Cagliari and Fiorentina aren’t safe from the drop yet and go head-to-head with Radja Nainggolan and Joao Pedro against Dusan Vlahovic and Christian Kouame.
It kicks off at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT) at the Sardegna Arena.
Cagliari and Fiorentina aren’t safe from the drop yet and go head-to-head with Radja Nainggolan and Joao Pedro against Dusan Vlahovic and Christian Kouame.
It kicks off at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT) at the Sardegna Arena.
Benevento are in the final relegation spot on 31 points, so Cagliari on 35 and Fiorentina on 38 aren’t mathematically safe yet, needing probably one final push, despite having the star names to start the season aiming for Europe.
The Sardinians are still missing Gaston Pereiro, Marko Rog and Riccardo Sottil, but pick Leonardo Pavoletti to lead the way with Joao Pedro and Radja Nainggolan, leaving Giovanni Simeone on the bench against his old club.
The Viola are unbeaten in four and received a huge boost when beating Lazio 2-0 at the weekend with a brace from Vlahovic, who hit 21 goals for the season.
Franck Ribery is not in the starting line-up, while Giacomo Bonaventura and Sofyan Amrabat are getting the nod rather than Gaetano Castrovilli.
Borja Valero is the only player on the treatment table for Beppe Iachini.
Cagliari (4-4-1-1):Cragno; Zappa, Ceppitelli, Godin, Lykogiannis; Nandez, Marin, Duncan, João Pedro; Nainggolan; Pavoletti
Fiorentina (3-5-2):Dragowski; Milenkovic, Pezzella, Igor; Caceres, Bonaventura, Amrabat, Pulgar, Biraghi; Kouame, Vlahovic
Ref: Mariani