Fiorentina have Mauro Zarate on the bench, but start Nikola Kalinic and Khouma Babacar as they host Ciro Immobile’s revitalised Torino.

It kicks off at 11.30 GMT, follow the action from all today’s Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.

The Viola are in fourth place and need to get back on track following a surprise home defeat to Lazio.

Matias Vecino sits out a ban, while Milan Badelj is injured and Giuseppe Rossi has moved on to Levante on loan.

Fiorentina have Mauro Zarate on the bench, but start Nikola Kalinic and Khouma Babacar as they host Ciro Immobile’s revitalised Torino.

It kicks off at 11.30 GMT, follow the action from all today’s Serie A games on our LIVEBLOG.

The Viola are in fourth place and need to get back on track following a surprise home defeat to Lazio.

Matias Vecino sits out a ban, while Milan Badelj is injured and Giuseppe Rossi has moved on to Levante on loan.

Mario Suarez is also absent, as he’s been given 72 hours to consider the transfer proposals, including Watford.

Tino Costa arrived from Genoa this week and is on the bench along with fellow new buy Zarate.

Kalinic keeps his spot in attack, but is joined in more of a 4-3-3 formation by Josip Ilicic and Babacar.

However, it could be 3-4-3 if Manuel Pasqual moves into a more advanced wide role.

Torino look like a different team with Immobile in the side and the transformation is a two-way street, as the striker has rediscovered his mojo after dismal spells at Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla.

Since Immobile’s return the Granata have ended a run of three consecutive defeats with a victory over Frosinone and draw away to high-flying Sassuolo in the midweek rescheduled game.

He partners Italy Under-21 international Andrea Belotti, but Joel Obi, Pontus Jansson and Bruno Peres are on the treatment table.

Fiorentina haven’t beaten Torino, home or away, since a 4-3 thriller here in April 2013, managing four draws and a 3-1 defeat earlier this term.

However, the Granata’s last Serie A victory at the Stadio Franchi was almost 40 years ago – 1-0 in October 1976.

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Astori, Pasqual; Borja Valero, Verdù, Bernardeschi; Kalinic, Babacar, Ilicic

Fiorentina bench: Sepe, Lezzerini, Gilberto, Tomovic, Tino Costa, Mati Fernandez, Blaszczykowski, Zarate

Torino: Ichazo; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Zappacosta, Acquah, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Belotti, Immobile

Torino bench: Padelli, Castellazzi, Bovo, Gazzi, Benassi, Martinez, Jannson, Silva, Prcic, Quagliarella

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