Francesco Totti & Daniele De Rossi set to star for Roma

Roma: Roma will kick off their season early this year, competing in the Europa League against AA Gent on Thursday.The Giallorossi are eager to make a splash in the competition after a disappointing 2008-09 campaign and have confirmed that Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi will be starting the first-leg match at the Stadio Olimpico.

John Arne Riise will likely be preferred over Marco Andreolli to start alongside Philippe Mexes in the centre of defence, while David Pizarro will be given a berth in midfield at the expense of Matteo Brighi. Teenager Stefano Okaka will partner `Er Purpone` in attack as Mirko Vucinic, Julio Baptista, and Jeremy Menez are all suffering from various injuries.Below is Roma`s probable formation. Roma (4-4-2): Artur - Motta, Mexes, Riise, Tonetto - Taddei, De Rossi, Pizarro, Guberti - Totti, Okaka. Goal.com