Fiorentina” data-scaytid=”1″>Fiorentina rely on Juan Cuadrado and Khouma Babacar against Napoli in a head-to-head for Europe.
It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
Fiorentina rely on Juan Cuadrado and Khouma Babacar against Napoli in a head-to-head for Europe.
It kicks off at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
The Viola intended to fight for third place this season, but have struggled with an injury crisis that ruled out Giuseppe Rossi and Federico Bernardeschi until well until 2015.
Mario Gomez has been playing the last few games in Serie A and the Europa League, but the lack of match fitness was evident and he missed absolute sitters.
Coach Vincenzo Montella is resting the German at the Stadio Artemio Franchi today, so Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Babacar and Josip Ilicic start with David Pizarro also benched.
Napoli are on a high after their 3-0 Europa League victory over Young Boys on Thursday, which saw Jonathan de Guzman bag a hat-trick.
The Partenopei also beat second-placed Roma 2-0 last week to put them back in the race for the top spots.
Juan Camilo Zuniga and Michu are out, but Marek Hamsik has shaken off flu symptoms to start with Lorenzo Insigne and Gonzalo Higuain.
Jose Callejon will be full of confidence, as he’s top scorer in Serie A with eight goals and earned his debut Spain call-up.
Fiorentina: Neto; Tomovic, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Savic, Alonso; Aquilani, Mati Fernandez, Borja Valero; Cuadrado, Babacar, Ilicic
Fiorentina bench: Tatarusanu, Pizarro, Richards, Badelj, Vargas, Marin, Kurtic, Joaquin, Basanta, Pasqual, Lazzari, Gomez
Napoli: Rafael; Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Jorginho, David Lopez; Insigne, Hamsik, Callejon; Higuain
Napoli bench: Colombo, Andujar, Henrique, Britos, De Guzman Mertens, Mesto, Gargano, Inler, Zapata