The opening day of Serie A brought together two rivals who had very different starts to last year’s campaign. This time around, Allegri would be looking to get out of the blocks quickly, and without certain big names or new recruits in the starting line-up. Higuain and Pjanic were left out, although Dani Alves made […]
Fiorentina
Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli : High-intensity stalemate
With Juve on top, four points clear, and Roma one point ahead of Fiorentina, both sides were desperate for a win coming into this match. Neither team had a successful time in Europe in the week, but Napoli had experienced the more turbulent time in Serie A recently – conceding a late winner to Juve […]
Fiorentina 2-1 Inter : Purple reign in Florence
Both teams came into the match with form that had tailed of from the first half of the season, but with Inter having the worst of it recently. A third place finish is still up for grabs, and this game would seemingly give us a big indication as to who was favourite in the chase […]
Juventus 3-1 Fiorentina : Juve battle to 3 points
Juventus went into the game looking to continue the run of form they were enjoying, against their rivals Fiorentina, who themselves had shown us some of the best football in Serie A this season. The home side lined-up with a familiar three at the back, with Evra and Cuadrado deployed as wing-backs. Khedira came into […]
Sampdoria 0-2 Fiorentina : Viola dominate possession
Many saw this trip to the Marassi as a big test for Sousa’s team, with Sampdoria unbeaten at home so far this season. They came into the game off the back of a European tie three days prior, a trip to Poznan, albeit making a fair few changes. Bernardeschi occupied the right wing-back and Pasqual […]
Serie A Review 2013/14
Title Winners – Juventus (102 points) Top Scorer – Ciro Immobile (22 goals) Champions League qualification – Juventus, Roma, Napoli Europa League qualification – Fiorentina, Inter, Torino* Relegation – Livorno, Bologna, Catania *Parma took 6th place ahead of Torino, but are banned from European football next season as it stands due to financial regulations. There […]