Juventus go with three at the back for their grudge match with Fiorentina, as Juan Cuadrado starts in his old hunting ground.

It kicks off at the Stadio Franchi at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

This has always been one of the most ill-tempered rivalries in Italian football and in Florence it’s considered the closest thing they have to a local derby.

Juventus go with three at the back for their grudge match with Fiorentina, as Juan Cuadrado starts in his old hunting ground.

It kicks off at the Stadio Franchi at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

This has always been one of the most ill-tempered rivalries in Italian football and in Florence it’s considered the closest thing they have to a local derby.

Juve have won their last five competitive meetings with Fiorentina, home and away.

On Tuscan soil, the 4-2 thriller in October 2013 is their only defeat since 1998, along with seven victories and nine draws.

Paulo Sousa has practically a full squad to choose from, as Borja Valero has recovered from injury to pull the midfield strings.

Federico Chiesa, son of Gigi Buffon’s former Parma teammate Enrico, extended his contract this week and is becoming a firm fixture in the line-up.

Federico Bernardeschi supports Tianjin Quanjian transfer target Nikola Kalinic, but Matias Vecino bolsters the midfield, leaving out Josip Ilicic.

Juve welcome back Buffon after he suffered from a bout of flu, while Giorgio Chiellini has contracted it too, but is still passed fit to start.

Leonardo Bonucci and Alex Sandro are back in the XI following injury lay-offs, but Stephan Lichtsteiner is suspended, so Max Allegri returns to a 3-5-2 formation.

It is the first time the 'BBC' defence has started together since October 29 against Napoli.

Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain lead the way in attack, but Miralem Pjanic is sacrificed in favour of the steelier Stefano Sturaro.

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Sanchez, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Astori; Chiesa, Badelj, Vecino, Olivera; Borja Valero, Bernardeschi; Kalinic

Fiorentina bench: Lezzerini, Sportiello, De Maio, Zarate, Tello, Salcedo, Cristoforo, Hagi, Babacar , Milic, Tomovic, Ilicic

Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Cuadrado, Khedira, Marchisio, Sturaro, Alex Sandro; Dybala, Higuain

Juventus bench: Neto, Audero, Pjanic, Hernanes, Mandzukic, Pjaca, Asamoah, Rugani, Rincon

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