Roma's 1-2 away victory against Ajax helped the squad gain its confidence, and we can expect Fonseca's men to humiliate Bologna like they already did this season in a dominant 1-5 win. The sixth-placed team is performing wonderfully at home this season, being the third strongest host in the top-tier. Roma has won ten of its fifteen home games, losing just two, with a goal difference of 33-17. On the other side, Bologna has done a poor job away from home, and is the league's fifth-worst visitor. Sinisa Mihajlovic's side has lost three of the previous five matches they played, and are coming from a 0-1 loss to Inter. Injuries could be a problem for both sides, but with better squad depth, Roma is expected to cope with this better.

Roma will miss Kumbulla, Mkhitaryan, Zaniolo, Spinazzola, Smalling, and Cristante. Looking to build momentum ahead of the second leg against Ajax, this game is a must-win for the hosts. Unable to find a victory in its last three league matches, Roma is desperate for the three points. Giallorossi have lost their last home duel against Napoli, even failing to score in a 0-2 game. They have won three of their previous four clashes against Bologna, and I expect them to fulfill the expectations once again.

Bologna is without Tomiyasu, Santander, Medel, and Hickey for the upcoming duel. Rossoblu have barely prevailed in their last visit against the last-placed Crotone, finding a 2-3 victory. The guests have done well against the first-placed Inter, but have failed to find even a point and will be exhausted against Roma. Bologna averages only one goal per visit, which makes just about 39% of their total league goals.

罗马对阿贾克斯的2-1客场胜利帮助球队赢得了信心，我们可以期望丰塞卡的球队像本赛季已经在主场1-5胜利中所做的那样再次击败博洛尼亚。罗马本赛季在主场表现出色，主场成绩排名第三。罗马赢得了15场主场比赛中的10场，仅输了2场，进球差为33-17。另一方面，博洛尼亚在客场的表现很差，客场战绩排名倒数第五。米哈伊洛维奇（Sinisa Mihajlovic）的球队在前五场比赛中输了三场，刚刚0-1输给了国米。双方都可能受伤病的影响，但是罗马阵容深度更好，有望更好地应对。

罗马会缺少昆布勒（Kumbulla），姆赫塔良（Mkhitaryan），扎尼奥洛（Zaniolo），斯宾纳索拉（Spinazzola），史莫林（Smalling）和克里斯蒂安（Cristante）。他们想在与阿贾克斯的第二回合前加强信心，这场比赛对主队来说是必须赢下的比赛。在最近的三场联赛中都没用赢球，罗马是急切地想拿下三分。他们输掉了与那不勒斯的比赛，甚至未能在比赛中进球。他们在与博洛尼亚的四场交锋中赢得了三场，我认为本场能再次击败对手。

博洛尼亚将缺少Tomiyasu，Santander，Medel和Hickey。他们在上一场比赛中击败了排在最后一位的克罗托内，以3-2取胜。客队对阵排名第一的国米表现不错，但没用一次射正，本场对罗马将会筋疲力尽。博洛尼亚本赛季客场平均只有一个进球，仅占总进球的39％。预测罗马胜。