Sampdoria vs. Roma - prediction, team news, lineups

Though their struggles in Europe continue, Roma return to Serie A duty against Sampdoria on Monday aiming for a third straight league win.

While the hosts remain winless and rock-bottom of <a href="/football/serie-a/table.html">the standings</a>, Jose Mourinho's men sat just four points off top spot following last week's ninth round, which brought them a 2-1 win over Lecce.

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As the inaugural Europa Conference League champions, Roma may have hoped stepping up a tier in continental competition would prove a mere breeze, but so far this season they have failed to fire in the Europa League.

Despite Andrea Belotti's equaliser earning them a valuable . . .