Patrick Cutrone is on the bench for Fiorentina, as Federico Chiesa and Kevin-Prince Boateng lead the way against Andrea Petagna’s SPAL.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s SIX Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
New coach Beppe Iachini replaced Vincenzo Montella over Christmas and thought he had won on his debut, but was denied by a last-gasp Bologna equaliser.
Patrick Cutrone is on the bench for Fiorentina, as Federico Chiesa and Kevin-Prince Boateng lead the way against Andrea Petagna’s SPAL.
It kicks off at 14.00 GMT, you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s SIX Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.
New coach Beppe Iachini replaced Vincenzo Montella over Christmas and thought he had won on his debut, but was denied by a last-gasp Bologna equaliser.
He received his first reinforcement of the January transfer window with Cutrone arriving on loan with obligation to buy from Wolves, but the former Milan striker is only ready for the bench.
Instead, with Franck Ribery out injured for three months, Boateng partners Chiesa in a 3-5-2 formation, leaving out Dusan Vlahovic.
SPAL are bottom of the table after a 2-0 home defeat to Hellas Verona, although they were down to 10 men for over half the game due to Nenad Tomovic’s red card.
He is therefore suspended, with Mohamed Fares and Marco D’Alessandro injured, while Jasmin Kurtic has just completed his transfer to Parma.
Andrea Petagna has scored 50 per cent of all his team’s Serie A goals this season and gets support from Federico Di Francesco and Gabriel Strefezza.
SPAL have won just one of their last 13 Serie A encounters with Fiorentina, 1-0 at home in 1967-68, along with four draws and eight defeats.
There is a late change of plan, as referee Federico La Penna has been taken ill, so is replaced by Daniele Doveri.
Fiorentina: Dragowski; Milenkovic, Pezzella, Caceres; Lirola, Benassi, Pulgar, Castrovilli, Dalbert; Chiesa, Boateng
SPAL: Berisha; Cionek, Vicari, Igor, Felipe; Murgia, Missiroli, Valoti, Strefezza; Di Francesco, Petagna
Ref: Doveri