The air has become heavy again at Fiorentina. It seemed that the Viola had managed to put behind them the black period experienced at the turn of December and January thanks to three straight victories against Lazio, Genoa and Inter – particularly significant had been the 3-0 thrashing of the Nerazzurri in the continuation of the challenge suspended in December due to the illness suffered by Bove – but after that mini-run Raffaele Palladino’s team has again entered a tunnel from which it will not be easy to come out.
Worrying performances offered in the last two days of the championship against two teams on paper within reach such as Como (0-2) and Verona (1-0). Fiorentina appeared short of ideas, created little (very low xG figures) and never really made an impact, giving the impression of not yet having a clear identity. The impact of the new signings (Zaniolo, Fagioli) so far has been nil, and the former Monza coach’s bench has once again faltered despite the fact that the lily-men are still part of the group of teams in the running for a place in Europe. Palladino, therefore, has a lot at stake in the challenge that opens the 27th day against Lecce and in case of further missteps drastic decisions by the club cannot be excluded. The Salentini arrive in Florence hungry for salvation points – they are +4 on third-last Empoli – but they have practically stopped scoring for a few weeks: zero goals in the last 270 minutes for Marco Giampaolo’s men, who after two draws with white nets against Bologna and Monza lost narrowly at home to Udinese (0-1). Regaining the offensive streak will be essential to avoid being sucked into the tussle.
Fiorentina-Lecce: the latest lineup news
With Lecce, Palladino won’t have his top scorer, Moise Kean: the purple striker was the victim of a head injury in Verona after a game clash and will surely miss the next two matches. Folorunsho, one of the few to be saved in the last few games, is also in danger of missing: the former Napoli midfielder has a quadriceps problem in his right thigh. Zaniolo could therefore play the role of first forward again, supported on the three-quarter by Beltran. Colpani is in doubt, sure absent instead are Adli and Gudmundsson. Gosens is back after being disqualified.
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The Prediction
The difficult moment Fiorentina is going through and the high number of injuries the Viola will have to deal with give Lecce some hope. No, the victory of Palladino’s team is by no means a foregone conclusion: watch out for the double outside chance.
The probable formations of Fiorentina-Lecce
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Dodo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens; Cataldi, Mandragora; Zaniolo, Fagioli, Parisi; Beltran.
LECCE (3-5-2): Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Jean, Gallo; Coulibaly, Pierret, Berisha; Morente, Krstovic, Karlsson.