A winning team doesn’t change. One of the most popular theorems in football will have to be put aside Mark Baroni ahead of Sunday’s match against Fiorentina. Yesterday’s instrumental tests brought good news for Castellanos, but the Argentine will most likely not play from the start at the Franchi. “I’m fine, I’ll be there on Sunday” said Taty, who hopes to recover at least for the bench. Given the tour de force that will begin on Sunday, it is difficult, indeed almost impossible to think that Baroni could risk the Argentine from the first minute. Castellanos’ absence will lead Dia to play as a first striker, with a change in the three-quarter line representing one of the main doubts ahead of the match in Florence.
The options on the three-quarter line
In pole position Gaetano Castrovilliwho could make his debut from the first minute in the game as a former player. Baroni has focused on the number 22 after Taty’s injury and Castrovilli’s entry has been positive. If we add to this the absence of the former Fiorentina player from the UEFA list, then his candidacy starts by right ahead of the others. He is followed closely by Tijjani Noslin, who is slowly losing places in the hierarchies after the first two games as a starter. On the right Isaksen is doing well and Tchaouna had an excellent impact from the bench against Verona. Noslin is now the alternative to the two forwards and especially if Castellanos is not well it is difficult to think that Baroni could also risk the former Hellas player from the first minute. The third option is represented by Dele-Bashiru, on the bench for 90 minutes against Verona after returning from commitments with his Nigeria. It is unlikely that the 2001-born player will start from the beginning, more likely a come-on during the match with the prospect of starting next week in the Europa League.