Lineups: Verona-Fiorentina

Fiorentina need a result away to winless Hellas Verona to stop the sudden slide in form and start Giuseppe Rossi.

 

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The Viola had become Scudetto contenders after taking the top of the table for the first time in 16 years, but they’ve now lost three on the bounce between Serie A and the Europa League.

 

Curiously, all those defeats to Napoli, Lech Poznan and Roma were by 2-1 scorelines.

 

Marko Bakic is the only absentee for Coach Paulo Sousa.

 

Verona are the only team in Serie A still without a victory this season and the 4-1 thumping by Sampdoria at the weekend put Coach Andrea Mandorlini on the brink.

 

He’s not helped by a huge injury crisis that has ruled out Giampaolo Pazzini, Emil Hallfredsson, Luca Toni, Romulo, Michelangelo Albertazzi, Pawel Wszolek, Federico Viviani and Mohamed Fares.

 

Artur Ionita starts in attack – not his role at all – while 20-year-old goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini is a surprise pick.

 

Fiorentina have an excellent record against Hellas, winning seven meetings in a row home and away in all competition before a surprise 1-0 home defeat in April.

 

The Tuscans are undefeated at the Bentegodi since a 2-1 result in May 2001, getting four consecutive victories.

 

Verona: Gollini; Pisano, Moras, Marquez, Souprayen; Sala, Matuzalem, Greco; Jankovic, Ionita, Gomez Taleb

 

Verona bench: Rafael, Coppola, Helander, Siligardi, Zaccagni, Bianchetti, Speri, Riccardi, Badan, Winck, Guglielmelli, Checchin

 

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Roncaglia, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Astori; Blaszczykowski, Vecino, Borja Valero, Pasqual; Ilicic, Rossi Kalinic

 

Fiorentina bench: Lezzerini, Sepe, Tomovic, Badelj, Bernardeschi, Rebic, Mati, Suarez, Verdù, Babacar