Fiorentina
Serie A
Regular Season
Fri , Feb 05 , 2021 20:45
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Inter
Fiorentina
Inter
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Antonio Conte's Inter arrives at Stadio Artemio Franchi on Friday just two points below the league-leading Milan, trying to grab first place in the standings, even for two nights.
Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli thanked his players for the performance against Torino, as the Viola drew 1-1 despite playing with nine men for 20 minutes. Gaetano Castrovilli was sent off after 61 minutes, but Franck Ribery and Giacomo Bonaventura combined to give Viola the lead. But Nikola Milenkovic was then sent off with 20 minutes to play, clashing heads with Andrea Belotti, who later equalized for the Granata. Prandelli didn’t want to comment on the decisions and focused on the performance of his players. “With nine men it becomes complicated but I have to thank my players, they fought to bring home a great performance,” Prandelli said in the post-match interview with media. “Fears go away with the performances and continuity thanks to a group of guys who know how to sacrifice themselves. The incidents then affected the game. The judgment I can give on the red cards would be biased, I have never commented on refereeing decisions. At this moment, I ask above all for performances, I don’t start with the idea of playing well. In today’s football, there are more games within the match, sometimes we should attack and other times defend, but always with consistency. We did well and in my opinion, we deserved to win.”
Centre-back Nikola Milenkovic and midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli will both miss out for Fiorentina after seeing red against Torino, while Brazilian defender Igor remains a doubt after going off with injury last Friday. New signings Kevin Malcuit, from Napoli, and controversial Russian striker Aleksandr Kokorin are both short of match fitness, with the latter training alone since joining from Spartak Moscow.
Fiorentina: Dragowski; Martinez Quarta, Pezzella, Igor; Caceres, Bonaventura, Amrabat, Pulgar, Biraghi; Ribery, Vlahovic
Antonio Conte insisted Inter ‘had Juventus on the ropes’ in the Coppa Italia semi-final and paid for two ‘naïve errors,’ and took a wider look at the club’s financial problems. The Nerazzurri had taken the lead through Lautaro Martinez, but a penalty for Ashley Young’s shirt tug on Juan Cuadrado and Cristiano Ronaldo pouncing on a defensive howler turned it around. “We did everything ourselves,” an irritated Conte told media. “Juventus made the most of two naïve errors to score their goals. We need to be more clinical and ruthless, as we created so much and you have to finish those chances against a side like Juventus. The performance was excellent, it was just the result that was negative. We had Juve on the ropes, it’s disappointing because we deserved much, much, much more than the final result. It’s inevitable that with a 2-1 home defeat, we need to win the second leg there with two goals to spare, so it won’t be a walk in the park.”
Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi were suspended for this first leg, while Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez will sit out bans for the second leg on February 9. Conte was asked about the financial crisis that Inter are going through, as talks to sell the club to BC Partners break down. “It’s a strange situation, there’s no point denying it,” replied the coach. “We started with a project and that project froze in August.”
Inter played on Tuesday and will again meet Juve on that day in the next week so some fresh legs will get their chance. Roberto Gagliardini could come into midfield in place of Nicolo Barella, with the recently reinvented Christian Eriksen a possible replacement for Marcelo Brozovic. Suspended for the semi-final second leg, Arturo Vidal should stick in the midfield trio. Achraf Hakimi and Romelu Lukaku are expected to return instead of Matteo Darmian and Alexis Sanchez, after missing out in midweek due to suspension.
Inter Milan: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Hakimi, Gagliardini, Eriksen, Vidal, Young; Martinez, Lukaku
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Inter must mount even more pressure on Milan and that will only happen with wins. If they grab three points against Viola, they will lead the league, and it is a good betting option to play on the away win.
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19.12.2024. | Vitória SC | VS | Fiorentina | 1-1 |
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15.12.2024. | Bologna | VS | Fiorentina | 1-0 |
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12.12.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | LASK Linz | 7-0 |
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08.12.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Cagliari | 1-0 |
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04.12.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Empoli | 2-2 |
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28.11.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Paphos | 3-2 |
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24.11.2024. | Como | VS | Fiorentina | 0-2 |
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10.11.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Verona | 3-1 |
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07.11.2024. | APOEL | VS | Fiorentina | 2-1 |
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03.11.2024. | Torino | VS | Fiorentina | 0-1 |
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12.12.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | LASK Linz | 7-0 |
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08.12.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Cagliari | 1-0 |
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04.12.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Empoli | 2-2 |
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28.11.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Paphos | 3-2 |
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10.11.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Verona | 3-1 |
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27.10.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Roma | 5-1 |
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06.10.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Milan | 2-1 |
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03.10.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | The New Saints | 2-0 |
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22.09.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Lazio | 2-1 |
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01.09.2024. | Fiorentina | VS | Monza | 2-2 |
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19.12.2024. | Vitória SC | VS | Fiorentina | 1-1 |
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15.12.2024. | Bologna | VS | Fiorentina | 1-0 |
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24.11.2024. | Como | VS | Fiorentina | 0-2 |
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07.11.2024. | APOEL | VS | Fiorentina | 2-1 |
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03.11.2024. | Torino | VS | Fiorentina | 0-1 |
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31.10.2024. | Genoa | VS | Fiorentina | 0-1 |
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24.10.2024. | St. Gallen | VS | Fiorentina | 2-4 |
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20.10.2024. | Lecce | VS | Fiorentina | 0-6 |
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29.09.2024. | Empoli | VS | Fiorentina | 0-0 |
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15.09.2024. | Atalanta | VS | Fiorentina | 3-2 |
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19.12.2024. | Inter | VS | Udinese | 2-0 |
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16.12.2024. | Lazio | VS | Inter | 0-6 |
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10.12.2024. | Leverkusen | VS | Inter | 1-0 |
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06.12.2024. | Inter | VS | Parma | 3-1 |
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26.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Leipzig | 1-0 |
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23.11.2024. | Verona | VS | Inter | 0-5 |
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10.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Napoli | 1-1 |
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06.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Arsenal | 1-0 |
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03.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Venezia | 1-0 |
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30.10.2024. | Empoli | VS | Inter | 0-3 |
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19.12.2024. | Inter | VS | Udinese | 2-0 |
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06.12.2024. | Inter | VS | Parma | 3-1 |
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26.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Leipzig | 1-0 |
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10.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Napoli | 1-1 |
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06.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Arsenal | 1-0 |
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03.11.2024. | Inter | VS | Venezia | 1-0 |
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27.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Juventus | 4-4 |
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05.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Torino | 3-2 |
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01.10.2024. | Inter | VS | Crvena Zvezda | 4-0 |
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22.09.2024. | Inter | VS | Milan | 1-2 |
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16.12.2024. | Lazio | VS | Inter | 0-6 |
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10.12.2024. | Leverkusen | VS | Inter | 1-0 |
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23.11.2024. | Verona | VS | Inter | 0-5 |
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30.10.2024. | Empoli | VS | Inter | 0-3 |
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23.10.2024. | Young Boys | VS | Inter | 0-1 |
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20.10.2024. | Roma | VS | Inter | 0-1 |
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28.09.2024. | Udinese | VS | Inter | 2-3 |
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18.09.2024. | Manchester City | VS | Inter | 0-0 |
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15.09.2024. | Monza | VS | Inter | 1-1 |
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17.08.2024. | Genoa | VS | Inter | 2-2 |
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Daniel Garcia is originally from Basque Country, and as a kid who grew up just a few streets from Mendizorrotza Stadium, the choice of Deportivo Alavés as his favourite club is more than obvious. Because of his studies, he moved to Madrid where he graduated in Sports Journalism. Daniel plays football on the weekends, but that does not stop him from watching all La Liga matches. He believes that the outcome of a match can be predicted if all the parameters are analyzed well, including form of the players and weather conditions. Currently he is living in Belgrade, and is in love with a Serbian girl who works as a journalist at one of the famous Sport Channels in Serbia.