadium wherein that membership in entrance of them calls house this weekend is kind of the delicate scenario. Juventus, who’ve dropped to sixth with Como’s win on Saturday, make the journey to the Italian capital this weekend to face fourth-place Roma and reap the benefits of one of many ultimate remaining head-to-head matchups with any individual in entrance of them within the Serie A standings. It comes all of 4 days after the Bianconeri almost pulled off a feat few have within the Champions League, however who is aware of what sort of value it got here out each on a bodily, psychological and emotional stage.

Juventus might head again house to Turin late Sunday night time inside touching distance of Roma and down by all of a degree. Or, if the worst-case state of affairs occurs, Juve might head house with one other loss to their report over the past 4 or so weeks because the begin of February and path Roma by seven factors. (Napoli additionally received on Saturday, so it’s not like there was any potential assistance on that entrance, both. Grazie, Hellas Verona.)

It’s all very fragile and has the potential to worsen if one thing doesn’t occur.

I really don’t know how Juventus will bounce again from what occurred in opposition to Galatasaray on Wednesday. That was an excessive quantity of capital spent in relation to power spent after which psychological anguish that comes with getting so near flipping a 5-2 mixture deficit in your favor solely to then see it slip away in additional time. That is about as a lot of an emotional drain that you may expertise over the course of what proved to be 120-plus minutes of recreation time.

And as we learn about this Juventus squad, it’s not like these are the sorts of conditions wherein they’ve proven they’ll bounce again rapidly from on a constant foundation over the previous few years.

But they must do it in opposition to Roma, the membership that has solely claimed two Serie A wins — over absolute giants by the title of Cagliari and Cremonese — because the center of January. Even then, they’ve been capable of reap the benefits of each these in entrance of them not named Inter Milan and people behind them — particularly Juventus — having a whole blended bag of outcomes (if not worse) that has enabled them to maintain maintain of their probabilities of making the highest 4 and qualifying for the Champions League.

They’ve executed it in the identical approach that made their first couple of months of the 2025-26 season so profitable as Gian Piero Gasperini adjusted to life in Rome. They’ve nonetheless received the perfect protection in Serie A and are the one crew in Italy’s prime flight to permit fewer than 20 objectives via the primary 26 video games. They’re not additionally getting constant manufacturing from January signing Donyell Malen — who arrived on mortgage from Aston Villa and is giving them one thing that their two huge bruisers on the No. 9 spot, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson, couldn’t present.

It’s all added as much as a crew that’s now trying somewhat stronger than they have been about three months in the past when Juventus claimed a 2-1 win over Roma on the Allianz Stadium.

Plus, Roma even have this going for them: While Juventus have been expending all of that power in opposition to Galatasaray midweek, they haven’t in per week because the aforementioned win over Cremonese. So, as you’ll be able to most likely think about, they’re going to be much more recent than the crew that Spalletti throws on the market.

Regardless of how fatigued bodily and mentally Juventus could also be, the significance of this one is apparent. If Juventus lose, then the uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League turns into that a lot steeper. But if they can get a win and pull inside a degree of Roma, then it’s greater than just a bit fascinating with 11 video games to go within the season.

We simply should see simply how a lot is left in Juventus’ tank. Which is one thing that Gasperini is unquestionably inquisitive about simply as a lot as we’re.

We know that Juventus’ midfield is way from a steady unit. But there’s additionally the truth that they are going to be with no participant on Sunday that has been actually, actually good since Spalletti has taken over as maanger.

Dutch deal with incoming? We can solely hope that’s the case in opposition to Roma.

The anticipated transfer by Spalletti in relation to filling the void left by Locatelli being suspended goes to be with Koopmeiners coming into the beginning lineup. It comes at a time when Koopmeiners has executed effectively in the previous few appearances he’s made, however the catch is that it comes with the context of Spalletti utilizing the Dutch midifelder in a distinct form of position as in comparison with how he’s anticipated for use in opposition to Roma.

In the 2 legs in opposition to Galatasaray, we received to see Koopmeiners in additional of a task like we noticed from him throughout his Atalanta days when he was probably the greatest midfielders in Serie A.

But on Sunday, Koopmeiners will doubtless be alongside Khephren Thuram in a double pivot.

What to make of that originally is blended. At this level, it’s not like Koopmeiners has actually excelled in any position with Juventus regardless of who the coach has been. Maybe that’s a part of the issue contemplating he solely had one supervisor at Atalanta and has already seen three full-time guys write his title into the lineup throughout his season and a half with Juve. It hasn’t actually matter the place he’s performed in midfield, it’s principally been a battle.

So, the overlying query might be this: Can Koopmeiners do what Locatelli does in midfield?

At this level, who the heck is aware of. It’s exhausting to say which Koopmeiners will present up on a recreation to recreation foundation. Maybe he seems to fill the void fairly effectively. Maybe will probably be extra of the identical from Koopmeiners — which isn’t precisely an encouraging factor to consider in such an vital recreation.

At least Spalletti doesn’t should overthink this one. Or perhaps he’ll throw us a shock. At this level, something that offers Juventus a greater probability of successful and getting three factors is okay with me.

When: Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Where: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy.

Official kickoff time: 8:45 p.m. native time in Italy and throughout Europe, 7:45 p.m. within the United Kingdom, 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, 1:45 p.m. Central time, 11:45 a.m. Pacific time.

Television: TLN (Canada), TNT Sports 2 (United Kingdom).

Online/Streaming: Paramount+, Amazon Prime USA, DAZN USA, fuboTV (United States); DAZN Canada; fuboTV Canada (Canada); DAZN UK (United Kingdom); DAZN Italy (Italy).

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