Montella names Fiorentina squad for Europa League playoff

Fiorentina take on Grasshopper Club Zürich on Thursday evening and the Tuscan boss Vincenzo Montella has named his squad for the encounter.

David Pizarro is injured but good news is that Slovenian international Josip Ilicic will be in the starting 11 for the Europa League play-off.

The first leg is in Zurich. New signings Mario Gomez and Massimo Ambrosini will be looking to claim victory for La Viola.

Fiorentina squad for Grasshopper match: Alonso, Ambrosini, Aquilani, Bakic, Borja Valero, Compper, Cuadrado, Fernandez, Gomez, Iakovenko, Ilicic, Joaquin, Lezzerini, Ljajic, Munua, Neto, Pasqual, Rodriguez, Roncaglia, Rossi, Savic, Tomovic, Wolski

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