Fiorentina vs Milan Preview

The Rossoneri will be looking for a fifth successive league victory when they travel to Florence to do battle with Fiorentina.

In-form AC Milan clash with an equally strong Fiorentina in what promises to be an action-packed encounter at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Sunday.

Milan, who lie in third place of the Serie A, will be looking for a victory that would move them nine points clear of fourth-placed Fiorentina, virtually assuring the Rossoneri of a place in the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League.

However, Milan won't settle for simply a place in Europe's biggest club competition, but will aspire to finish the season in second place, a position which currently belongs to Napoli, who find themselves with two points more than Massimiliano Allegri's squad.

Allegri will be delighted by the fact that apart from long-term absentee, Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong, he will have his entire squad at his disposal.

Once again, Milan's strike-force will comprise of Mario Balotelli and Stephan El Shaarawy, while Kevin-Prince Boateng will provide support for the front-two.

Meanwhile, Riccardo Montolivo, Mathieu Flamini and Sulley Muntari will form Milan's three-man midfield, which apart from in the catastrophic Champions League elimination to Barcelona, has been extremely well-organised in recent weeks.

Hosts Fiorentina will be hoping to repeat their victory over Milan earlier on in the season, and the fact that they have won their last four home games makes their chances of doing exactly this quite likely.

Unlike Milan, Vicenzo Montella's side have serious selection concerns, as not only will Gonzalo Rodriguez miss the game due to suspension, but another five players, including lethal striker Stevan Jovetic, will be unavailable through injury.

Jovetic, who has found the back of the net 12 times for the Viola this season, will likely be replaced by Luca Toni.