Two more Coppa Italia games today with Fiorentina hosting Genoa at the Stadio Franchi and Alberto Gilardino’s Genoa travelling to the capital to face Roma.
We start at 17.00 GMT in Florence where Vincenzo Italiano must cope without Arthur Cabral, Pietro Terracciano, Rolando Mandragora and Riccardo Saponara.
Either Sofyan Amrabat or Gaetano Castrovilli will start in the middle of the park. Dodo or Lorenzo Venuti at right-back.
Fiorentina have won five games against Sampdoria in Coppa Italia and are unbeaten in their seven home matches against the Blucerchiati in the competition.
A few rotations for Dejan Stankovic’s side. Fabio Quagliarella, Andrea Conti, Manolo Gabbiadini, Ignacio Pussetto and Manuel De Luca are not available.
The last time Samp eliminated Fiorentina from the competition was in 1988-89, in the quarter-finals.
Probable line-ups: Fiorentina-Sampdoria
Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Gollini; Dodo, Quarta, Igor, Terzic; Amrabat, Bianco; Ikone, Barak, Kouame; Jovic.
Sampdoria (3-4-1-2): Contini; Murillo, Colley, Murru; Leris, Yepes, Rincon, Augello; Djuricic; Lammers, Montevago.
Roma host Genoa at 20.00 GMT with over 60,000 attending the match at the Stadio Olimpico.
Chris Smalling will rest, so Chris Smalling will start at the back with Gianluca Mancini and Roger Ibanez. Tammy Abraham is favourite over Andrea Belotti in attack. Paulo Dybala will start on the bench.
Rick Karsdorp, Ebrima Darboe and Gini Wijnaldum are not available.
Genoa are unbeaten in four Serie B games under Gilardino thanks to three wins and one draw. They won the last two league games.
The 2006 Italy World Cup winner will rotate. Former Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman is expected to start in the middle of the park. Domenico Criscito will make his ‘third’ debut with the Grifone in the second half. He has returned to the club from Toronto FC and will retire at the end of the season.
Roma-Genoa: probable line-ups
Roma (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio; Mancini, Kumbulla, Ibanez; Zalewski, Matic, Pellegrini, Spinazzola; Zaniolo, El Shaarawy; Abraham.
Genoa (4-3-2-1): Martinez; Sabelli, Bani, Dragusin, Czyborra; Frendrup, Strootman, Jagiello; Aramu, Gudmundsson; Coda.