Returning to Serie A action with a Tuscan derby on Sunday afternoon, Fiorentina will be hoping to put their poor run of form behind them with a win over Empoli at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
La Viola tend to dominate in this fixture and have won nine of their last 14 games against the Azzurri, though they have won only four of their last ten at home in the top flight.
Empoli’s task isn’t made any easier by their failure to win a single game on the road this season, joining just Bologna, Chievo and Fiorentina in being winless away from home.
Giovanni Simeone ended his ten-game drought against Sassuolo last weekend and Stefano Pioli will no doubt be praying that his forward can bag another in front of his own fans at the Franchi.
Fiorentina: Lafont; Ceccherini, Pezzella, Vitor Hugo, Biraghi; Gerson, Norgaard, Benassi; Chiesa, Simeone, Mirallas.
Empoli: Provedel; Veseli, Silvestre, Maietta; Di Lorenzo, Krunic, Traore, Bennacer, Pasqual; La Gumina, Caputo.
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com