Probable line-ups: Empoli vs. Juventus and Sassuolo vs. Fiorentina

Empoli host top four hopefuls Juventus this afternoon before Vincenzo Italiano’s Fiorentina travel to the Mapei Stadium to face Sassuolo.

The match between the Tuscan side and the Bianconeri kicks off at 17.05 UK time, with the game between the Neroverdi and the Viola kicking off later at 19.50 UK time.

Empoli have three players out injured ahead of this afternoon’s match; Valerio Verre, Nicolas Haas and Riccardo Marchizza are all dealing with muscle injuries and so are expected to miss today’s game.

Juventus have a number of absences, with Paolo Dybala, Alex Sandro, Daniele Rugani, Kaio Jorge, Federico Chiesa, Giorgio Chiellini and Weston McKennie all sidelined due to various problems. Federico Bernardeschi is also in doubt due to a muscle problem.

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Three players will be unavailable for Sassuolo this evening. Jeremy Toljan, Pedro Obiang and Filip Djuricic will all miss out on the game against the Viola due to various injuries.

Things are a little more relaxed for Italiano as only one Fiorentina player is in doubt of missing out today. Lucas Torreira is suffering from a bruised left thigh, so he’s unlikely to start against the Neroverdi.

Probable line-ups

Empoli vs. Juventus:

Empoli (4-3-2-1): Vicario; Stojanovic, Romagnoli, Viti, Parisi; Zurkowski, Asllani, Bandinelli; Bajrami, Henderson; Pinamonti.

Juventus (4-4-2): Szczesny; Danilo, De Ligt, Bonucci, Pellegrini; Cuadrado, Zakaria, Arthur, Rabiot; Vlahovic, Kean.

Sassuolo vs. Fiorentina:

Sassuolo (4-3-2-1): Consigli; Muldur, Chiriches, Ferrari, Kyriakopoulos; Frattesi, Lopez, Traore; Berardi, Raspadori; Scamacca.

Fiorentina (4-3-3): Terracciano; Odriozola, Martinez Quarta, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Amrabat, Duncan; Gonzalez, Piatek, Saponara.