Start: 7 March 16:00
Team news: Cesare Prandelli will be without Franck Ribery’s declining force in attack, so the suspended Frenchman could be replaced by his compatriot Valentin Eysseric alongside top scorer Dusan Vlahovic in the Fiorentina front line. Alternative option Christian Kouame will still be sidelined with a thigh injury. Another creative force who has been short of form for a while, Gaetano Castrovilli, came off with a thigh issue of his own last time out and either Giacomo Bonaventura – if fit – or Borja Valero is therefore expected to fill in. Versatile defender Igor also limped off versus Roma, so Cristiano Biraghi could be called upon to feature at wing-back. Parma coach Roberto D’Aversa has an ongoing injury headache to deal with – particularly in attack, as first-choices Gervinho and Andreas Cornelius will remain unavailable due to thigh strains and on-loan Joshua Zirkzee (back) continues to be a doubt ahead of the trip to Tuscany. However, both Roberto Inglese and veteran striker Graziano Pelle were back on the bench in midweek, after significant spells out, so could feature at some stage. Unless either orthodox centre-forward is considered fit to start, either Juraj Kucka or Juan Brunetta could occupy a ‘false nine’ role, with support from Yann Karamoh out wide. In defence, on-loan full-back Andrea Conti (also thigh) is struggling to recover in time, so either Yordan Osorio or Simone Iacoponi would deputise on the right of the visitors’ back four if required.
Prediction: Over 1,5 goals
Stake: 9/10
League: Italy
Result: won
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