Fiorentina make yet more enforced changes as they visit desperate bottom of the table Parma.
It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
Vincenzo Montella’s men are currently in eighth place, but still started the round only three points adrift of that third Champions League spot.
Fiorentina make yet more enforced changes as they visit desperate bottom of the table Parma.
It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
Vincenzo Montella’s men are currently in eighth place, but still started the round only three points adrift of that third Champions League spot.
Borja Valero is a big loss in midfield due to suspension, joining the injured Khouma Babacar, Milan Badelj, Juan Manuel Vargas, Giuseppe Rossi and Federico Bernardeschi.
Goalkeeper Norberto Neto is dropped in favour of Ciprian Tatarusanu after this week announcing he would not sign a new contract with Fiorentina.
That means he can leave on a free transfer in June, leaving Montella and Viola patron Andrea Della Valle “deeply hurt and bitter.”
Parma have more than their own share of problems to contend with, being bottom of the table and docked a point due to financial irregularities.
New Russian-Cypriot owners completed the takeover before Christmas, but are refusing to reveal their identities until March.
Daniele Galloppa and Fabiano Santacroce are suspended, with Afriyie Acquah, Ishak Belfodil, Abdel Ghezzal, Massimo Coda, Cristobal Jorquera and Jonathan Biabiany unavailable.
The history of this fixture points towards a draw, as their last five encounters were all stalemates.
Parma: Mirante; Costa, Lucarelli, Paletta, Cassani, Mauri, Lodi, Gobbi, De Ceglie, Cassano, Palladino
Parma bench: Cordaz, Iacobucci, Mendes, Pozzi, Ristovski, Felipe, Bidaoui, Mariga, Rispoli, Lucas
Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Savic, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Basanta; Joaquin, Kurtic, Pizarro, Mati Fernandez, Alonso; Cuadrado, Gomez
Fiorentina bench: Neto, Lezzerini, Richards, Marin, Aquilani, Pasqual, Lazzari, Tomovic, Ilicic, El Hamdaoui