Two clubs in the top half of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Fiorentina and Torino. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence and can be live streamed here free.
After an impressive Serie A campaign with Fiorentina, the services of manager Vincenzo Montella have been widely sought after. Montella, however, is dedicated to the club's cause and insists it's where he belongs (h/t to Forza Italian Football). "I think I have always been serene, my statements always belonged to a coach that wants to stay," he told the press.
"Otherwise, I would have used a different strategy. If I had run out of enthusiasm, I could have eluded my exit clause; my will was and is to stay," he added.
"The timing and the means of my words were not wrong because I told them first what was necessary to improve the standings. I know the players better than they do because I see them every day. I knew we would reach the fourth place."
"Our target is not to lose our identity and our way of doing football, we must remain ourselves also in the defeats; we must absolutely not lose that.
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Despite a myriad of injuries, Fiorentina's Giuseppe Rossi was named to the provisional World Cup roster for the Italian national team. The 27-year-old has 15 goals and three assists in 18 starts this season.
Fiorentina's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Rosati; Pasquai, Roncaglia, Rodriguez, Tomovic; Aquilani, Pizarro, Valero; Cuadrado, Rossi, Ilicic
Torino's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Padelli; Moretti, Gilk, Vesovic, Darmian, Kaddouri, Vives, Kurtic, Maksimovic; Maggiorini, Cerci
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Juventus |
38 |
33 |
3 |
2 |
80 |
23 |
57 |
102 |
|||
|
2 |
AS Roma |
38 |
26 |
7 |
5 |
72 |
25 |
47 |
85 |
|||
|
3 |
Napoli |
37 |
22 |
9 |
6 |
72 |
38 |
34 |
75 |
|||
|
4 |
Fiorentina |
37 |
19 |
7 |
11 |
63 |
42 |
21 |
64 |
|||
|
5 |
Internazionale |
37 |
15 |
15 |
7 |
61 |
37 |
24 |
60 |
|||
|
6 |
Torino |
37 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
56 |
46 |
10 |
56 |
|||
|
7 |
Parma |
37 |
14 |
13 |
10 |
56 |
46 |
10 |
55 |
|||
|
8 |
AC Milan |
37 |
15 |
9 |
13 |
55 |
48 |
7 |
54 |
|||
|
9 |
Verona |
37 |
16 |
6 |
15 |
61 |
63 |
-2 |
54 |
|||
|
10 |
Lazio |
37 |
14 |
11 |
12 |
53 |
54 |
-1 |
53 |
|||
|
11 |
Atalanta |
38 |
15 |
5 |
18 |
43 |
51 |
-8 |
50 |
|||
|
12 |
Sampdoria |
38 |
12 |
9 |
17 |
48 |
62 |
-14 |
45 |
|||
|
13 |
Udinese |
38 |
12 |
8 |
18 |
46 |
57 |
-11 |
44 |
|||
|
14 |
Genoa |
38 |
11 |
11 |
16 |
41 |
50 |
-9 |
44 |
|||
|
15 |
Cagliari |
38 |
9 |
12 |
17 |
34 |
53 |
-19 |
39 |
|||
|
16 |
Sassuolo |
37 |
9 |
7 |
21 |
42 |
70 |
-28 |
34 |
|||
|
17 |
Chievo |
37 |
9 |
6 |
22 |
32 |
53 |
-21 |
33 |
|||
|
18 |
Catania |
38 |
8 |
8 |
22 |
34 |
66 |
-32 |
32 |
|||
|
19 |
Bologna |
37 |
5 |
14 |
18 |
28 |
57 |
-29 |
29 |
|||
|
20 |
Livorno |
37 |
6 |
7 |
24 |
39 |
75 |
-36 |
25 |
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