Beppe Iachini makes his debut on the Fiorentina bench and has Federico Chiesa back partnering Dusan Vlahovic against Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Bologna.
It kicks off at 11.30 GMT, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Viola sacked Vincenzo Montella on December 21 after losing eight out of 17 rounds, culminating in a 4-1 home thrashing at the hands of Roma.
Beppe Iachini makes his debut on the Fiorentina bench and has Federico Chiesa back partnering Dusan Vlahovic against Sinisa Mihajlovic’s Bologna.
It kicks off at 11.30 GMT, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
The Viola sacked Vincenzo Montella on December 21 after losing eight out of 17 rounds, culminating in a 4-1 home thrashing at the hands of Roma.
President Rocco Commisso brought in former Sassuolo coach Iachini, who is no stranger to the Viola jersey, having made over 100 appearances for them as a player in the early 1990s.
Iachini has almost a full squad to choose from, missing only Franck Ribery following ankle surgery, as Chiesa returns from a muscular issue to partner Dusan Vlahovic.
The new boss picks a 3-5-2 formation with Pol Lirola and Dalbert on the wings, while Erick Pulgar faces his old club.
Bologna got back on track towards the end of 2019 with victories over Atalanta and Lecce, clearly benefiting from the fact Mihajlovic can finally be at the training ground after months of treatment for leukaemia.
Ladislav Krejci and Mitchell Dijks are out of action, but Rodrigo Palacio leads the attack with support from Riccardo Orsolini, Roberto Soriano and Nicola Sansone.
Mihajlovic is sure to receive a warm welcome from Fiorentina fans, having been their coach from 2010 to November 2011.
Bologna have not beaten Fiorentina in Serie A since February 2013, managing only three draws and seven defeats, home and away.
Bologna: Skorupski; Tomiyasu, Bani, Danilo, Denswil; Poli, Medel; Orsolini, Soriano, Sansone; Palacio
Fiorentina: Dragowski; Caceres, Milenkovic, Pezzella; Lirola, Benassi, Pulgar, Castrovilli, Dalbert; Vlahovic, Chiesa
Ref: Valeri