Chievo vs Livorno preview - Livorno seek rare win

Livorno striker Luca Siligardi believes the time has come to end his team's dismal run of results against Chievo when the two sides meet in Verona on Sunday.

The Tuscan outfit has failed to beat Chievo in eight previous attempts, with Livorno losing seven of those encounters.

"We haven't had any success against them in the past but that doesn't mean we cannot beat them now," Siligardi said. "Chievo are a team of our level and we will go out at the Marc' Antonio Bentegodi stadium determined to take three points.

"We are in need of a win and we are all very motivated to bring home a good result on Sunday."

Livorno will be bolstered by the return of the team's top scorer Paulinho.

Paulinho missed last weekend's 2-0 defeat to Juventus through suspension but will lead Livorno's attack alongside Siligardi.

Last weekend's outcome followed their 2-0 defeat at Inter Milan and dropped the Tuscan outfit to 16th position, two places and two points clear of the drop zone.

Livorno coach Davide Nicola will have all of his players available with the exception of midfielder Andrea Luci, who must serve a one-match ban.

Rivals Chievo head into the match invigorated by last weekend's derby victory at Hellas Verona.

A last-gasp goal from Dejan Lazarevic handed Chievo their first win since September 21 and gave coach Eugenio Corini a perfect start in his second spell with the Verona outfit.

Corini had replaced Giuseppe Sannino at the helm prior to the derby.

The outcome lifted Chievo off the foot of the standings and into 19th place, two points adrift of safety.

"It was a deserved win," Corini said. "This result allows us not to lose touch with the teams that precede us in the standings.

"Now we must try to get as many points as possible from here on until the end of the year."

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