Fiorentina striker Nikola Kalinic. (Photo : Getty Images)
Cellar-dwelling side Delfino Pescara (1-14-6, 9 points) will host contending club ACF Fiorentina (9-5-7, 34 points) at their home field of Adriatico Stadium on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in a 2016-2017 Serie A season match.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Pescara, last season's fourth-place finishers in the Serie B, has continued to struggle in the Italian top flight this season with only one win to show after 21 games. They are currently in the bottom of the 20-team league table, two points below 19th-place squad Palermo.
The Dolphins were crushed by another contending side, Inter Milan, 0-3, on the road at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in their most recent Serie A fixture last Saturday, as per Goal.
Head coach Massimo Oddo's squad was overpowered by I Nerazzurri throughout the match as they failed to convert any of their chances while the hosts netted three, courtesy of Danilo D'Ambrosio, Joao Mario, and Eder in the 23rd, 43rd, and 73rd minutes respectively.
It was the 14th loss of the season for Pescara, who are in danger of getting relegated back to the Serie B with only 17 games left in their campaign this term.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina is on a four-game unbeaten run with two wins and two draws in their last four matches. The team is now eighth in the overall standings, six points below fifth-running team Lazio and the final Europa League qualifying slot for next season.
A 10-man Viola squad was held to a 3-3 draw by lowly team Genoa last Sunday at their home ground of Artemio Franchi Stadium, SB Nation reported.
Josip Ilicic opened the scoring in the 17th minute before Federico Chiesa doubled the hosts' lead in the 50th.
Genoa was able to equalize by scoring the next two goals, with Giovanni Simeone and Oscar Hiljemark netting goals in the 57th and 59th minutes.
Nikola Kalinic made it a 3-2 count with a goal in the 62nd, but Simeone leveled it again with a penalty kick in the 86th after Federico Bernardeschi was sent off a minute earlier.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout by Fiorentina.
Pescara starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Bizzarri; Zampano, Stendardo, Coda, Biraghi; Benali, Bruno, Memushaj; Kastanos, Bahebeck, Verre
Fiorentina starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Sportiello; Sanchez, De Maio, Astori; Chiesa, Vecino, Badelj, Olivera; Valero, Ilicic; Kalinic
