Serie A: Fiorentina vs. Empoli – confirmed line-ups

epa10896270 Fiorentina's Nicolas Gonzalez celebrates scoring the 1-0 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between ACF Fiorentina and Cagliari Calcio in Florence, Italy, 02 October 2023.

Nico Gonzalez and M’Bala Nzola start for Fiorentina in the Tuscan derby against Empoli at the Stadio Franchi.

It kicks off at 19:45 BST.

The Viola are without the injured Cristiano Biraghi and Dodo so Michael Kayode and Fabiano Parisi start as right and left-back respectively.

A win would allow Fiorentina to catch Juventus in third with 20 points, two below Serie A leaders Inter.

Empoli star Tommaso Baldanzi starts on the bench after playing and scoring in Italy U21’s 2-0 win over Norway last week.

The Azzurri boss Aurelio Andreazzoli looks to Nicolò Cambiaghi, Matteo Cancellieri and Francesco Caputo in attack.

Fiorentina-Empoli: confirmed line-ups

Fiorentina (4-3-3): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi; Arthur, Duncan; Nico Gonzalez, Bonaventura, Brekalo; Nzola.

Empoli (4-3-3): Berisha; Ebuehi, Walukiewicz, Luperto, Cacace; Maleh, Marin, Grassi; Cancellieri, Caputo, Cambiaghi.