Fiorentina and Genoa were set to meet at the Franchi at 15:00, with both coaches naming their official lineups before kickoff. Vanoli started De Gea in goal for Fiorentina, while De Rossi picked Bijlow for Genoa.
The lineups showed Fiorentina lined up with Dodo, Pongracic, Ranieri and Gosens in defense, Ndour, Fagioli and Mandragora in midfield, and Parisi, Solomon and Braschi in attack. Genoa answered with Marcandalli, Ostigard and Zatterstrom at the back, Frendrup and Amorim in midfield, Ellertsson and Martin on the wings, and Vitinha, Ekhator and Colombo up front.
The report was a pre-match lineup release rather than a recap, so the main news was not what happened on the field but how each side chose to begin. It also gave the official formations for both teams, making the starting shape clear before the first whistle.
That matters because this is the last fixed point before the match begins. Once the teams walk out at the Franchi, the lineup sheet becomes the baseline against which every substitution, tactical shift and result will be judged.
