Fiorentina-Torino is a match valid for the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia and is played on Wednesday at 18:00: likely formations, predictions, TV and streaming.
A real highway has suddenly opened up at the bottom of the Coppa Italia table after the surprising eliminations of Napoli and AC Milan. For Fiorentina and Torino, the quarter-final, which puts a semi-final at stake with one of Roma or Cremonese, therefore becomes an opportunity not to be missed in order to pursue the Europa dream through a path other than the championship.
In particular for the violets of Vincenzo Italiano, protagonist so far of a not exalting tournament, that after the first day of the second round sees them twelfth, with five points to recover on the seventh place, the position in which they finished last year guaranteeing the qualification to the Conference League. The lily-livered players are paying for the strong discontinuity in terms of results, but above all for the scarce ability to finalise the amount of game that they are able to build during the ninety minutes. Last Sunday, however, there was an important reaction after two consecutive defeats against Roma and Torino, which had once again brought the environment down. Fiorentina came close to victory in Rome against Lazio, one of their black beasts, convincing more than Sarri’s team from the point of view of the game and the occasions created. A great goal from the rediscovered Gonzalez allowed Italiano to retake the Biancocelesti and break the negative series.
Torino dream of another feat
A point also for Ivan Juric’s Toro, who managed to come back in the final stages against Empoli (2-2), leading by two goals with twenty minutes to go. For the granata a draw that keeps them in eighth place, +3 ahead of the Viola, beaten not even a fortnight ago at the ‘Franchi’.
Juric and Italian
A historic victory for Torino, who hadn’t violated the stadium of the Tuscan capital for over 40 years. Former Atalanta man Miranchuk’s goal was decisive (0-1) in a first half in which Rodriguez and his team-mates were able to defuse Fiorentina by focusing mainly on quick restarts, a thorn in the side for the always tall Italian defence. Torino will try to do another feat, along the lines of the one achieved in the round of 16 with the victory at San Siro against AC Milan in extra time, despite being numerically inferior. Fiorentina, on the other hand, beat Sampdoria 1-0 in the previous round. A result that could have been wider, but the Viola kept the game open until the very end due to a lack of prolificacy.
In the granata attack there is a ballot between Sanabria and Seck. On the other hand, Italiano decided not to call Amrabat, after the rumours of the last market day that saw the Moroccan midfielder very close to Barcelona.
The Prediction
Two teams that have one problem in common: the absence of a finisher up front. Which is why it cannot be ruled out that the Coppa Italia match will ultimately be an unspectacular one from the point of view of goals, as in the league. Otherwise, it will be an open match, between two teams that are, all things considered, equal. In all likelihood, regulation time will end in a draw.
Florentina v Torino (Fiorentina v Torino): possible line-ups
- FIORENTINA (4-3-3): Terracciano; Dodô, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Mandragora, Barak; Gonzalez, Jovic, Saponara.
- TORINO (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Schuurs, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Singo, Linetty, Ricci, Vojvoda; Miranchuk, Vlasic; Sanabria.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1