Filippini: We need wins

Brescia midfielder Antonio Filippini has reminded his team-mates of the need to grind out results to ensure Serie A survival ahead of their home match against Chievo.

The Rondinelle lie second-bottom in Serie A, two points behind safety after 21 games played.

Brescia, who gained promotion to the top flight last summer, lost 1-0 at Palermo in the last round.

The result was Brescia's fourth defeat in five games.

"On Sunday against Chievo we have to give all that we have to take three points in our battle to avoid the drop," said Filippini. "Chievo, like us, will fight to defend their Serie A status and it's going to be a complicated game from start to finish."

Brescia will be bolstered by the return of defender Francesco Bega and striker Alessandro Diamanti from suspension.

The hosts will have their work cut out as Chievo travel to the Mario Rigamonti stadium desperate to clinch their first win since beating Inter Milan 2-1 on November 21.

Chievo will have to show a vast improvement in front of goal if they are to clinch their sixth win of the campaign.

The men from Verona have only scored one goal in their last four games and last weekend's 0-0 result against Genoa was their third straight draw.

Chievo coach Stefano Pioli preferred to focus on the positives as the outcome against Genoa allowed his side to extend its gap with the drop zone to five points.

"It was an important point considering we played in numerical inferiority the final 22 minutes of the game," said Pioli.

"We searched for a victory that we have been missing for some time but we did well to hold on for a valuable point."

Chievo will be without defender Bostjan Cesar, who serves a one-match ban while midfielder Luciano is still out injured.