Bologna are giant-killers, but can they raise their game to stop Torino enjoying a third consecutive victory?

It kicks off at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.

The Rossoblu have an extraordinary record against the top clubs, beating Napoli and Milan this season while holding Juventus and Roma in recent weeks.

Bologna are giant-killers, but can they raise their game to stop Torino enjoying a third consecutive victory?

It kicks off at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.

The Rossoblu have an extraordinary record against the top clubs, beating Napoli and Milan this season while holding Juventus and Roma in recent weeks.

Emanuele Giaccherini returns from suspension to bolster the attack, but Mattia Destro, Anthony Mounier, Godfred Donsah and Archimede Morleo are still sidelined.

Torino have put their crisis behind them with two wins on the bounce, despite missing key players like Ciro Immobile and Danilo Avelar.

Afriyie Acquah is ruled out of this trip along with Marco Benassi, Pontus Jansson, so Daniele Baselli and Joel Obi play in midfield.

Maxi Lopez is surprisingly benched in favour of Josef Martinez.

The Granata have good reason to feel confident, as they lost just once at the Dall’Ara since 2001, a 5-2 hammering in December 2008, along with three draws and a 2-1 win in February 2014.

Toro won 2-1 when these sides met in November.

Bologna: Mirante; Maietta, Rossettini, Oikonomou, Constant; Taider, Diawara, Rizzo; Brienza, Floccari, Giaccherini

Bologna bench: Da Costa, Stojanovic, Krafth, Pulgar, Crisetig, Zuniga, Mbaye, Acquafresca, Ferrari, Masina, Gastaldello, Brighi

Torino: Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Obi, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Martinez, Belotti

Torino bench: Ichazo, Castellazzi, Zappacosta, Farnerud, Maxi Lopez, Gazzi, Maksimovic, Silva

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