Genoa revamp and Sampdoria look to Antonio Cassano in tonight’s Derby della Lanterna.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action on our LIVEBLOG.
Last season both city rivals were battling for European qualification, but now they are hovering above the drop zone with tensions running high.
Sampdoria already sacked Coach Walter Zenga and new tactician Vincenzo Montella finally got his first win on the bench just before Christmas.
Genoa revamp and Sampdoria look to Antonio Cassano in tonight’s Derby della Lanterna.
It kicks off at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action on our LIVEBLOG.
Last season both city rivals were battling for European qualification, but now they are hovering above the drop zone with tensions running high.
Sampdoria already sacked Coach Walter Zenga and new tactician Vincenzo Montella finally got his first win on the bench just before Christmas.
Genoa have struggled badly, but the club stuck with Gian Piero Gasperini and is already well on the way to a January transfer window revamp of the squad.
Suso arrived on loan from Milan, Alessio Cerci could follow, while Luca Rigoni has been signed from Palermo.
Former Internacional striker Bruno Gomes also received clearance to deposit the contract and is available this evening.
Samp have also reinforced already, putting Ricky Alvarez under contract after his year of legal battles with Inter and Southampton, but he is not in the squad.
Cassano and Eder lead the way with Roberto Soriano in a deeper role and off-form Luis Muriel dropped.
Genoa have Diego Perotti banned and he could well have played his last game for the club ahead of a transfer to Roma anyway.
Leonardo Pavoletti returns in attack, though Tino Costa, Issa Cissokho and Diogo Figueiras are injured.
The Derby della Lanterna hasn’t ended goalless since September 2007.
Genoa: Perin; Izzo, De Maio, Burdisso, Ansaldi; Rincon, Dzemaili, Ntcham; Lazovic, Pavoletti, Laxalt
Genoa bench: Lamanna, Donnarumma, Gomes, Gakpe, Marchese, Capel, Suso, Pandev, Munoz, Rigoni, Tachtsidis
Sampdoria: Viviano; De Silvestri, Moisander, Zukanovic, Regini; Barreto, Fernando, Soriano; Carbonero, Cassano, Eder
Sampdoria bench: Puggioni, Cassani, Coda, Rodriguez, Correa, Pereira, Palombo, Christodoulopoulos, Krsticic, Muriel, Silvestre, Ivan