Fiorentina look to Khouma Babacar and Cristian Tello to consolidate third place in a difficult trip to Atalanta.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the action from all SIX of today’s Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.
The Viola are flying high in the fight for a Champions League play-off spot, but are under pressure from Inter and Roma.
Fiorentina look to Khouma Babacar and Cristian Tello to consolidate third place in a difficult trip to Atalanta.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, follow the action from all SIX of today’s Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.
The Viola are flying high in the fight for a Champions League play-off spot, but are under pressure from Inter and Roma.
Coach Paulo Sousa is forced to make several changes and not just because his men played a 1-1 draw against Tottenham in the Europa League on Thursday evening.
Mauro Zarate and Marcos Alonso are suspended, with Yohan Benalouane and Tino Costa injured.
Second choice goalkeeper Luigi Sepe has been frozen out after his angry Instagram rant at being dropped for the Spurs game, so we’re unlikely to see him in a Viola jersey again.
Babacar takes the centre-forward role supported by Cristian Tello, Mati Fernandez and Federico Bernardeschi.
Atalanta are not quite clear of the relegation zone yet and have been scraping together a series of stalemates recently, making them tough customers.
Carlos Carmona is the only absentee, as Gabriel Paletta is now fit enough to sit on the bench.
It’s a special reunion for ex-Fiorentina star Alessandro Diamanti, who is not fit enough to start, so Marco D’Alessandro completes the trident with Alejandro Gomez and Chile international Mauricio Pinilla.
Atalanta have lost their last eight consecutive meetings with Fiorentina, home and away in all competition, scoring four goals and conceding 20.
That streak stretches back to a 2-0 victory here in April 2012.
Atalanta: Sportiello; Conti, Toloi, Masiello, Drame; Cigarini, De Roon, Kurtic; D’Alessandro, Pinilla, Gomez
Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Astori, Pasqual; Vecino, Badelj; Bernardeschi, Mati Fernandez, Tello; Babacar