There is so much at stake, as Inter can recapture top spot with a victory, while Fiorentina need a win to take back fourth and are forced into a late change, but the Nerazzurri midfield has to be revamped.

It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi at 19.45 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

Both these teams were in Riyadh for the Supercoppa Italiana last week and therefore have a game in hand in Serie A.

The Viola were flattened 3-0 by Napoli in the semi-final, whereas Inter scraped a stoppage-time Final victory over 10-man Napoli to retain the trophy for a third year running.

Because cards in that tournament carry on to the league, Hakan Calhanoglu and Nicoló Barella are both suspended, with Juan Cuadrado injured.

It’s a completely revamped midfield with Davide Frattesi and Kristjan Asllani, while Carlos Augusto also steps in for Federico Dimarco on the left.

Alessandro Bastoni returns from a muscular injury, with Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez as usual upfront.

Fiorentina have issues too, as captain Cristiano Biraghi sits out a ban, with Gaetano Castrovilli, Dodo and Oliver Christensen injured, Christian Kouame at AFCON.

Nico Gonzalez is available again after six weeks out with a thigh strain, but only on the bench, while Josip Brekalo is left out pending his imminent transfer to Hajduk Split.

Riccardo Sottil was originally named in the starting XI, but was replaced by M’Bala Nzola after failing a fitness test.

These sides faced off in last season’s Coppa Italia Final, while Inter won 4-0 at San Siro in September.

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Faraoni, Ranieri, Martinez-Quarta, Parisi; Arthur, Duncan; Ikone, Bonaventura, Nzola; Beltran

Inter: Sommer; Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Frattesi, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Thuram, Lautaro Martinez

28-01-2024 19:45
MatchDay 22

Player statistic

1st half
    14' Goal Lautaro Martínez
(Assist: Kristjan Asllani)
    42' Yellow card Alessandro Bastoni
Jonathan Ikoné Yellow card 45+3'    
2nd half
    75' Yellow card Yann Sommer
Nicólas González Missed penalty 76'    
    82' Yellow card Benjamin Pavard
Rolando Mandragora Yellow card 90+1'    

Match statistic

57
Possession %
43
14
Total shots
8
4
Shots on target
4
5
Shots off target
2
5
Blocked shots
2
7
Corners
6
3
Offsides
4
6
Fouls
11
FIO
INT

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
22
Defender
65
Defender
89'
16
Defender
32
Midfielder
83'
6
Midfielder
46'
5
Midfielder
11
Attacker
61'
9
Attacker
83'
18
Attacker
1
Goalkeeper
95
60'
28
Defender
83'
36
Defender
61'
6
Defender
30
Midfielder
16
Midfielder
22
Midfielder
21
Midfielder
10
78'
9
Attacker
60'

Substitutes

7
Attacker
30
Goalkeeper
33
Defender
73
Midfielder
40
Goalkeeper
26
Defender
19
Midfielder
37
Defender
8
Midfielder
46'
10
61'
38
Midfielder
83'
72
Midfielder
83'
4
89'
77
Goalkeeper
5
Midfielder
32
Defender
14
Midfielder
17
Attacker
50
41
12
Goalkeeper
15
Defender
60'
8
Attacker
60'
2
Midfielder
61'
70
Attacker
78'
31
Defender
83'

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