Danny Rohl will look to secure Rangers’ first Europa League win of the season this week as he welcomes Roma to Ibrox for a crucial clash on Thursday evening (kick-off: 8pm).
Having lost all their opening three games in the competition, Rangers are in desperate need of a win to lift themselves off the bottom of the Europa League table and keep alive their chances of qualification to the knockout rounds. The German boss will need to lift his players, though, after the energy-sapping 3-1 extra-time defeat to Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final on Sunday.
Their visitors come into the game on the back of a defeat themselves, with their 1-0 defeat to AC Milan proving costly, with their opponents leapfrogging them in the Serie A table, pushing Roma into to fourth. Heading into the game in Glasgow, the Giallorossi head coach, Gian Piero Gasperini has been left threadbare in the striker department, with Paulo Dybala forced off with injury during the defeat at the San Siro. They enter the game in 23rd place, having won just one of their opening three games.
Ahead of the game at Ibrox, The Scotsman has all the latest team news:
9. Nedim Bajrami - Rangers - INELIGIBLE
The Albanian international had forced himself back into the Rangers squad last month, but misses the visit of Roma, because he was not included in the club's Europa League squad earlier in the campaign. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Kmages
10. Thelo Aasgaard - Rangers - AVAILABLE
Given a straight red card for catching Anthony Ralston with a high foot in the weekend defeat to Celtic, but remains available for the visit of Roma with his suspension applying only to domestic games. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
11. Edoardo Bove - AS Roma - INELIGIBLE
The homegrown midfielder was not included in his side's squad for the competition and misses out on the visit to Glasgow. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
12. Tommaso Baldanzi - AS Roma - INELIGIBLE
The young midfielder has not been included in Roma's squad for the competition, and will not make the trip to Ibrox. | Getty Images