Two clubs chasing the Coppa Italia will do battle today in a cup match between Fiorentina and Juventus. The semifinal 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. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri (via Football Italia): "I think that we'll assess things today. We'll play with four [at the back] tomorrow, with an extra attacker because last time I went to Florence we tried a surprise. We played three and [Fiorentina coach Vincenzo] Montella knew, so someone must have told him. So before anyone can tell him, I'll tell you [the media]. It will definitely be four. I want to give you the advantage on Montella."
Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella (via Football Italia): "We'd like to win it [the Coppa Italia] very much. Its importance has grown in recent year, you can see that from the attitude of the other teams in the competition [Juventus, Napoli and Lazio] too."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With Carlos Tevez out due to injury (thigh), the pressure mounts on Alvaro Morata to overturn the Juventus' 2-1 deficit. In 30 appearances across all competitions, the 22-year-old has 11 goals and four assists.
Fiorentina's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Neto; Basanta, Rodriguez, Savic; Alonso, Kurtic, Valero, Fernandez, Joaquin; Gomez, Salah
Juventus' Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Storari; Evra, Chiellini, Bonucci, Lichtsteiner; Sturaro, Marchisio, Vidal; Pereyra; Morata, Llorente
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
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