Fiorentina need to get their season back on track, but visit upstart neighbours Empoli in the Derby di Toscana.
It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
Vincenzo Montella insisted “we’re not dead yet” after the 3-0 Europa League semi-final hammering to Sevilla on Thursday.
Things aren’t going better domestically, where they’ve lost four of their last five Serie A games.
Fiorentina need to get their season back on track, but visit upstart neighbours Empoli in the Derby di Toscana.
It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.
Vincenzo Montella insisted “we’re not dead yet” after the 3-0 Europa League semi-final hammering to Sevilla on Thursday.
Things aren’t going better domestically, where they’ve lost four of their last five Serie A games.
Giuseppe Rossi and Khouma Babacar remain sidelined, while the Coach rotates his squad to give Alberto Gilardino a start.
The real surprise is Federico Bernardeschi in the XI, his first appearance since fracturing his ankle six months ago.
Empoli secured their Serie A safety on Wednesday with a bizarre 1-0 win away to Torino, decided by goalkeeper Daniele Padelli passing the ball into his own net.
Maurizio Sarri’s men have earned many compliments for their style of football and can now play without pressure in this local derby.
Mario Rui is suspended, while Simone Verdi is still not 100 per cent fit, but Matias Vecino is eager to prove a point against his parent club.
Empoli: Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Laurini; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Saponara; Maccarone, Pucciarelli
Empoli bench: Pugliesi, Bassi, Signorelli, Mchedlidze, Tavano, Assane, Verdi, Barba, Brillante, Zielinski, Somma
Fiorentina: Neto; Richards, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Basanta, Vargas; Badelj, Pizarro, Aquilani; Bernardeschi, Ilicic; Gilardino
Fiorentina bench: Tatarusanu, Mati Fernandez, Savic, Kurtic, Joaquin, Diamanti, Borja Valero, Pasqual, Alonso, Gomez, Rosi, Salah