24 Blucerchiati set off for Florence ahead of cup clash

Sampdoria spent Tuesday morning honing their plans for their Coppa Italia encounter with Fiorentina at the Stadio Franchi on Wednesday, a 17:30 CET kick-off.

The boss first held a meeting with the team in the video room before taking them outside to work on tactical drills and set pieces.

Fabio Quagliarella trained separately while Karol Linetty continued with his recovery programme, which included some work on the pitch today for the first time.

Neither player nor Emiliano Viviano will travel to Florence and will instead train in Bogliasco on Wednesday afternoon.

Primavera youngsters Ibourahima Balde (No.25) and Joao Gomes Ricciulli (No.23) have been drafted into the matchday squad for the first and second time this season respectively.

Here is the full squad for the trip to Florence:

Goalkeepers: Krapikas, Puggioni, Tozzo.

Defenders: Andersen, Bereszynski, Ferrari, Murru, Regini, Sala, Silvestre, Strinic.

Midfielders: Alvarez, Barreto, Capezzi, Djuricic, Praet, Ramírez, Torreira, Verre.

Forwards: Balde, Caprari, Gomes Ricciulli, Kownacki, Zapata.