Both Coaches risk the sack as Bologna and Palermo face off in the lunchtime game with Mattia Destro versus Alberto Gilardino.

It kicks off at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT), click here for a match preview.

Delio Rossi is hanging by a thread after Bologna picked up just one win and six defeats.

The injury crisis drags on with Emanuele Giaccherini, Franco Zuculini and Robert Acquafresca sidelined, but Alex Ferrari has recovered to start in defence.

Both Coaches risk the sack as Bologna and Palermo face off in the lunchtime game with Mattia Destro versus Alberto Gilardino.

It kicks off at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT), click here for a match preview.

Delio Rossi is hanging by a thread after Bologna picked up just one win and six defeats.

The injury crisis drags on with Emanuele Giaccherini, Franco Zuculini and Robert Acquafresca sidelined, but Alex Ferrari has recovered to start in defence.

Anthony Mounier has scored three of Bologna’s four goals this term and starts in the attacking trio behind centre-forward Destro.

Palermo are on a run of four consecutive defeats and when Maurizio Zamparini is the President, that spells trouble for his Coach.

Beppe Iachini is still on the bench, but it’s not clear how long the President’s patience will last.

The only absentees are Michel Morganella, Francesco Bolzoni and Uros Djurdjevic.

Gilardino leads the attack against his former club with support from Franco Vazquez, though Swedish international Oscar Hiljemark has been surprisingly prolific in his maiden Serie A campaign.

This fixture hasn’t ended in a stalemate since the 1-1 result in November 2008, followed by three home wins and one 3-1 away victory in 2012.

Bologna: Mirante; Ferrari, Gastaldello, Rossettini, Masina; Diawara, Taider; Mounier, Brienza, Rizzo; Destro

Bologna bench: Da Costa, Stojanovic, Oikonomou, Morleo, Krafth, Pulgar, Crisetig, Falco, Mancosu, Mbaye, Donsah, Brighi

Palermo: Sorrentino; Struna, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Rispoli, Rigoni, Maresca, Hiljemark, Lazaar; Vazquez, Gilardino

Palermo bench: Alastra, Colombi, Vitiello, Goldaniga, Trajkovski, Brugman, Chochev, Quaison, Jajalo, Daprelà, La Gumina, Pezzella

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