Red Star v Fiorentina is a friendly and will be played on Wednesday at 20:00: news, formations, predictions, live TV and streaming

The friendlies against Parma and Catanzaro only partly gave the answers Vincenzo Italiano was looking for regarding the athletic condition of his men, as well as progress from a tactical point of view. Fiorentina drew with the Emilians (1-1) in the first pre-season test and last Sunday beat the Calabrians 3-0, although the goals all came in the second half when Giallorossi coach Vivarini took all the starters off the pitch.

The Viola, in short, was only seen in flashes. In fact, it was the extra-sporting aspects that held the headlines, with the fans clamouring for the non-issuance of the certificate of agility for the mini-tribunes of the new Viola Park, the sports centre that has just been inaugurated and hosts the training camp of Biraghi and his companions. Returning to things on the pitch, Italiano has twice lined up young Amatucci as a starter, who could also be re-played on the night in Belgrade, where Fiorentina will play their third friendly in the space of two weeks against Red Star in the legendary Marakana stadium. This will be the first international-level test for the lily-headed players, who are still waiting to see if they will play in the Conference League for the second year in a row. If Juventus, in fact, should be sanctioned by Uefa with a one-year stop from Europe, the Tuscans, who finished eighth in the last championship, would take over. In attack, Cabral is a candidate for a starting shirt, with Jovic not at his best after the knock suffered in the test against Catanzaro.

Arthur, just arrived from Juventus, could also start from the 1′. On the other hand, Nico Gonzalez and Amrabat, who only returned from their holidays on Monday, remained in Florence. The Moroccan is on the market and in the last hours Manchester United has come forward, willing to pay 25 million plus bonuses to bring him to England. The Red Star, coached by Israeli Barak Bakhar, has so far won all the friendlies played, never scoring less than two goals.

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The Prediction

The Fiorentina will have to prove something more against an opponent who has already appeared to be on the ball and who will make their league debut next Sunday. Staying away from the result, we imagine a game of more than two goals in total and at least one on each side.

Red Star v Fiorentina likely line-up

• RED STAR (3-4-1-2): Popovic; Dragovic, Mijailovic, Erakovic; Mitrovic, Ivanic, Stamenic, Bukari; Kangwa; Olayinka, Krasso.
• FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Dodò, Martinez Quarta, Ranieri, Biraghi; Castrovilli, Mandragora; Ikoné, Bonaventura, Brekalo; Cabral.

POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2