Fiorentina unleash Giuseppe Rossi and Josip Ilicic on high-flying Sassuolo in what should be a thoroughly entertaining game.
It kicks off at 18.00 GMT, follow the action as it happens on our LIVEBLOG.
The Viola are only two points off leaders Inter and could temporarily go top awaiting tonight’s showdown between the Nerazzurri and Napoli.
This is no easy task, as Sassuolo and Napoli are the only sides still unbeaten on home turf this season.
Fiorentina unleash Giuseppe Rossi and Josip Ilicic on high-flying Sassuolo in what should be a thoroughly entertaining game.
It kicks off at 18.00 GMT, follow the action as it happens on our LIVEBLOG.
The Viola are only two points off leaders Inter and could temporarily go top awaiting tonight’s showdown between the Nerazzurri and Napoli.
This is no easy task, as Sassuolo and Napoli are the only sides still unbeaten on home turf this season.
Paulo Sousa must do without injured Jakub Blaszczykowski, while Nikola Kalinic is rested after photos were circulated of his bruised and battered knees in the wake of a 2-2 draw with Basel.
Rossi is given a rare start instead, supported by Ilicic and Borja Valero, while Federico Bernardeschi again takes a wide role.
Sassuolo have much bigger issues, as star forward Domenico Berardi begins a three-match ban for his violent reaction foul in last week’s injury-time defeat to Genoa.
He’s replaced by the extremely quick ex-Cesena striker Gregoire Defrel, flanked in a 4-3-3 system by Sergio Floccari and Nicola Sansone.
Luca Antei, Emanuele Terranova and Leonardo Fontanesi also miss out for Eusebio Di Francesco.
History is with Fiorentina, who have won both their previous Serie A visits to the Mapei Stadium, including one thanks to a spectacular Pepito Rossi goal.
Sassuolo: Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Laribi, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Defrel, Floccari, Sansone
Sassuolo bench: Pomini, Pegolo, Longhi, Pellegrini, Biondini, Falcinelli, Politano, Ariaudo, Fontanesi, Gazzola, Duncan, Floro Flores
Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Astori; Bernardeschi, Badelj, Vecino, Pasqual; Borja Valero, Rossi, Ilicic
Fiorentina bench: Lezzerini, Sepe, Gilberto, Tomovic, Kalinic, Rebic, Mati Fernandez, Suarez, Verdu, Alonso, Babacar