Fiorentina look to Mohamed Salah, Joaquin and Mario Gomez for their crunch Europa League tie with Tottenham.

It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi at 18.00 GMT and the first leg ended 1-1 at White Hart Lane.

That result means a 0-0 draw would be enough for the Viola to reach the Last 16 on away goals.

Vincenzo Montella’s men have drawn their last two games in all competition, as they were held 1-1 by Torino here on Sunday night.

Fiorentina look to Mohamed Salah, Joaquin and Mario Gomez for their crunch Europa League tie with Tottenham.

It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi at 18.00 GMT and the first leg ended 1-1 at White Hart Lane.

That result means a 0-0 draw would be enough for the Viola to reach the Last 16 on away goals.

Vincenzo Montella’s men have drawn their last two games in all competition, as they were held 1-1 by Torino here on Sunday night.

Fiorentina historically have a good record on home turf against English clubs, keeping a clean sheet in all four previous attempts.

Having said that, last time out Everton were beaten 2-0 in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup Round of 16 and the Italians were eventually eliminated on penalties.

Of course, all eyes are on Norberto Neto, who is making his first appearance since being dropped for refusing to sign a new contract last month.

The Brazilian goalkeeper is bound to receive an extremely frosty reception from the fans in Florence, as he’s only playing because Ciprian Tatarusanu is injured.

Salah has been very impressive since arriving on loan from Chelsea in the Juan Cuadrado deal, scoring with two of his first shots on target in Serie A.

He’ll now be looking to continue that run in Europe too, flanked by Mario Gomez and Joaquin, but Borja Valero is out of action after needing seven stitches to his ankle.

Spurs are also keeping an eye on the upcoming Capital One Cup Final against Chelsea, so Harry Kane is again on the bench in favour of first leg goalscorer Roberto Soldado.

Ex-Roma talent Erik Lamela is in the starting XI.

Fiorentina: Neto; Richards, Basanta, Savic, Alonso; Mati Fernandez, Pizarro, Badelj; Joaquin, Gomez, Salah

Fiorentina bench: Lezzerini, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Pasqual, Tomovic, Aquilani, Ilicic, Babacar

Tottenham: Lloris; Chiriches, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies; Stambouli, Bentaleb; Lamela, Eriksen, Chadli; Soldado

Tottenham bench: Vorm, Walker, Rose, Paulinho, Townsend, Mason, Kane

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