Serie A: Bologna-Fiorentina, probable line-ups

Bologna host Fiorentina in a key game for the top four in Serie A with Joshua Zirkzee and Andrea Belotti starting in the ‘Derby dell’Appennino.’

It kicks off at 18:00 GMT.

It’s a rescheduled fixture from Week 21 when Fiorentina could not play in Serie A being involved in the Supercoppa Final Four.

Neither Thiago Motta nor Vincenzo Italiano are expected to rotate much. Bologna will likely replace Riccardo Calafiori with Jhon Lucumì as the Italian defender suffered a slight injury during Sunday’s 4-0 win over Lecce.

Michel Aebischer returns after a one-match ban and will get the nod in central midfield.

Dodo is available on the bench for Fiorentina, while Arthur returns to action and is expected to start with Alfred Duncan in the middle of the park.

Il Gallo Belotti will start the second game in a row after scoring his first Fiorentina goal against Frosinone last week, while Giacomo Bonaventura is expected to return to the starting XI replacing Lucas Beltran.

Bologna-Fiorentina, probable line-ups

Bologna (4-2-3-1): Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Lucumí, Kristiansen; Aebischer, Freuler; Orsolini, Ferguson, Saelemaekers; Zirkzee.

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Faraoni, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Arthur, Duncan; Ikoné, Bonaventura, Gonzalez; Belotti.