Roma and Fiorentina face off at the Stadio Olimpico looking to keep up with the blistering form of Juventus. The home side are looking to end a run of 4 straight draws in the league which has seen them go from 5 points clear of Juventus at the top of the league to being 3 points behind Antonio Conte's side.

In round 14, Roma were saved by Kevin Strootman's late equaliser at Atalanta that kept their unbeaten run intact, after Davide Brivio scored for the host early in the second half. The relief was shortlived however, as Rudi Garcia lamented his side's drop in form in recent weeks and felt his side did enough to take all 3 points. For this weekend's big match, Garcia said he expects to see "11 wolves on the pitch" on Sunday. Back to lead the wolves will be Francesco Totti, who returns to the squad for the first time since October 18, although the talismanic captain is not expected to start but may feature at some point in the match.

The Lupi welcome Vincenzo Montella's Fiorentina this week. The Viola are coming off the back of a 4-3 success over Hellas Verona at the Artemio Franchi to move into 4th place in the standings.

Montella's side are arguably the most entertaining side in the Peninsula with their flowing football winning them many admirers, but their defensive frailty remains a problem and one that Montella has failed to correct since the start of the season.

The former Roma striker said his side needed to be more "practical defensively" in the aftermath of last week's win. The tactician doesn't expect David Pizarro to start as he hasn't been able to train properly this week due to a minor injury. The Chilean will be a big loss for Fiorentina if he isn't in the right hysical condition to start. Mario Gomez is still yet to recover from his injury setback.

Both managers are known for playing an attacking brand of football and the need to keep pace with Juventus, who won at Bologna on Friday, means that both sides will likely go for the jugular. For Montella there is the added incentive of proving his former employers wrong after they released him in the summer of 2011, meanwhile Garcia must prove that his side's tmendous start to the season was not a fluke after some disappointing results.

Player to look: Mehdi Benatia

With both sides' penchant for attacking it's normal that there are some gaping holes at the back but the Morrocan has been a big reason for Roma's defensive solidity this season. His marshalling of the backline has seen Roma concede the least amount of goals in the league this season, and their solidity at the back is in stark contrast to Fiorentina's leaky defence.

Roma (probable) 4-3-3: De Sanctis; Dodo, Leandro Castan, Benatia, Maicon; Strootman, De Rossi, Pjanic; Gervinho, Ljajic, Florenzi

Fiorentina (probable) 3-5-1-1: Neto; Savic, Rodriguez, Tomovic; Vargas, Borja Valero, Ambrosini, Aquilani, Cuadrado; Joaquin, Rossi