It should be a fascinating clash for European ambition, as Andrea Belotti’s Torino host Fiorentina with Federico Chiesa and Kevin Mirallas.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT).
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It should be a fascinating clash for European ambition, as Andrea Belotti’s Torino host Fiorentina with Federico Chiesa and Kevin Mirallas.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT).
Click here to follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Empoli-Juventus.
The Granata are unbeaten in four going into this game, beating Chievo and Frosinone while held by Atalanta and Bologna.
Walter Mazzarri was furious with his side after they threw away a 2-0 lead against Bologna to share the spoils, but wants to build on that first half performance.
Iago Falque proved upon his return from injury just how crucial he is to Toro, supporting hitman Belotti with Ola Aina and Lorenzo De Silvestri as wing-backs.
Simone Zaza and Roberto Soriano are again only on the bench.
It’s a special game for former Torino midfielder Marco Benassi, who scored 11 goals in 85 Serie A appearances for the Granata.
The Viola have stuttered lately, managing just one win in the last four rounds, and their perfect home record was ended by a 1-1 draw with Cagliari.
It’s the away form that is causing the most concern, only picking up one point in the rescheduled Sampdoria trip out of for fixtures.
In those four visits, Fiorentina scored just two goals and conceded five.
The good news for Stefano Pioli is that the Tuscans have a very strong record here, losing only two of their last nine Serie A trips to Torino, winning four and drawing three.
In those nine games, Toro kept just one clean sheet, conceding 13 goals.
At the same time, the Granata have picked up more points on their travels (seven) than at home (six) in Serie A this term.
Kevin Mirallas is chosen rather than Giovanni Simeone to complete the trident attack with Valentin Eysseric and Federico Chiesa, while Edimilson Fernandes beats Gerson to a midfield berth.
Torino: Sirigu; Izzo, Nkoulou, Djidji; De Silvestri, Baselli, Rincon, Meite, Aina; Iago Falque, Belotti
Torino bench: Ichazo, Rosati, Berenguer, Bremer, Edera, Lukic, Lyanco, Moretti, Parigini, Soriano, Zaza
Fiorentina: Lafont; Milenkovic, Pezzella, Vitor Hugo, Biraghi; Benassi, Veretout, Edimilson; Chiesa, Eysseric, Mirallas
Fiorentina bench: Dragowski, Ceccherini, Dabo, Diks, Gerson, Hancko, Laurini, Pjaca, Simeone, Sottil, Thereau, Vlahovic
Ref: Fabbri