Team News: Adem Ljajic, Marco Borriello get rare Roma starts

Roma boss Rudi Garcia has been forced to shuffle his pack for this afternoon's trip to Udinese, giving Adem Ljajic and Marco Borriello a chance due to injury problems.

Serie A's 100% starters are without captain Francesco Totti and in-form Gervinho today, which means Ljajic and Alessandro Florenzi will player either side of Borriello in a three-man strikeforce.

Daniele De Rossi skippers the Giallorossi in Totti's absence, just behind Miralem Pjanic and Kevin Strootman in central midfield.

Udinese are without Maurizio Domizzi as they look to defend a 22-match unbeaten home record in Serie A, but veteran striker Antonio Di Natale is fit and leads the line.

Udinese: Kelava; Heurtaux, Danilo, Naldo; Pereyra, Pinzi, Badu, Lazzari, Gabriel Silva; Muriel; Di Natale

Roma: De Sanctis; Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Balzaretti; Pjanic, De Rossi, Strootman; Florenzi, Borriello, Ljajic