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Venezia 2-4 Fiorentina: Match report
Pre-match Giovanni Stroppa had a defensive crisis on his hands but figured out something. Matías Moreno and Simon Sohm both started. Paolo Vanoli made a bunch of changes, including Viery at leftback and Alex Jimenez at rightback. Alieu Njie started on the left wing and Beto got the nod up front. Also, full credit to […]
Venezia vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch
Late news Giovanni Stroppa copes with his defensive crisis by shifting Matías Moreno into the center of defense with fullback Ridgeciano Haps pushed back to his left. Fiorentina loanee Simon Sohm continues in midfield. Paolo Vanoli, making his (second) debut as Viola coach at a stadium he knows well, has shaken things up quite a […]
Firing Grosso only raises questions about Fiorentina’s capability
It’s been a few days since Fiorentina sacked Fabio Grosso after 3 straight Serie A defeats. The World Cup Winner was the first manager fired this season, setting up the 10th permanent coaching change of the 7-year Commisso regime. It’s an embarrassingly public misstep for sporting director Fabio Paratici, who was brought on board in […]
Venezia vs Fiorentina: Preview
Fiorentina takes the road still searching for its first point of the season, taking the long and winding road to the lagoon of Venice, where Venezia awaits. The Leoni Alati have also suffered three straight defeats and don’t even have a Coppa Italia win to fall back on but have looked sporadically feisty. They might […]
A very smart list of Vanoli’s top five priorities
The Fabio Grosso era is over after 3 games, 3 losses, 9 goals conceded, and 1 scored. Paolo Vanoli is back in the saddle and trying to herd the Viola back into shape. Much like last year, he’s got a lot to do. Fortunately, he doesn’t have to worry about European games taking up his […]
Paolo Vanoli is Fiorentina’s new coach again
Fresh off announcing Fabio Grosso’s dismissal, Fiorentina has hired his replacement. For the second time in less than a year, the ex-Viola leftback has been brought in to replace a catastrophic coach who was supposed to oversee a new project. The club hasn’t announced the terms of his contract but Nicolò Schira reports that he’s […]
Fiorentina fires Fabio Grosso
Fiorentina announced yesterday that Fabio Grosso has been sacked following 3 straight Serie A defeats to open the season. The 48-year-old leaves a team in crisis, with no identity, as Fiorentina begins looking for its 10th coach of the Commisso era. Grosso’s reign lasted 90 days and covered 4 total games, making him the second-shortest-tenured […]
Fiorentina 1-2 Torino: Match report
Pre-match Fabio Grosso kept searching for his best XI. This time, he handed first starts to Alieu Njie and Viery and reshaped his midfield again with Nicolò Fagioli, Christ Inao Oulaï, and Marco Brescianini. Ignazio Abate, also coaching a winless team, was scrambling as well. Eray Cömert and Rolando Mandragora got their first Granata starts; […]
Fiorentina vs Torino: Lineups and how to watch
Late news Fabio Grosso chops and changes at every level; this is his third different centerback pairing. Viery and Alieu Njie get their first starts, with João Mário back to the right. Christ Inao Oulaï and Nicolò Fagioli start together with Marco Brescianini rounding out the midfield. Up front, Mateo Pellegrino gets another chance to […]
Fiorentina vs Torino: Preview
Fiorentina goes back on the hunt for its first league win of the Fabio Grosso era this weekend against a Torino side which could start 5 ex-Viola players: Pietro Comuzzo, Niccolò Fortini, and Giovanni Simeone are locked in, while Rolando Mandragora could get a shot as well. At least Cristiano Biraghi’s nailed to the bench. […]
Viola Station 105: Deadline day special
Look at our timing! Tito and the Mikes managed to plan a recording around deadline day. We waited until the window was closed in Italy to grade the comings and goings of the the end of the mercato. It was a long and arduous summer that took a lot out of Tito. Someone should probably […]
Here are all Fiorentina’s squad numbers
Yall have probably noticed by now that I am obsessed with squad numbers, so the day we get the full release is one of the highlights of the Fiorentina season for me. We all know the drill. Let’s get to it. 2 Dodô: Glad he hung onto it despite all the rumors of a move […]
4 things to watch for ahead of Fiorentina vs Torino
Zach Lowy is the founder of Breaking the Lines and writes about soccer all over. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more balanced matchup in Serie A than Torino vs. Fiorentina. Each of the last three matches between the two sides have ended in a stalemate, and you’d have to go back all the way […]
3 free agent midfielders Fiorentina could sign (but probably shouldn’t)
With the transfer window mercifully closed, Fiorentina can turn its focus back to winning a Serie A games, which uh hoo boy let’s maybe not think too hard about how that’s been going. Something that’s jumped out to me, though, is a clear personnel shortcoming: none of the midfielders are exactly holding midfielders. Nicolò Fagioli, […]
Here is Fiorentina’s summer 2026 transfer business
Nice job, everyone. We made it through another transfer window. This one felt particularly breathless to me but then again, so do they all. I’ve listed out all of Fiorentina’s transfer business here. There might be a couple more moves as Fabio Paratici finishes trimming the roster by sending deadwood to destinations where the window’s […]
Get the best of Viola Nation on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for Viola Nation. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow Fiorentina. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of the Feed. […]
IT’S DEADLINE DAY AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
It’s finally here. Thank goodness, it’s finally here. We’re heading into the final day of the transfer market. It closes at 21:00 local time (20:00 GMT/2:00 PM EST) and I cannot wait. Until then, I’ll be updating this page with official signings, rumors, and basically whatever I think is newsworthy. Yall know the drill. Hang […]
T minus 1: The transfer rumors are flying
As we approach the end of the transfer window, there are too many rumors for me to write about individually without flooding the homepage. I’m going to round up today’s here. If anything goes official, I’ll make a separate post. For now, though, here’s a placeholder. Beto is coming It’s been just 2 games but […]
OFFICIAL: Fiorentina signs Alieu Njie
Fresh off a hiding at the hands of newly-promoted Frosinone, Fiorentina fans needed some good news. Perhaps they’ve gotten it now that the club’s announced the signing of Swedish winger Alieu Njie from Torino. Nicolò Schira reports that the total fee is €20 million and that the Granata will keep a 12% sell-on fee, which […]
Fiorentina 0-3 Frosinone: Match report
Pre-match It was a glorious evening. Everyone was back in town: Gabriel Batistuta, Rui Costa, Adrian Mutu, Beppe Iachini, all the guys you remember from years past. The Curva produced a marvelous tifo. Everything inside the Artemio Franchi was festive and glowing and perfect. We should’ve known. First half The warning signs were there early. […]
Fiorentina vs Frosinone: Lineups and how to watch
Late news Fabio Grosso’s gift to Fiorentina on its 100th birthday is 5 new starters from the group that got mollywhopped by Roma last week, including 3 in defense: Víctor Valdepeñas, Marin Pongračić, Alex Jimenez, Christ Inao Oulaï, and Albert Guðmundsson step into the XI, while Moise Kean watches from the stands. It also looks […]
Fiorentina vs Frosinone: Preview
Fiorentina’s 100th anniversary season began last week with a thrashing at Roma’s hands, so there’s extra pressure on the club to get the home opener right. Maybe it’s a good thing that it comes against newly-promoted Frosinone. The Canarini are back in the top tier after a couple seasons in Serie B and, after falling […]
Report: Joshua Zirkzee is Kean’s replacement
By now, you know that Moise Kean has one foot on the road to Como. The stink cloud surrounding him as he slouches out the door threatens to overwhelm this entire Viola mercato and Fabio Paratici needs to dispel it quickly, both to replace Fiorentina’s best player and to get the fans back onboard. His […]
Selling Moise Kean this late is an echo of Viola follies past
After a flurry of moves early in the transfer window, Fabio Paratici is racing the clock to finish assembling his team. Ensconced in the center of that complex clockwork mechanism is Moise Kean. With just a week left in the mercato, the fate of Italy’s best striker remains uncertain, setting up a series of difficult […]
Roma 4-0 Fiorentina: Match report
Pre-match Both teams made weirdly parallel decisions, picking a newly-signed young foreigner in attack (Rodrigo Mora and Franco Mastantuono) and an unexpected fullback (Emanuele Lulli and Dodô). For Gian Piero Gasperini, that was the end of the surprises. Fabio Grosso, though, shifted João Mário to the left side and also started Mateo Pellegrino instead of […]
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