Fiorentina's Vincenzo Montella looks to unleash Mohamed Salah against a flexible Juventus back-line in tomorrow's Coppa Italia semi-final.
Both teams must deal with substantial absentees in the midfield, with la Viola surrendering David Pizarro to injury and Milan Badelj to his suspension, compared to the Bianconeri who play without Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba, both injured.
Fiorentina's Vincenzo Montella looks to unleash Mohamed Salah against a flexible Juventus back-line in tomorrow's Coppa Italia semi-final.
Both teams must deal with substantial absentees in the midfield, with la Viola surrendering David Pizarro to injury and Milan Badelj to his suspension, compared to the Bianconeri who play without Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba, both injured.
Sources are generally divided about Montella's formation, with Fiorentina.it and Calcioweb.eu expecting a 3-5-2, and Ilsussidiario.net and Calciomercato.it going for a 4-3-3. But all sources agree that Salah will be playing in support of striker Mario Gomez and in combination with Alessandro Diamanti.
While there is a similar consensus in the Press that Juve will play with a 3-5-2, Allegri stated earlier today that he will use four men at the back. But the comment may have been intended to mislead Montella, making his final formation more difficult to predict.
Claudio Marchisio could get a start, while the tested duo of Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata can be expected to spearhead the attack.
Fiorentina Probable XI: Neto; Richards, Basanta, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Alonso; Borja Valero, Pizarro, Mati Fernandez; Joaquin, Salah; Gomez.
Juventus Probable XI: Storari; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Marchisio, Pereyra, Evra; Tevez, Morata.