ACF Fiorentina vs. Club Brugge - May 02, 2024

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MATCH TIMELINE

90' + 3'

E. BalantaD. Odoi

90' + 3'

J. OrdonezJ. Spileers

M. Nzola

90' + 1'

M. NzolaA. Belotti

88'

A. BarakG. Bonaventura

88'

85'

N. Jackers

78'

H. VetlesenF. Jutgla

J. IkoneL. Beltran

71'

M. LopezA. Melo

70'

L. Martinez Quarta

70'

66'

C. NielsenM. Skoras

63'

I. Thiago

61'

R. Onyedika

58'

R. Onyedika

C. KouameR. Sottil

52'

A. Belotti

37'

N. Gonzalez

36'

17'

H. Vanaken

R. Sottil

What's Buzzing

Football Italia

Tuttosport reports that a scout of the Italy national team will watch Nicolò Tresoldi in action tonight as his Club Brugge side visit Inter in the Champions League.

Football Italia

Lautaro Martinez, Nicolò Barella, and Alessandro Bastoni return to Inter’s XI for a home Champions League game against Nicolò Tresoldi’s Club Brugge.

Roy Nemer

Fiorentina coach Paolo Vanoli speaks on Franco Mastantuono. https://t.co/I9pQFa57Mt

Club Brugge KV

Celebrating 𝟐𝟑 in Milan. Congrats, Lynnt! 🎂

Club Brugge KV

The first Italian chapter of our European Tour. 🇮🇹📖

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Genoa vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Viola ease back into Serie A with a trip up to woeful Genoa.

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OFFICIAL: Luca Ranieri extends his contract until 2029The Viola lock up their idiosyncratic defender and general goofball for another couple years.

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What Fiorentina can take from Fagioli’s showing against FranceMaybe it’s just the ennui of the international break talking but Nicky Beans has given us something to consider.

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Ranking Fiorentina’s second-time-around playersLet’s riscaldara some minestra.

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Paolo Vanoli is Fiorentina’s new coach againThe mister lands at Viola Park with the mission of turning a pathetic Fiorentina around for the second straight year.

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Fiorentina fires Fabio GrossoThe Viola sack the manager after a 3-game nightmare start to the season.

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Fiorentina vs Torino: PreviewThe Viola get a third chance at a first league win.

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Here are all Fiorentina’s squad numbersSome of these guys made good choices. Some of these guys just made choices.

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4 things to watch for ahead of Fiorentina vs TorinoThe Viola have plenty to work on ahead of their first game after the window closes.

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Here is Fiorentina’s summer 2026 transfer businessYour best source for quality Fiorentina news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Get the best of Viola Nation on the new SB Nation appYour best source for quality Fiorentina news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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IT’S DEADLINE DAY AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHLive(ish) updates on everything Viola as the window begins its slow motion slamming shut.

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T minus 1: The transfer rumors are flyingThere’s a lot going on in the Viola transfer world. Let’s try to keep track.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Alieu NjieThe Viola finally add another winger. Now we get to figure out if they chose correctly.

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Report: Joshua Zirkzee is Kean’s replacementThe Man U outcast could answer a lot of questions, but probably not the one’s the Viola are asking.

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Selling Moise Kean this late is an echo of Viola follies pastThe Moose tracks leading out of Florence are reminiscent of false trails this club has followed in the recent past.

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Roma vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Viola kick off their season for real this time with a very difficult trip to the capital.

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Report: Fiorentina working on Ernest Poku purchaseThe Viola may have found the winger they’re clearly lacking.

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Como’s lowball Kean offer is step oneEveryone involved knows the steps that begin the Dance of the Drawn-out Transfer Saga.

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Meet Fiorentina’s staffWe know Grosso. What about the rest of his guys?

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Mateo Pellegrino from Parma, sends Roberto Piccoli to BolognaThat’s a lot of money to swap out backups.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina gets a year of MastantuonoYour best source for quality Fiorentina news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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What sort of wingers should Fiorentina target?Paratici’s mathematically creative but it’s always tough to make the whole more than the sum of its parts.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina adds João MárioViola fans should pray that the Portuguese fullback is more than a flawed but acceptable backup.

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Mateo Pellegrino? What? Seriously? What?The Viola are ready to spend a lot of money on a new striker who’s got plenty left to prove.

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OFFICIAL: Matías Moreno to VeneziaThe Viola move off another promising young defender to make room for their other promising young defenders.

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Mastantuono to Leave on LoanMilan, Roma and Fiorentina reportedly interested in Madrid prospect

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OFFICIAL: Pietro Comuzzo off to TorinoGood night, Ginger Prince, and may flights of angels sing thee to the Filadelfia.

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Fiorentina is selling all its young, academy-trained playersIf every returning U23 player will be elsewhere this season, perhaps an eyebrow or two ought to raise.

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We’re spinning this Moise Kean transfer story out of nothingThis set of rumors is a study in creating narratives out of thin air.

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Arsenal Wraps Tzolis Deal 🤝Greek winger joins following 29 assist campaign with Club Brugge

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4 lessons Fiorentina can take from the World CupThe parallels between the domestic and international games aren’t always clear but the Viola are taking notes.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Christ Inao OulaïThe Ivorian midfielder is a dynamic addition to a suddenly-stacked Viola engine room.

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Arsenal Agrees Tzolis Deal 🤝Gunners to pay $45M for Club Brugge winger (The Athletic)

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Fiorentina’s preseason roster gives us some hintsThe training camp squad contains some notable names and more notable absences.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina off the top rope to sign Udinese’s Arthur AttaAtta isn’t a household name but this is a sensational move by the Viola.

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OFFICIAL: Martinelli to Avellino on loanThe precocious goalkeeper moves to Campania for what should be his first full season as a starter at senior level.

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Sure sounds like Robin Gosens is goneThe veteran leftback always looked like leaving the nest and it sounds like he’s found a new home

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Report: Fiorentina and Lazio working on Piccoli loanParatici can clear a major blockage off the Viola roster if he can find an agreement with his Biancocelesto counterpart.

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OFFICIAL: Lucas Beltrán sold to River PlateEl Vikingo’s Tuscan saga is over.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs VieryParatici’s first signing is a promising Brazilian defender.

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Here’s Fiorentina’s summer schedule [updated]None of us are ready to lurch back into action but alas, we must.

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Here’s Fiorentina’s summer scheduleNone of us are ready to lurch back into action but alas, we must.

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Report: Fiorentina has a deal in place for VieryThe Brazilian defender looks like the first official signing of the Paratici era.

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Report: Luca Koleosho might actually be a thingWith a little luck and a little money, the Viola may have a gem on their hands.

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Everybody and nobody is to blame for de Gea’s uncertain futureA legendary goalkeeper in the twilight of his career and a club whose chickens of ill omen are coming home to roost.

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5 Sassuolo players Grosso could target for FiorentinaThe new mister might bring some of his old charges to Florence.

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2025-2026 loanee reportsIt was a mixed bag for the Viola players plying their trade elsewhere.

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Mercato Madness: Summer 2026Here's all the Viola transfer news for this summer. Expect a lot of it.

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2025-2026 in review: The strikersThere is nothing to like here.

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OFFICIAL: Fabio Grosso is Fiorentina's new head coachThe Viola get their man.

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2025-2026 in review: The midfieldersIs it still an engine room if none of the engines are actually running?

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OFFICIAL: Vanoli leaves FiorentinaThe mister deserves better in our memories than this woeful season.

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2025-2026 in review: The fullbacksAt least there's some hope for the younger guys.

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3 players from each relegated team that could help FiorentinaThere's some interesting talent descending through the trapdoor.

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2025-2026 in review: The GoalkeepersThe most positive thing we can say is that none of these guys were at fault for this disastrous season.

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Report: Fabio Grosso will be Fiorentina's new coachThe Viola have identified their new mister.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina renews Luca LezzeriniThe veteran backup will keep doing his thing behind the scenes for another couple years.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina cancels Lamptey's contractThe Ghana international's painfully brief Tuscan sojourn is over.

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Brescianini, Fabbian, and Rugani's futures decidedNext year's roster is coming into focus.

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Fiorentina 0-0 Genoa: Match reportThe Viola secure their Serie A survival in fitting fashion: with the dreariest biscotto you've ever seen.

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Fiorentina vs Crystal Palace: PreviewThis rubber? It's dead.

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The Maratona tower has to be fully replacedIn the most predictable news of the century, we've got another delay on the Franchi construction.

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Crystal Palace vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Viola continue their quest to be the unluckiest team in Conference League history.

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Hellas Verona vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Viola can take another big step towards survival if they avoid tripping all over themselves.

What Happened to Italy? 😵

The Azzurri's fall from grace, analyzed, after missing third-straight World Cup 🎥

Italy Leads Playoff 1-0 🇮🇹

FOX Soccer

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MOISE KEAN GIVES ITALY THE LEAD OVER BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA! 🇮🇹

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Moise Kean might be waking upSometimes all a moose needs is a little snooze.

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Raków Częstochowa vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Viola return to Poland for the 48th time this season to decide a tight round of 16 tie.

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Niccolò Pierozzi Opens Up To Viola NationA quick chat with one of Fiorentina's most impressive academy products.

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UCL R16 Predictions 🔮Calling the spicy knockout fixtures coming up 📲

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Fiorentina 0-0 Parma: Match reportThe perfect game to immediately forget about.

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Fiorentina vs Parma: PreviewThe Viola attempt to escape this season's, what, 11th tailspin? 12th? How long can a tail spin?

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What happened to Fiorentina's 2012 roster, Part 3The home stretch of a little stroll down memory lane.

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Udinese vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Viola

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Does Fiorentina only sign players who've scored against it?Diving into the silliest transfer numbers imaginable.

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Rolando Mandragora's midfield masterclass in PolandThe fans haven't always loved the Mandrake but he showed why every Viola coach relies on him.

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UCL Predicted Bracket 🍿Looking at potential Round of 16 matchups after this week's results 📲

Champions League Recap 🤩

PSG's big scare, Vini leads Madrid to win amid controversy and Bodø's unlikely run 🎥

Lookman Cookin' For Atleti ♨️

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Ademola Lookman gets the final touch on a brilliant set piece for Atlético Madrid 🎯🇳🇬

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Champions League Team Previews 🔮Knockout phase kicks off today. Latest team news for all the clubs involved 📲

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Why Dodô is Vital to Fiorentina's Hopes of Staying UpThe canary in the purple coal mine.

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OFFICIAL: Kouamé sold to Aris ThessalonikiFiorentina's second-longest tenured player has moved onto greener, Greeker pastures.

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Loanee updates, February 2026The Viola have a fair amount of talent safely shielded from the toxicity running rampant through the club.

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Fiorentina vs Torino: PreviewIf the Viola can get out of their own way, they have a golden opportunity to snap their skid against an ailing opponent.

Del Piero Ranks Italy Kits 🇮🇹

Serie A icon marks the best looks for Azzurri 🎥

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Here is Fiorentina's winter transfer businessAll things considered, the Viola had a pretty quiet mercato.

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Mercato madness winter 2026Here's our reporting on Fiorentina's transfer business in January

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OFFICIAL: Hans Nicolussi Caviglia off to ParmaA man with an unforgettable name ends his utterly forgettable Viola career.

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OFFICIAL: Džeko to SchalkeThat's it for Fiorentina's oldest-ever player.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina and Bologna complete Fabbian-Sohm swapThe Viola may have come away from this one as the winner.

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Fiorentina fans remain idiots, earn season-long travel banAs usual, a few smooth-brained morons had to ruin things for everyone else.

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Piecing together a double pivotThe Viola midfield revolution sure doesn't look finished.

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Rocco Commisso has diedFiorentina's owner has passed away aged 76.

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Bologna vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Derby dell'Appennino is shaping up to be as juicy as ever.

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Exclusive: Guillermo Amor talks about the Fiorentina yearsThe former Barcelona and Fiorentina midfielder speaks about his Serie A experience.

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REPORT: Fiorentina's nearly added Jack Harrison, of all peopleThe Viola have found a human being who has previously played winger.

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OFFICIAL: Tommaso Martinelli loaned to SampdoriaThe young goalkeeper will hopefully stretch his wings on the Ligurian coast after Tuscany proved too cramped for him.

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Fiorentina's transfers this summer were a failureSometimes it takes time to grade a mercato. This isn't one of those times.

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Lazio vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Viola stagger into a midweek matchup in the capital against an opponent reeling nearly as much as they are.

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Parma vs Fiorentina: PreviewThe Viola attempt the impossible in winning two in a row.

Arsenal Dominant at Brugge 😤

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MARTINELLI SAID TOP BINS 🎯 The first Arsenal player to score in FIVE straight UCL games 🔥

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Blame those pesky Etruscan ghosts for the newest delays in stadium constructionThe only explanation for the impossibility of getting this done is the furious dead of a pre-Roman civilization.

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Sassuolo 3-1 Fiorentina: Player grades and 3 things we learnedIt's over. It's very over. It's been over. But now, it's even more over.

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Starting today, comments and Feed posts on Viola Nation will have activity notificationsYour best source for quality Fiorentina news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Genoa 2-2 Fiorentina: Player grades and 3 things we learnedThey didn't lose, at least? I don't know, man, I'm getting desperate.

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OFFICIAL: Paolo Vanoli is Fiorentina's coachThe Viola hope they've found the man to arrest the freefall. Or at least win a damn Serie A game.

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Daniele Pradè firedThe first domino on the Viola org chart falls.

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Inter Milan 3-0 Fiorentina: Player grades and 3 things we learnedFinding 3 things we learned is getting a lot harder when we've already seen too much of this miserable team.

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How Pioli can fix his Whoops No Wingers FiorentinaYour best source for quality Fiorentina news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Commisso backs Fiorentina's management, shows his distance from clubAs currently constituted, this Viola ship lacks both the personnel and the equipment to steer itself out of crisis.

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How is Serie A Going? 🇮🇹Breaking down exciting start to season 📲

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How to make sure Viola Nation shows up in your Google searchYour best source for quality Fiorentina news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Fiorentina's not going to fire Pioli right nowBesides those pesky results, the Viola brass has every reason to keep the mister around.

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Pisa 0-0 Fiorentina: Match reportThe Viola escape the first Derby Toscana for 31 years with a point in the ugliest games since they played last week.

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Fiorentina vs Como: PreviewThe Viola take their fourth crack at their first Serie A win.

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Is Fagioli playing in the right position?Your best source for quality Fiorentina news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Don't worry about Pietro ComuzzoWe've got plenty of things to worry about this year. The Ginger Prince isn't one of them.

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Serie A Postpones Matches After Pope's DeathAll games in Italy's top flight on Monday will be rescheduled

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Simon SohmThe Swiss international provides a number of options in the middle.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Luca LezzeriniThe former academy player returns to Florence after 7 years away.

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Fiorentina's depth chart is coming into focusHere's an early guess at how Pioli will allocate minutes across the upcoming season.

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Here's Fiorentina's roster for the England Fun AdventureA couple of eyebrow-raising decisions but nothing too wild.

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3 takeaways from Fiorentina's 0-2 friendly win over CarrareseNot too many conclusions to draw when 90% of the game is played at a jog.

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A new look coming for Viola Nation in AugustOur coverage remains the same but with a new look

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Report: Fiorentina ready to move for Parma's Simon SohmThe Swiss midfielder could do a job in the Viola engine room.

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We're bringing back the Viola Nation (un)happy hourIt's been a little while since we all got together.

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Report: Moise Kean isn't going to Saudi Arabia, could sign contract extensionMoose don't do well in the desert.

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OFFICIAL: Stefano Pioli is the new Fiorentina coachOkay, so we knew this was happening for a month, but it's still a bit of a relief.

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Checking in on Moise Kean as the mercato swirls around himThings can change so fast but the clues point towards Serie A's most explosive striker remaining in Florence.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Edin DžekoWeird that it took nearly a month to dot the is and cross the ts but at least it's done.

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The 7 Fiorentina players with the most to prove in preseasonPreseason's usually about building up to full speed but these guys have to hit the ground running.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Mattia VitiThe defender is still young and could be a bargain if he can stay healthy.

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Report: Fiorentina talks Genoa down, gets Guðmundsson discountIs this good? This seems good.

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One player from each relegated Serie A team that Fiorentina could useThe Viola have gone bargain-hunting on the trapdoor before, albeit with mixed success, and could well do so again.

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Fiorentina won't exercise Danilo Cataldi's optionThe veteran midfielder will return to Lazio.

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Report: Stefano Pioli will coach FiorentinaSometimes, the minestrone ricaldata isn't terrible.

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Fiorentina management's presser gives us an early roadmap for summerThe Viola brass gave us some actionable information without offering anything too wild, which is a refreshing change from seasons past.

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OFFICIAL: Fiorentina extends Pietro ComuzzoZinzerone is the biggest academy triumph in quite some time, so keeping him in Florence is a major triumph.

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Fiorentina triggers Palladino's extensionThe Viola offer the smoldering mister some major support in the toughest part of the season.

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Real Betis vs Fiorentina: PreviewSo much depends upon a Viola center forward.

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Fiorentina vs Empoli: PreviewThe Derby dell'Arno is overshadowed by absences on both sides.

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Fiorentina is the Robin Hood of Serie AKarl Marx would be proud of how the Viola are redistributing points throughout Serie A

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Cagliari vs Fiorentina postponed to WednesdayEverything in Italy is shutting down to mourn the death of Pope Francis and that includes Serie A.

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Viola Station 77: Unexpected macrofauna and table predictionsProducer Mike and Tito chat about the usual Fiorentina stuff except for when things go badly awry.

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De Gea Back to Man Utd? 😲Reports suggesting a stunning reunion at Old Trafford...but Fiorentina won't let him go easily

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Milan vs Fiorentina: PreviewOne of these teams is peaking at the right time.

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Viola Station 76: Winning is funMike and Tito talk about big victories, Viola legends, and the power of positive thinking

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Fiorentina 1-0 Atalanta: Player grades and 3 things we learnedIt was only a 1-goal win, but it was an astonishingly confident 1-goal win.

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Real Madrid Assistant Manager planning exit at the end of the seasonCarlo Ancelotti's son and assistant manager at Real Madrid is considering leaving the club at the end of the season.