<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Roma will treat Serie A new boys Frosinone like they were Turin giants Juventus when the sides meet in what some fans have labelled a new local derby on Saturday.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">"Frosinone thoroughly deserve to be in Serie A. I've watched their games from last year and their promotion was no fluke," said Roma coach Rudi Garcia.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"They deserve great respect for that. Roma need to play at 100% and at a high tempo, just as we did against Juventus.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"That's the only way we can hope to come away with three points."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Roma have finished runners-up in the past two seasons but their hopes of ending their 14-year wait for the league title were boosted with a precious 2-1 victory over Juventus two weeks ago.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Roma have four points from their opening two games while Juve, the defending league and Cup champions and last season's beaten Champions League finalists, have none following two opening defeats.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Roma host FC Barcelona on Wednesday night</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">A trip to Frosinone, a town of roughly 46,000 inhabitants 75 km south-east of the capital, comes four days before Roma host defending champions Barcelona in their opening Champions League group E game.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But any concerns Garcia's squad of handsomely-paid stars might underestimate Roberto Stellone's side at the 12,000-capacity Stadio Matusa were quickly put to bed by the Frenchman.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We'll start as favourites tomorrow (Saturday) but we have to prove we merit the tag," said Garcia.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We have to go about the job without thinking about other things and just give everything we've got on the pitch.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Frosinone are full of enthusiasm and it will be a strange atmosphere but whoever plays has to focus on nothing but doing his very best for the team."</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Miralem Pjanic sidelined through injury, Dzeko could partner Totti</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Roma will be without influential creative midfielder Miralem Pjanic, who has been sidelined through injury, giving Garcia a small selection headache as well as some thoughts about whether to change his winning formation.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">Iconic club captain Francesco Totti could finally make his season debut in the league, possibly alongside Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko, having been left on the bench against Verona (1-1) and at home to Juventus.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Either we play the same way with Dzeko or Totti, or we change and both can play," explained Garcia.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"The most important thing is that the players are ready and know what they have to do in either case."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Roma's run in last season's Champions League ended at the group stages following a humiliating 7-1 defeat by Bayern Munich at the Stadio Olimpico.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Facing Barcelona so early on in the campaign should allow Roma to gauge if they can compete against Europe's elite - even if they beat Juventus 2-1 two weeks ago.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Either way, Garcia insists his players' minds are only focused on Saturday.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">He added: "We're thinking of nothing but Frosinone. I only had to say one thing to them: No other game matters at the moment."</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> <!--Article End-->