Bologna look to Joshua Zirkzee and Riccardo Orsolini against Fiorentina’s Andrea Belotti and Nico Gonzalez in this rescheduled Serie A head-to-head for fifth place.

It kicks off at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 18.00 GMT.

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This fixture from Week 21 was rescheduled so the Viola could play in the Supercoppa Italiana in January, where they were thrashed 3-0 by Napoli in the semi-final.

It is a head-to-head for fifth place, as only two points separate them, and both teams got back on track with big wins last week after a run of poor results.

Adama Soumaoro is the only remaining absentee for Bologna, as Dan Ndoye has now fully recovered, while Michel Aebischer returns from suspension.

Orsolini is fresh from bagging a brace in the 4-0 win over Lecce and starts with sought-after striker Zirkzee.

Fiorentina have Lucas Martinez-Quarta suspended, but Luca Ranieri returns from his ban in defence.

Christian Kouame is out after winning the Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast, with Dodo and Gaetano Castrovilli injured, but Belotti scored his first goal for the club and starts with support from Nico Gonzalez and Giacomo Bonaventura.

The Viola had scraped just one point from four Serie A games before their 5-1 win over Frosinone at the weekend.

Curiously, they knocked Bologna out of the Coppa Italia quarter-finals on January 9 after a penalty shoot-out.

Bologna: Ravaglia; Posch, Beukema, Lucumì, Kristiansen; Aebischer, Freuler; Orsolini, Ferguson, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Arthur, Mandragora; Ikoné, Bonaventura, Nico Gonzalez; Belotti

14-02-2024 18:00
MatchDay 21

Player statistic

1st half
Riccardo Orsolini
(Assist: Lewis Ferguson)
Goal 12'    
    34' Yellow card Nikola Milenkovic
2nd half
Remo Freuler Yellow card 59'    
Stefan Posch Yellow card 90+2'    
Jens Odgaard
(Assist: Charalampos Lykogiannis)
Goal 90+5'    
    90+2' Yellow card Cristiano Biraghi
    90+7' Yellow card Lucas Beltrán

Match statistic

58
Possession %
42
18
Total shots
12
7
Shots on target
3
8
Shots off target
6
3
Blocked shots
3
2
Corners
3
3
Offsides
11
Fouls
8
Bologna
Fiorentina

Starting lineups

34
Goalkeeper
26
Defender
31
Defender
3
Defender
15
88'
56
Midfielder
79'
19
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
70'
8
Midfielder
9
Attacker
88'
7
79'
1
Goalkeeper
3
16
Defender
33
Defender
4
6
Midfielder
83'
5
Midfielder
56'
38
Midfielder
83'
20
Attacker
11
Attacker
10
71'

Substitutes

29
28
Goalkeeper
82
Midfielder
23
Goalkeeper
6
Midfielder
10
Attacker
17
Midfielder
4
Defender
16
Defender
80
Midfielder
70'
22
79'
11
Attacker
79'
33
88'
Attacker
88'
7
Attacker
65
Defender
72
Midfielder
22
Defender
30
Goalkeeper
40
Goalkeeper
19
Midfielder
37
Defender
9
Attacker
56'
18
Attacker
71'
32
Midfielder
83'
8
Midfielder
83'

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