Fiorentina exclude Martinez Quarta ahead of River Plate move

Fiorentina have left Lucas Martinez Quarta out of their squad to face Napoli this evening, as he is on the verge of joining River Plate.

It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi at 17.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s three Serie A games on the Liveblog.

The Viola released the squad list for the match and notable by their absence are two defenders who are expected to leave in the January transfer window.

They are captain Cristiano Biraghi and centre-back Martinez Quarta.

Martinez Quarta time at Fiorentina is over

According to multiple sources including La Gazzetta dello Sport, Argentina international Martinez Quarta is in advanced negotiations for a return to his homeland for River Plate.

This represents a comeback for the 27-year-old, who came up through the River Plate youth academy and made the €13m transfer to Fiorentina in October 2020.

Fiorentina already have his replacement, because former Boca Juniors defender Nicolas Valentini is in the squad against Napoli.