• Fiorentina head into Week 30 in eighth place in Serie A with 40 points, nine points off the final Europa League slot.

• The Viola have won eight games at home in the league this season, losing three and drawing three.

• Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side have won their last two league encounters without conceding a goal and are unbeaten in their last four Serie A matches.

• The Gigliati have shipped 11 goals at home in the league this campaign –that’s as many as Milan and Udinese and fewer than Inter, Lazio and Roma.

• Roma are sixth in the league standings with 49 points from 29 matches, four points off the final Champions League slot.

• The Giallorossi defeated Lazio 2-0 in Serie A last weekend for what was their fifth successive Rome derby triumph, which also includes a Coppa Italia victory earlier this year.

• Vincenzo Montella has yet to lose a single league encounter in charge of Roma, having led his team to three wins in four.

• The Lupi have the third worst defensive record away from home in the championship, having shipped 27 times.

November 10, 2010: Roma 3-2 Fiorentina

Fabio Simplicio broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time for Roma and six minutes into the second-half Marco Borriello doubled the former Italian champions’ advantage. However, Alberto Gilardino halved the deficit in the 69th minute but Simone Perrotta restored Roma’s two-goal cushion minutes later. Gaetano D'Agostino netted the second for the Viola a minute before normal time but Roma held on for a 3-2 victory.

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