Late news

Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Italiano has scraped the deepest parts of his bench, bringing the much-maligned Pierluigi Gollini back along with rare starts for Luca Ranieri and Aleksa Terzić. Sofyan Amrabat returns to the XI for the first time since the Wold Cup, while Luka Jović is healthy enough to start up front. Team owner Rocco Commisso is also in attendance for the first time in 2023.

Sampdoria manager Dejan Stanković has also rotated his side heavily. It looks like a 3-4-1-2ish shape but there’s no recognized leftback, so it could end up being more of a lopsided 4-2-3-1 as well. The XI is also heavily rotated, with Primavera standouts Flavio Paoletti and Daniele Montevago both starting.

Lineups

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Gollini; Terzić, Ranieri, Martínez Quarta, Dodô; Duncan, Amrabat; Kouamé, Barák, Ikoné; Jović

Sampdoria (3-4-1-2): Contini; Amione, Murillo, Colley; Sabiri, Paoletti, Rincón, Zanoli; Verre; Đuričić, Montevago

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