Serie A clash with table-toppers Juventus due to a
calf injury.
The fixture represents Roma's last chance to try
to reel in Juve as Massimiliano Allegri's side will
secure the Scudetto if the hosts fail to win at the
Stadio Olimpico.
Bosnia international Dzeko's 27 league goals have
helped the Giallorossi cling onto the coattails of
the Turin giants all season, but a sixth-straight
title looks on the cards for Juve, who are seven
points above Roma with three games to play.
However, he will not play at the weekend after
picking up a calf strain, which is expected to take
10 days to heal.
Dzeko's absence could prompt Francesco Totti's
elevation into Luciano Spalletti's plans, although
the coach has grown tired in recent weeks over
incessant questioning about his use of the
legendary forward, who is expected to retire at the
end of the season.
After the 40-year-old was an unused substitute in
the 4-1 win over AC Milan at the weekend, Spalletti
said: "We always end up talking about the same
thing. This team deserves praise, but instead we
are always talking about this and if I play him for
just five minutes, I'm disrespecting a legend, then if
I don't introduce him, that's wrong too."
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