Richards to start for Fiorentina

By Football Italia staff

Vincenzo Montella is expected to hand first Fiorentina starts to Micah Richards, Milan Badelj and Jose Basanta tonight against Guingamp.

The Viola are in Europa League action against the Ligue 1 outfit and are speculated as ready to make a number of changes to the side that only drew 0-0 with Genoa at the weekend.

Montella is seen as ready to stick with the 4-3-3 shape and hand first starts to Richards and Basanta at the back, thanks in part to Gonzalo Rodriguez’s suspension.

Badelj is expected to debut in the centre of the park, with some speculation he will be joined by Jasmin Kurtic, whilst attack may see Josip Ilicic and Juan Cuadrado support Mario Gomez.

Probable line-ups:

Fiorentina: Tatarusanu; Richards, Basanta, Savic, Pasqual; Badelj, Aquilani, Borja Valero; Ilicic; Gomez, Cuadrado

Substitutes: Neto, Alonso, Pizarro, Kurtic, Vargas, Bernardeschi, Babacar

Guingamp: Samassa; Bacam Kerbrat, Sorbon, Leveque; Beauvue, Mathis, Giresse, Yatabaré; Schwartz, Mandanne

Substitutes: Lössl, Diallo, Angiua, Sankoh, Pied, Douniama, Lemaitre. Coach: Gourvennec

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