A battle for tickets to Europe is on the table in Turin as hopefuls Fiorentina travel to face Torino in a fiery Serie A clash.

The match between the Granata and the Viola kicks off at 19.45 UK time at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin.

Although Torino find themselves in the mid-table with 12 games left to play, coach Ivan Juric made it clear that he’d leave the club at the end of the season should they fail to secure a spot in a European competition.

The Granata have a handful of absences heading into the match, having to do without the injured Perr Schuurs, Mergim Vojvoda, Adrien Tameze and Matteo Lovato.

Fiorentina are also fighting to continue their adventures on the international stage, having reached the Conference League final last season and progressing to the Round of 16 this term. They sit seventh in the table, five points behind fifth place Atalanta.

The Viola cannot count on Gaetano Castrovilli, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Christian Kouame and Oliver Christensen, all sidelined with injuries. 

When these two teams met back in December, Fiorentina edged out a 1-0 win over Torino after a 83rd minute header from Luca Ranieri. 

Probable line-ups for Torino vs Fiorentina

Torino (3-4-1-2): Milinkovic-Savic; Djidji, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ricci, Linetty, Lazaro; Vlasic; Sanabria, Zapata.

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Arthur, Bonaventura; Ikoné, Beltran, Gonzalez; Belotti.

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