Fiorentina” data-scaytid=”1″>Fiorentina need a boost and visit Europa League opponents PAOK Salonika with Borja Valero and Federico Bernardeschi.

Fiorentina need a boost and visit Europa League opponents PAOK Salonika with Borja Valero and Federico Bernardeschi.

It kicks off at 18.00 UK time (17.00 GMT) and Vincenzo Montella seeks a third consecutive European victory after disposing of Guingamp and Dinamo Minsk 3-0.

The Viola’s confidence was hit hard at the weekend by a 2-0 home defeat to Lazio in Serie A, while injury problems are starting to take their toll.

Borja Valero is in the starting XI after he was dropped for two domestic games in a row, supporting Josip Ilicic, Bernardeschi and Juan Manuel Vargas.

Ciprian Tatarusanu maintains his place in goal for the Europa League, while Juan Cuadrado is rested.

Micah Richards returns to the side after injury with Marko Marin on the bench for the first time since he arrived from Chelsea.

PAOK are currently top of the Greek League and unbeaten with 16 points after six rounds.

Greece international Dmitris Salpingidis is one to watch in attack. Tzavellas and Mak miss out, while ex-Lecce man Dimitris Papadopoulos is surprisingly on the bench.

PAOK: Glykos; Skondras, Katsikas, Miguel Vitor, Rat; Tzandaris, Tziolis, Kace; Salpingidis, Athanasiadis, Pereyra

PAOK bench: Itandje, Spyropoulos, Golasa, Maduro, Martens, Kitsiou, D Papadopoulos

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Richards, Tomovic, Basanta, Pasqual; Kurtic, Badelj, Borja Valero; Ilicic, Bernardeschi, Vargas

Fiorentina bench: Neto, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Alonso, Aquilani, Cuadrado, Lazzari, Marin

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