Christian Panucci seemed to be on his way out of Roma during the winter transfer window after refusing to sit on the bench any longer, however, against the odds, he has remained with the Giallorossi.

The defender made a public apology to the club but this appeared to make little difference to his position. He has been excluded from the Champions League squad and was not called into the team for last week's 3-0 victory over Genoa.

According to Calciomercato, the 35-year-old was seen in good spirits when speaking to coach Luciano Spalletti during Wednesday's training session and is likely to be included in the squad travelling to Bergamo.

The Roma rearguard must do without Marco Cassetti, John Arne Riise and Cicinho, who are all out with injury, so Panucci's presence in the squad would be a logical move.

Panucci has not played in a match for Roma since the 3-2 win over Cagliari on December 14, 2008.