Roma are set to host Salernitana at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening in the first round of Italian Serie A. Roma finished 6th last season, but are now entering the third season under the management of Jose Mourinho. Mourinho's third seasons at the club have not always gone well, but he looks settled at Roma, and the club have made some interesting acquisitions. Roma come into this game on the back of a 2-1 win over Partizani in their most recent game. First-half goals from Italian attackers Stephan El Shaarawy and Andrea Belotti sealed the win for Roma. Salernitana, on the other hand, finished in 15th spot in Serie A last season, 10 places and 24 points behind their hosts, but they were Serie A’s draw specialists with 15 of their 38 games finishing all-square – including a 2-2 draw with Roma at this venue in May. They have done well to sign striker Boulaye Dia on a permanent deal from Villarreal. His goals will be crucial if Salernitana are to retain their Serie A status. They beat Ternana 1-0 in the first round of the Coppa Italia. An early first-half goal from winger Antonio Candreva secured the win for Salernitana. However, for this encounter, I am expecting an opening day victory for AS Roma for the following reasons:

Firstly. Having finished sixth in their first two seasons under Jose Mourinho, a precious top-four finish is the target for Roma this term. They narrowly missed out on claiming successive European trophies in 2022-23 and failed to find consistency in the league. During the summer, Roma's hierarchy and abrasive boss Jose Mourinho continued their uneasy relationship, and the veteran tactician finally had his way and has been provided with signings such as Evan N'Dicka, Leandro Paredes and Houssem Aouar to help take his squad closer to a title challenge. They come into this match on a back of fairly successful preseason outings.

Secondly. Salernitana did struggle last season, and did enough to barely survive the drop to the second division. Salernitana have won just one of their eight top-flight encounters with Roma to date, and that sole success came back in January 1999. Indeed, the southern side have never before beaten their capital-city counterparts at the Olimpico in Serie A. Looking at their team currently, they are in no way near Roma in terms of quality. They failed to win any of their last nine away fixtures in 2022-23, and I expect that record to extend for at least a further one game against Roma.

No team drew more games in Europe's top five leagues last season (15, level with Reims and Nantes), so Salernitana are not easy to beat under Paulo Sousa. Roma have made some interesting signings, and one is never far away from entertainment as long as Mourinho is around. Roma do have the quality over their opponents to get a win here. So, I am backing Roma for the win.

罗马将于周日晚上在奥林匹克球场主场迎战萨莱尼塔纳，他们上赛季排名第六，但现在已经进入了穆里尼奥执教下的第三个赛季。穆里尼奥在俱乐部的第三个赛季并不总是一帆风顺，但他似乎在罗马安定下来了，俱乐部也做了一些有趣的收购。罗马在他们最近的一场比赛中以2-1战胜了Partizani。上半场意大利前锋斯蒂芬·埃尔·沙拉维和安德烈·贝洛蒂的进球为罗马锁定了胜利。另一方面，萨莱尼塔纳上赛季在意甲排名第15位，落后主队10名24分，但他们是意甲的平局专家，38场比赛中有15场平局，包括5月份在这里2-2战平罗马。他们很好地从比利亚雷亚尔永久签下了前锋布拉耶·迪亚。如果萨勒尼塔纳想要保住意甲的地位，他的进球将是至关重要的。他们在意大利杯首轮以1比0击败了特尔纳纳。上半场早些时候，边锋安东尼奥·坎德雷瓦的进球确保了萨勒尼塔纳的胜利。然而，对于这场比赛，我希望罗马能在揭幕战中获胜，原因如下:

首先。在穆里尼奥的带领下，罗马前两个赛季都取得了联赛第六名的成绩，本赛季他们的目标是夺取联赛前四。在2022-23赛季，他们与连续夺得欧洲冠军的梦想擦肩而过，也未能在联赛中保持稳定。在整个夏天，罗马的高层和粗暴的主帅穆里尼奥继续着他们不稳定的关系，这位经验丰富的战术家终于找到了自己的方式，他签下了埃文·恩迪卡、莱安德罗·帕雷德斯和豪塞姆·奥瓦尔，帮助他的球队更接近冠军的挑战。他们是在季前赛相当成功的背景下进入这场比赛的。

其次。萨勒尼塔纳上个赛季确实很挣扎，但他的表现足以让他勉强逃过掉到乙级联赛的命运。到目前为止，萨莱尼塔纳在顶级联赛与罗马的8次交锋中只赢了1场，唯一的胜利要追溯到1999年1月。事实上，这支南方球队以前从未在意甲的奥林匹克球场击败过他们的首都对手。看看他们现在的球队，他们在实力上与罗马相差甚远。在2022-23赛季，他们在最近的9场客场比赛中没有赢过一场，我希望这个纪录能在对阵罗马的比赛中继续保持下去。

上赛季在欧洲五大联赛中，没有哪支球队的平局比巴萨多(15场，与兰斯和南特持平)，所以在保罗·索萨的带领下，萨勒尼塔纳并不容易被击败。罗马已经签下了一些有趣的球员，只要穆里尼奥在，就不会远离娱乐。罗马确实有能力在这里战胜对手。所以，我支持罗马取得胜利。