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Fiorentina 1-2 Torino: Match report
Pre-match Fabio Grosso kept searching for his best XI. This time, he handed first starts to Alieu Njie and Viery and reshaped his midfield again with Nicolò Fagioli, Christ Inao Oulaï, and Marco Brescianini. Ignazio Abate, also coaching a winless team, was scrambling as well. Eray Cömert and Rolando Mandragora got their first Granata starts; […]
Fiorentina vs Torino: Lineups and how to watch
Late news Fabio Grosso chops and changes at every level; this is his third different centerback pairing. Viery and Alieu Njie get their first starts, with João Mário back to the right. Christ Inao Oulaï and Nicolò Fagioli start together with Marco Brescianini rounding out the midfield. Up front, Mateo Pellegrino gets another chance to […]
Fiorentina vs Torino: Preview
Fiorentina goes back on the hunt for its first league win of the Fabio Grosso era this weekend against a Torino side which could start 5 ex-Viola players: Pietro Comuzzo, Niccolò Fortini, and Giovanni Simeone are locked in, while Rolando Mandragora could get a shot as well. At least Cristiano Biraghi’s nailed to the bench. […]
Viola Station 105: Deadline day special
Look at our timing! Tito and the Mikes managed to plan a recording around deadline day. We waited until the window was closed in Italy to grade the comings and goings of the the end of the mercato. It was a long and arduous summer that took a lot out of Tito. Someone should probably […]
Here are all Fiorentina’s squad numbers
Yall have probably noticed by now that I am obsessed with squad numbers, so the day we get the full release is one of the highlights of the Fiorentina season for me. We all know the drill. Let’s get to it. 2 Dodô: Glad he hung onto it despite all the rumors of a move […]
4 things to watch for ahead of Fiorentina vs Torino
Zach Lowy is the founder of Breaking the Lines and writes about soccer all over. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more balanced matchup in Serie A than Torino vs. Fiorentina. Each of the last three matches between the two sides have ended in a stalemate, and you’d have to go back all the way […]
3 free agent midfielders Fiorentina could sign (but probably shouldn’t)
With the transfer window mercifully closed, Fiorentina can turn its focus back to winning a Serie A games, which uh hoo boy let’s maybe not think too hard about how that’s been going. Something that’s jumped out to me, though, is a clear personnel shortcoming: none of the midfielders are exactly holding midfielders. Nicolò Fagioli, […]
Here is Fiorentina’s summer 2026 transfer business
Nice job, everyone. We made it through another transfer window. This one felt particularly breathless to me but then again, so do they all. I’ve listed out all of Fiorentina’s transfer business here. There might be a couple more moves as Fabio Paratici finishes trimming the roster by sending deadwood to destinations where the window’s […]
Get the best of Viola Nation on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for Viola Nation. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow Fiorentina. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of the Feed. […]
IT’S DEADLINE DAY AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
It’s finally here. Thank goodness, it’s finally here. We’re heading into the final day of the transfer market. It closes at 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT/2:00 PM EST) and I cannot wait. Until then, I’ll be updating this page with official signings, rumors, and basically whatever I think is newsworthy. Yall know the drill. Hang […]
T minus 1: The transfer rumors are flying
As we approach the end of the transfer window, there are too many rumors for me to write about individually without flooding the homepage. I’m going to round up today’s here. If anything goes official, I’ll make a separate post. For now, though, here’s a placeholder. Beto is coming It’s been just 2 games but […]
OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Alieu Njie
Fresh off a hiding at the hands of newly-promoted Frosinone, Fiorentina fans needed some good news. Perhaps they’ve gotten it now that the club’s announced the signing of Swedish winger Alieu Njie from Torino. Nicolò Schira reports that the total fee is €20 million and that the Granata will keep a 12% sell-on fee, which […]
Fiorentina 0-3 Frosinone: Match report
Pre-match It was a glorious evening. Everyone was back in town: Gabriel Batistuta, Rui Costa, Adrian Mutu, Beppe Iachini, all the guys you remember from years past. The Curva produced a marvelous tifo. Everything inside the Artemio Franchi was festive and glowing and perfect. We should’ve known. First half The warning signs were there early. […]
Fiorentina vs Frosinone: Lineups and how to watch
Late news Fabio Grosso’s gift to Fiorentina on its 100th birthday is 5 new starters from the group that got mollywhopped by Roma last week, including 3 in defense: Víctor Valdepeñas, Marin Pongračić, Alex Jimenez, Christ Inao Oulaï, and Albert Guðmundsson step into the XI, while Moise Kean watches from the stands. It also looks […]
Fiorentina vs Frosinone: Preview
Fiorentina’s 100th anniversary season began last week with a thrashing at Roma’s hands, so there’s extra pressure on the club to get the home opener right. Maybe it’s a good thing that it comes against newly-promoted Frosinone. The Canarini are back in the top tier after a couple seasons in Serie B and, after falling […]
Report: Joshua Zirkzee is Kean’s replacement
By now, you know that Moise Kean has one foot on the road to Como. The stink cloud surrounding him as he slouches out the door threatens to overwhelm this entire Viola mercato and Fabio Paratici needs to dispel it quickly, both to replace Fiorentina’s best player and to get the fans back onboard. His […]
Selling Moise Kean this late is an echo of Viola follies past
After a flurry of moves early in the transfer window, Fabio Paratici is racing the clock to finish assembling his team. Ensconced in the center of that complex clockwork mechanism is Moise Kean. With just a week left in the mercato, the fate of Italy’s best striker remains uncertain, setting up a series of difficult […]
Roma 4-0 Fiorentina: Match report
Pre-match Both teams made weirdly parallel decisions, picking a newly-signed young foreigner in attack (Rodrigo Mora and Franco Mastantuono) and an unexpected fullback (Emanuele Lulli and Dodô). For Gian Piero Gasperini, that was the end of the surprises. Fabio Grosso, though, shifted João Mário to the left side and also started Mateo Pellegrino instead of […]
Roma vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch
Late news Fabio Grosso’s first Serie A game with Fiorentina has presented us with no end of curveballs. João Mário goes to leftback so Dodô can slot in on the right but the big news is up front. Franco Mastantuono starting over Albert Guðmundsson makes some sense but Mateo Pellegrino over Moise Kean all but […]
Roma vs Fiorentina: Preview
The summer’s been fun enough, I guess. There was a World Cup and the excitement of Fabio Paratici spending as much Commisso money as he could. But international tournaments and transfer shenanigans are a pale substitute for what really matters, and what really matters is Fiorentina. Last week’s big win over Benevento in the Coppa […]
4 reasons to not touch Mauro Icardi with a 39-and-a-half foot pole
As Fiorentina’s summer transfer window builds towards denouement with the future of Moise Kean, the secondary narrative couldn’t be about anything other than his putative replacement. The usual rumormongers have offered up a handful of names: Lorenzo Lucca, Joshua Zirkzee, William Osula. None of those spark joy even in conjunction with the previously-signed Mateo Pellegrino. […]
Pump those Lucas Torreira brakes, folks
Everyone in Florence loves Lucas Torreira. The Uruguayan midfield general was nails in his lone season with the Viola, adding equal parts needle and verve to the center of the park and doing everything that supporters want to see out of their midfielders. His departure was a huge bummer, one that cast a cloud over […]
Report: Fiorentina working on Ernest Poku purchase
Despite doing a fair amount of work early in the summer, Fabio Paratici’s got plenty left on his plate before the transfer window closes. His most important task (assuming Moise Kean stays, which is hardly a certainty) is finding a winger, preferably one who can play on the left and also operate through the middle […]
Como’s lowball Kean offer is step one
The reporting around Fiorentina’s high-profile mercato was never going slow down but when you throw Moise Kean into a rumor, things hit a fever pitch. Various outlets breathlessly informed us this morning that Como has made a formal offer for the Azzurri striker. The nouveau riche Lariani have coveted the Moose for months and, backed […]
Meet Fiorentina’s staff
We all know Fabio Grosso, World Cup winner et cetera. He’ll be at the center of every shot of the sidelines this year, whether that’s sitting stoically on the bench, screaming at the referees, or consulting with his anonymous minions. Those anonymous minions will play a huge part in Fiorentina’s success this year so let’s […]
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