Fiorentina risk losing confidence after two defeats in a week and face a tough test with Chievo.

It kicks off at the Stadio Franchi at 14.00 GMT, follow the action from all nine Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.

The Viola are still joint second in Serie A with Napoli, but were beaten 3-1 by Juventus and then crashed out of the Coppa Italia with a 1-0 home defeat to Carpi.

Fiorentina risk losing confidence after two defeats in a week and face a tough test with Chievo.

It kicks off at the Stadio Franchi at 14.00 GMT, follow the action from all nine Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.

The Viola are still joint second in Serie A with Napoli, but were beaten 3-1 by Juventus and then crashed out of the Coppa Italia with a 1-0 home defeat to Carpi.

Manuel Pasqual has joined Jakub Blaszczykowski on the treatment table, while Giuseppe Rossi is increasingly likely to be loaned out in January so he can get more playing time.

Chievo miss Mariano Izco and Federico Mattiello, but Simone Pepe returns from suspension to sit on the bench.

The Flying Donkeys have a disastrous recent record against Fiorentina, losing six on the bounce in all competition, home and away.

The most recent victory was in Florence, 2-1 in April 2012, and of a total five Serie A successes over the Viola, three were at the Stadio Franchi.

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Astori; Bernardeschi, Badelj, Vecino, Alonso; Borja Valero, Ilicic; Kalinic

Chievo: Bizzarri; Cacciatore, Dainelli, Gamberini, Gobbi; Castro, Radovanovic, Hetemaj; Birsa; Meggiorini, Paloschi 

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