Fiorentina coach Beppe Iachini has revealed that the French winger Franck Ribery will still need “a month” to recover from his surgery.

The former Bayern Munich star has been out since late November, after suffering a serious ankle injury against Lecce.

The problem required surgery and Iachini will be careful with their star man and won’t rush him back, but also recognises his value off the pitch.

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Dusan Vlahovic has revealed that he is willing to “sacrifice” himself for coach Beppe Iachini, who has been important to help his development at Fiorentina.

The Serbian has claimed a spot in the starting line-up of late and has revelled under the faith of his new coach.

After the winter break, the 20-year-old has scored three goals and has appeared seven times for the Viola.

And the youngster is hoping to give back to his coach by taking on board all the “advice” Iachini gives him on the training ground.

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Beppe Iachini has claimed that Fiorentina are only at “the beginning of our journey” before he praised his old friend Stefano Pioli’s work at Milan.

The Viola host Milan on Saturday and are looking to build on their thumping 5-1 win over Sampdoria last weekend, but Iachini has stressed that his team are in the middle of a “long process” to reach their ultimate objectives.

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Fiorentina boss Beppe Iachini says his side “had a great game” against Sampdoria, and that he had words with striker Dusan Vlahovic after his controversial celebration.

The Viola had been in a bad run of form lately, but cruised to an impressive 5-1 victory against Sampdoria.

Iachini’s side had suffered defeats to Juventus and Atalanta in recent weeks, and the coach says his men gave the best response.

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Fiorentina coach Beppe Iachini says the “glass is half-full” despite recent results, and that he is relishing the battle against "maestro" Claudio Ranieri.

The Viola travel to Genoa to face Sampdoria, the game kicks off today at 14:00 GMT. You can read the match preview here.

Iachini’s side have lost their last three consecutive games in all competitions, but he prefers to be optimistic over their situation.

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Alfred Duncans hopes to get the chance against Sampdoria this weekend and said he will work hard to claim a spot in Beppe Iachini’s starting line-up.

After four and a half years at the MAPEI Stadium, the Ghana international left Sassuolo for a new adventure in Florence.

He said he is ready to go for his new team and claimed he “can play anywhere” in Iachini’s set-up at the Artemio Franchi.

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Daniele Prade has claimed Federico Chiesa has been convinced to stay at Fiorentina by President Rocco Commisso and coach Beppe Iachini.

The winger has been linked with a move away from the Artemio Franchi and the Viola have done all they can to keep the Italy international.

The sporting director Prade has revealed that the starlet has been convinced by the ambition at the club and claimed their investments in January has proved it.

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Fiorentina coach Beppe Iachini believes he has found the key to turning their season around after recent setbacks. “Football of a higher quality.”

The Viola are back to stuttering again after an initial boost following Vincenzo Montella’s dismissal in December, as they are out of the Coppa Italia and suffered back-to-back Serie A defeats with Juventus and Atalanta.

“Football is made up of moments and we had been putting in good performances before that,” coach Iachini told reporters at the opening of a new football school.

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Beppe Iachini felt Fiorentina “made too many mistakes” in their passing, which allowed Atalanta to dominate at the Stadio Franchi.

Federico Chiesa’s scorching control and half-volley had put the hosts in front, but Duvan Zapata and Ruslan Malinovskyi completed the comeback after the break for a 2-1 result.

It came just a few weeks after the Viola had beaten Atalanta 2-1 in the Coppa Italia when down to 10 men.

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Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso accepted their home defeat to Atalanta, thanked the fans and backed coach Beppe Iachini.

The Viola had taken the lead through Federico Chiesa, but Duvan Zapata and Ruslan Malinovskyi turned it around after the break for a 2-1 result.

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