Sampdoria have only won one game at home this season, but Hellas are still without victories away from the Bentegodi.
Roberto D’Aversa sees Maya Yoshida and Manolo Gabbiadini recover from injuries, but only the Japan defender has a secured spot in the Blucerchiati’s starting XI, while either Gabbiadini or Francesco Caputo will start in attack with Fabio Quagliarella.
Adrien Silva returns after a two-match ban, while Mikkel Damsgaard is still out of action with an injury.
Verona are unbeaten in the last five games but have never won away from the Bentegodi.
Ivan Ilic returns from an injury and will start in the middle of the park with Miguel Veloso. Giovanni Simeone is chasing Serie A top scorers Ciro Immobile and Dusan Vlahovic who have scored only one goal (10) more than him.
Nikola Kalinic remains out of action with an ankle injury and his recovery time is still unknown.
Form Guide: Sampdoria (W L L L W) Hellas Verona (W D W D W)
Stat fact: Sampdoria won eight of the last 11 games against Hellas Verona, as many as in the previous 30 meetings.
Probable line-ups
Sampdoria (4-4-2): Audero; Bereszynski, Yoshida, Colley, Augello; Candreva, Ekdal, Adrien Silva, Thorsby; Caputo, Quagliarella
Suspended: none
Injured: Depaoli, Damsgaard, Vieira, Torregrossa
On a yellow card: Colley, Askildsen, Ekdal
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1): Montipò; Dawidowicz, Gunter, Casale; Faraoni, Miguel Veloso, Ilic, Lazovic; Caprari, Barak; Simeone
Suspended: none
Injured: Kalinic, Frabotta, Hongla
On a yellow card: none