Still trailing behind in the race for European places, Roma will aim to continue their Serie A revival when visiting Venezia on Sunday.

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Roma's hopes of winning silverware this season are now pinned solely on the Europa League, as their latest Coppa Italia campaign came to an end on Wednesday. They suffered a 3 - 1 defeat to AC Milan at San Siro.

At half - time, Roma found themselves two goals behind, with both goals scored by Tammy Abraham, a striker owned by Roma. The capital club managed to pull one back through Artem Dovbyk, but they were eventually eliminated in the quarter - finals.

Claudio Ranieri, the interim coach who will lead his boyhood club until the end of the season, had previously made a successful return to the managerial role. He has guided the struggling team to ninth place in the Serie A standings and ensured their progression in the Europa League.

Last week, Ranieri's men held league leaders Napoli to a 1-1 draw in the Derby del Sole, when another ex-Roma player, Leonardo Spinazzola, opened the scoring before Angelino - his successor as Roma's left-back - fired home a late leveller.

As a result, the Giallorossi are unbeaten in seven Serie A matches - after losing seven of the previous nine - and since Ranieri's return only Inter Milan have scored more goals.

While that represents their best league streak without defeat since 2022, then under Jose Mourinho, they have still won just once on the road all season.

That belated success finally came against Udinese late last month, after a streak of 13 away matches without a single win.

After losing September's reverse fixture 2-1 in Rome, conceding two second-half goals after taking the lead at Stadio Olimpico, Venezia are in desperate need of an unexpected victory this weekend.

Winless in 2025, the Lagunari are five points from safety, more than midway through their latest comeback campaign.

It could have been a very different story, as they have dropped the most points from winning positions of any club across Europe's top five leagues.

Last week, that goal - scoring count reached 27. The Arancioneroverdi, inspired by a magnificent free - kick from set - piece expert Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, fought back from a two - goal deficit in Udine. Caviglia has now scored three times from outside the box this season.

Despite their comeback efforts, they ultimately endured a 3 - 2 loss to Udinese. This result extended their dismal away record as Venezia still haven't managed to secure a win on the road.

Nevertheless, Eusebio Di Francesco, a former Roma player and coach, has witnessed his team lose just one of their last five matches at Stadio Penzo. In the upcoming fixtures, two capital - city teams, Roma and Lazio, will visit Stadio Penzo.

Venezia possible starting lineup:

Radu; Haps, Idzes, Cande; Zerbin, Perez, Nicolussi Caviglia, Busio, Ellertsson; Oristanio, Fila

Roma possible starting lineup:

Svilar; Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka; Saelemaekers, Cristante, Paredes, Angelino; Dybala, Pellegrini; Dovbyk