Fiorentina-Torino is a match valid for the 18th day of Serie A and is played on Friday at 6:30 pm: odds, predictions, TV, streaming.
There are also Fiorentina and Torino in the group of teams fighting for a place in the European cups with two days to go. The Viola right now have six points more than the Granata and can give of thou to fourth place, which is occupied by surprising Bologna – Fiorentina’s next opponent in the Coppa Italia – ahead by just a pasting.
More detached is Ivan Juric’s team, paired with Lazio at 24: the gap between sixth-ranked Roma and 10th-ranked Toro is just four lengths. It is not wrong, then, to call the one at the “Franchi” a direct clash in all respects for Europe. Fiorentina, after losing points on the road despite playing better than their opponents (see defeats to Juve, Milan and Lazio) suddenly discovered the infamous “short face.” Against Verona and Monza the violets despite not shining at the level of play came out on top by a narrow margin (1-0 in both cases). The common denominator of these two victories is the Argentine striker Lucas Beltran, decisive both against the Scaligeri and the Brianzoli. In Brianza on Friday, the liliati recorded their third clean sheet in their last four league matches and have not lost (including the Conference League) since their defeat to AC Milan last November. Torino, beaten exclusively by Bologna since mid-October, is also in a good moment.
The granata rarely ever score with the dropper but – especially in front of their own public – they concede very few goals. So far they have conceded one less (17) than Fiorentina itself. They have now become four useful results in a row after the 1-1 draw with Udinese, taken back two minutes from the end by a goal from former Verona man Ilic.
Fiorentina-Torino: latest lineup news
It will again be Beltran’s turn to start from the 1′, unless the former River man has recovered from the muscle problem that forced him out Friday in Monza. Italiano, still orphaned by Gonzalez, hopes to recover at least one Bonaventura and Quarta. Otherwise, he will field a formation very similar to the one that faced the Biancorossi Palladino a week ago, with Ranieri in defense and Barak in the three-quarter behind the only point.
Juric changes on the flanks: Bellanova returns from disqualification and will go on the right, while on the left-hand lane Vojvoda seems to be ahead of Lazaro.
The prediction
Last season Torino managed to dispel the Franchi taboo by beating the Viola 1-0, who then immediately took revenge in the Coppa Italia. This time, too, all the conditions seem to be in place for a balanced challenge that will not be easy to read, with the Granata team expected to be able to swell the Italian team’s net on at least one occasion. In fact, Fiorentina almost always concedes a few chances to their opponent.
The probable formations of Fiorentina-Torino
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Biraghi; Duncan, Arthur; Kouamé, Barak, Ikoné; Beltran.
TORINO (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Tameze, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ilic, Ricci, Vojvoda; Vlasic, Sanabria; Zapata.
