Against all odds and common sense, Fiorentina’s suddenly one of the form teams in Serie A, with only 3 teams performing better over the past 3 games. Add in a big win over Jagellonia Białystok in the Conference League knockout round last week and there’s hope that the Viola have turned a corner in this […]
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Pre-match With Rolando Mandragora suspended and Albert Guðmundsson only fit for the bench, Daniele Cavalletto didn’t have many choices to make for his XI. On the other side of the aisle, Oscar Hiljemark shuffled things a bit without really shaking them up. Viola boss Paolo Vanoli was forced to watch from the stands after his […]
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Late news Paolo Vanoli will watch from the stands and his lieutenant Daniele Cavalleto hasn’t done anything too wacky. Cher Ndour was the obvious replacement for the suspended Rolando Mandragora and everything else is as expected, including Albert Guðmundsson on the bench. Pisa boss Oscar Hiljemark—who is 33 and should still be a difficult Genoa […]
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All things considered, Fiorentina fans have had a lot more things to cry about than to smile about this season. With 13 games left, La Viola occupy the relegation zone and find themselves on track to descend to Serie B for the first time since 2004, with the Tuscany side currently sitting six points above […]
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Fresh off spanking Jagiellonia Białystok in the Conference League on Thursday, Fiorentina returns home for a stiffer test in the Tuscan derby against Pisa. This fixture ended scoreless last time around, albeit in the Stefano Pioli days. The Nerazzurri have just 15 points and look like a lost cause. A defeat here would all but […]
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We already Remembered Some Guys last week with a glimpse at the goalkeepers and defenders. Let’s continue that important work with a look at the 2012-2013 midfield. I’ll get to the forwards in the next week or so. Alberto Aquilani’s career peaked at the Franchi although he bounced to Sporting, Pescara, Sassuolo, and Las Palmas […]
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Pre-match Adrien Siemieniec was without stars Taras Romanczuk and Afimico Palulu but otherwise sent out his strongest side. Paolo Vanoli picked a distinctly second-choice XI, making 8 changes from the group that beat Como at the weekend and Fabio Paratici explained that the club’s made a conscious choice to “divide the Conference League from Serie […]
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Late news Adrian Siemieniec hasn’t done anything unexpected. With holding midfielder Taras Romanczuk and star striker Afimico Pululu both suspended, the team pretty well picked itself. Paolo Vanoli, on the other hand, has made 8 changes from the side that beat Como at the weekend. Luca Lezzerini makes his first Fiorentina start since 2016 (also […]
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The match will be played on Thursday, 19 February 2026, at 20:00 GMT/3:00 PM EST, at the Stadion Miejski in Białystok, Poland. The forecast calls for cold, cold, cold: it’ll be well below freezing at kickoff and will stay there throughout. While there’s no precipitation expected, it will snow in the lead up to the […]
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Pre-match Neither side sprung any major surprises with the lineup. Como had just come off 120 tough minutes against Napoli in the Coppa Italia on Tuesday but Cesc Fabregas fielded something close to his strongest XI. Paolo Vanoli was missing Robin Gosens through injury, forcing him to drop Fabiano Parisi in at leftback and bring […]
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Late news Despite a grueling 120 minutes on Tuesday against Napoli in the Coppa Italia, Cesc Fabregas hasn’t rotated his side all that much. In fact, it’s pretty close to his usual XI. Paolo Vanoli has also kept the surprises to a minimum. Luca Ranieri replaces Pietro Comuzzo at the back, while Robin Gosens still […]
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Paolo Vanoli has not led Fiorentina to glory since replacing Stefano Pioli. Hell, he hasn’t led Fiorentina to safety; the Viola still languish in 18th place after coughing up a stoppage time equalizer to Torino to snap a 3-game losing streak. All the problems we saw under the Piolus are still glaring right in your […]
11 days ago | 1 read
There’s no use beating around the bush: it has been a ca tastrophic season for Associazione Calcio Firenze Fiorentina. After several years of narrowly missing out on their first trophy since 2001, Fiorentina have hit rock bottom and currently occupy the relegation zone, sitting three points above Pisa and Hellas Verona and three points away […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
Terrible news, everyone. Fiorentina’s back in action this weekend. Even worse, Serie A’s most disappointing side takes on Como, a team that’s already won twice in Florence this year, most recently in the Coppa Italia. The Lariani, of course, have gone from strength to strength, knocking Napoli out of the Coppa on penalties on Tuesday. […]
12 days ago | 1 read
Today, Tuesday 10 February, is Facundo Roncaglia’s 39th birthday. He topped out as a squad member for Fiorentina for 2 years. He was never even a regular starter, swapping in and out with Nenad Tomović, but he was one of the most beloved pieces of those magical Vincenzo Montella teams, even inspiring a Facebook meme […]
14 days ago | 1 read
After coughing up a stoppage time equalizer to Torino on Saturday, Fiorentina’s emotional state is somewhere between crumbling and smoldering. It had looked as if the Viola were going to record their first comeback win of the Serie A season; they’ve conceded first in 13 of 24 league matches in this year, taking a total […]
15 days ago | 1 read
Pre-match Paolo Vanoli had a couple of injury recoveries. Fabiano Parisi returned after a couple weeks off and got the nod at leftback over Robin Gosens, while Moise Kean made his first start in over a month after dealing with ankle issue. Marco Baroni had more of his squad available than expected, avoiding the full […]
17 days ago | 1 read
Late news Paolo Vanoli’s big surprise is Fabiano Parisi over Robin Gosens at leftback. Marco Brescianini gets the nod in midfield over Giovanni Fabbian and Cher Ndour but that’s about as expected. The real news is that Moise Kean starts his first game in over a month after dealing with an ankle issue, although nobody’s […]
17 days ago | 1 read
The transfer window’s closed in Italy but just barely open elsewhere and Fiorentina has taken advantage by selling Christian Kouamé to Greek outfit Aris FC of Thessalonika. I can’t find any reliable reporting of the numbers involved but my guess is that it’s a pretty small fee to allow the Theós tou polémou (God of […]
18 days ago | 1 read
It’s been a minute since we last checked in Fiorentina’s loanees. Since then, Tommaso Martinelli and Simon Sohm have joined the ranks of the guys playing outside of Florence, making this list a bit more unwieldy. Still, I think it’s better to keep them all in one place rather than separating them out, so let’s […]
18 days ago | 3 reads
Fiorentina gets a chance to snap a 3-game skid when it hosts Torino. The Granata snapped a 4-game skid of its own last week with a close-fought win over Lecce before washing out of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday. That means the Viola have a rest advantage over their visitors, which of course won’t mean […]
19 days ago | 1 read
Now that the dust has all but settled (pending late exits for Abdelhamid Sabiri/Christian Kouamé), this is the squad that will propel Fiorentina out of the relegation places and into safety for next year, at least in theory. At first blush, it’s pretty undwhelming: 5 new players, all on loans with obligations triggered by Serie […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
It’s a real good news, bad news situation for Fiorentina of late. The bad news is that the team, after briefly showing a pulse, has nosedived again, losing 3 straight games while shedding all that previous progress. The good news? At least the transfer window’s closed so these bozos can’t hurt themselves anymore. Your three […]
20 days ago | 1 read
Another window’s come and gone. Here’s everything Fiorentina did in it. I’m taking numbers from Transfermarkt, for the most part, but it’s also worth remembering that those numbers don’t always reflect reality. There are always extra fees, clauses, bonuses, and payments to agents, go-betweens, and various shadowy figures. Let’s also remember that these fees are […]
21 days ago | 2 reads
Pre-match Antonio Conte trotted out his expected XI, including the iron midfield pairing of Scott McTominay and Stanislav Lobotka, who’ve been playing twice a week, 90 minutes a game, for the past month+. Paolo Vanoli opted for an attacking midfield with Marco Brescianini and Giovanni Fabbian ahead of Nicolò Fagioli, with Roberto Piccoli unexpectedly recovering […]
24 days ago | 3 reads