Fiorentina emerge from the pleasant haze of the season’s best win for an entirely different challenge. Yep, it’s time for the first leg of the Conference League semifinal against Club Brugge. This will be the first meeting between these sides, although the Viola have taken on Belgian opposition in the past; strangely enough, the only win against a Belgian side Fiorentina’s ever experienced was the 2-1 win over Genk in the group stages in November. The referee for this one is 39-year-old Michael...
Salernitana manager Stefano Colantuono seems to be setting out with a 4-4-1-1ish shape with Antonio Candreva as the 10, although it could end up being a 4-3-1-2 or even a 3-4-2-1. Keep an eye on rightback Niccolò Pierozzi, who’s on loan from the Viola. Fiorentina boss Vinceno Italiano has indicated his team’s focus on the Conference League and the Coppa Italia here, rotating heavily to keep his stars fresh for those competitions. The big news is a first appearance in nearly a year for the...
Fiorentina mister Vincenzo Italiano loses Giacomo Bonaventura to injury, so Arthur Melo and Rolando Mandragora comprise the engine room. Nico González, Nikola Milenković, and Christian Kouamé return to the starting lineup, while Pietro Terracciano continues between the sticks instead of Oliver Christensen. Viktoria Plzeň manager Miroslav Koubek, on the other hand, trots out the same XI he did last week. Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Dodô, Milenković, Ranieri, Biraghi; Arthur, Mandragora;...