Fiorentina forward Federico Chiesa. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending side ACF Fiorentina (9-5-6, 33 points) and lowly club Genoa CFC (6-9-6, 24 points) are set to clash with one another in a 2016-2017 Serie A season encounter on Jan. 29, Sunday at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Fiorentina is on a two-game winning run at the moment and is unbeaten in four of their last six matches. As a result, the team moved up to the eighth spot in the Italian top-flight table, a comfortable 20 points clear of the bottom three relegation area and six points below the second Europa League qualifying berth for next season held by Inter Milan.
Viola routed lowly team AC Chievo Verona, 3-0, last Saturday on the road at the Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Stadium for their third consecutive unbeaten performance, Football Italia reported.
Spanish midfielder Cristian Tello scored the opening goal for head coach Paulo Sousa's side in the 18th minute, giving the visitors a one-point advantage at the break.
Senegalese winger Khouma Babacar then doubled the lead with a penalty kick in the 52nd minute before Italian forward Federico Chiesa sealed the win in stoppage time with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box off an assist by Matias Vecino.
Meanwhile, Genoa was held to a 2-2 draw by newly-promoted side Crotone at their home ground of Luigi Ferraris Stadium last Sunday, as per SkySports.
Head coach Ivan Jurić's side broke the game's deadlock two minutes before the halftime mark with a goal by winger Giovanni Simeone. Crotone was then able to level the count in the 54th with a header by Federico Ceccherini from a pass by Andreas Barberis.
Genoa got back the lead in the 66th after Lucas Ocampos converted a spot kick from a foul by Gianmarco Ferrari inside the penalty area.
However, the Sharks was able to salvage the draw with a 74th-minute strike by Ferrari following a set piece situation.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is another 3-0 rout by Fiorentina.
Fiorentina starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Tatarusanu; Astori, Gonzalo, Sanchez; Tello, Badelj, Vecino, Chiesa; Babacar, Bernardeschi; Valero
Genoa starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Lamanna; Munoz, Burdisso, Izzo; Laxalt, Cataldi, Rigoni, Edenilson; Ocampos, Lazovic, Simeone
