Empoli immediately throw new striker Diego Farias into the starting XI for their relegation dogfight with Chievo.

It kicks off at the Stadio Castellani at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.

You’ll can follow all the action as it happens from this game, Napoli v Sampdoria and Juventus-Parma on the LIVEBLOG.

Empoli immediately throw new striker Diego Farias into the starting XI for their relegation dogfight with Chievo.

It kicks off at the Stadio Castellani at 14.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.

You’ll can follow all the action as it happens from this game, Napoli v Sampdoria and Juventus-Parma on the LIVEBLOG.

This is a battle at the bottom of the table and Empoli have picked up just one point from the last six rounds.

Coach Beppe Iachini has also never beaten his counterpart Domenico Di Carlo in six previous attempts.

Leonardo Capezzi and Antonino La Gumina remain on the treatment table and new goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski is struggling with a back problem.

Striker Farias arrived from Cagliari and is immediately thrown into the starting line-up with Ciccio Caputo.

The midfield has to adapt now Miha Zajc has been sold to Fenerbahce, giving more focus to Ismael Bennacer.

Chievo are still propping up the table and have a three-point penalty, but were very unlucky to lose 4-3 against Fiorentina last week.

Nenad Tomovic, Fabio Depaoli and Leris are unavailable, with new loan signings Lucas Piazon, Ezequiel Schelotto and Assane Diousse on the bench.

Empoli: Provedel; Veseli, Silvestre, Rasmussen; Di Lorenzo, Traore, Bennacer, Krunic, Pasqual; Farias, Caputo

Chievo: Sorrentino; Jaroszynski, Bani, Rossettini, Barba; Kiyine, Rigoni, Hetemaj; Giaccherini; Stepinski, Pellissier

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