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Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso said he will replace Beppe Iachini ‘when the teams below us send their coaches away first’.
Fiorentina have announced captain German Pezzella will need further tests, as Pol Lirola has injured his ankle and Franck Ribery is out with a muscle strain.
Udinese forward Stefano Okaka has claimed the Friuli are ‘better than before’ despite the poor return so far in Serie A.
Join us for the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games, including Cagliari-Crotone, Benevento-Napoli, Fiorentina-Udinese and Juventus-Verona.
Gaetano Castrovilli was the hero for Fiorentina, as he scored his career first brace and provided an assist in the 3-2 win over Udinese.
Beppe Iachini reveals Fiorentina have been ‘working with Gaetano Castrovilli to make him more effective in front of goal’ after a brace against Udinese.
Luca Gotti was frustrated with Udinese’s 3-2 defeat to Fiorentina. ‘We made many avoidable errors and they scored with their only three chances.’
Gaetano Castrovilli and Stefano Okaka bagged braces, but it was Fiorentina who hung on under late Udinese pressure for the 3-2 victory.
Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso reveals he is going back to the USA next week as there is ‘too much criticism’ in Italy.
Fiorentina have Jose Callejon and Giacomo Bonaventura in the starting XI against Udinese’s Rodrigo De Paul, Roberto Pereyra and Kevin Lasagna.
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Italy, so Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered new limits on sport, playing games behind closed doors again.
Fiorentina coach Beppe Iachini asks his team to be ‘strong in heart and mind’ against Udinese to speed up their progress as much as possible.
The referees for Serie A Week 5 have been announced and the AIA has given Milan-Roma to Piero Giacomelli, as Fabrizio Pasqua oversees Juventus-Verona.
Fiorentina announced that a member of their staff has tested positive for COVID-19, so the squad will go into a ‘bubble.’
According to Sky Sport Italia, Milan will be without Hakan Calhanoglu for at least 10 days after he suffered a sprained ankle.
Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora said football has no ‘certainties’ to complete the season and urges Serie A to ‘find a Plan B and C’.
It was a five-goal thriller at the Stadio Friuli, with Udinese and Parma battling it out until Ignacio Pussetto’s late winner.
Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games, including Sassuolo targeting second place at Bologna, Spezia-Fiorentina and Roma-Benevento.
Udinese ‘wanted to win at all costs’ said Luca Gotti after the Friulani’s first win of the season against Parma.
Udinese hadn’t scored a single goal this season, but needed three – including a last-gasp Ignacio Pussetto strike – to get the better of decimated Parma 3-2.
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