Fiorentina look to Luka Jovic and Nico Gonzalez, while Lecce again start Samuel Umtiti with impressive forward Lameck Banda in this head-to-head for position.

It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Sampdoria-Roma on the LIVEBLOG.

Serie A Liveblog: Sampdoria-Roma and Lecce-Fiorentina

There are only two points between these teams going into the match, so a win would allow Lecce to leapfrog into joint 11th place with Salernitana and Monza.

The Viola have done well enough in the Conference League, beating Hearts 5-1 on Thursday, but lost their last two Serie A games without scoring a single goal.

Sofyan Amrabat is suspended, with Riccardo Sottil and Gaetano Castrovilli still injured.

Lecce only narrowly lost 2-1 to Roma last week when down to 10 men, ending a run of five points from three rounds.

Morten Hjulmand sits out a ban following that dismissal, but Barcelona-owned Umtiti starts in defence.

Lecce: Falcone; Pongracic, Baschirotto, Umtiti, Gallo; Gonzalez, Blin, Askildsen; Strefezza, Ceesay, Banda

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Dodo, Martinez-Quarta, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Mandragora, Barak; Gonzalez, Jovic, Kouame

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