Seven consecutive victories in the championship: Fiorentina flies which is a pleasure and is even among the possible outsiders in the Scudetto fight. The standings say it, with the Viola having, to say the least, reversed course after a decidedly complicated start to the year. Last November 7, however, there was also a 2-1 defeat in Nicosia against APOEL, which makes it clear that the question of qualifying for the round of 16 among the best 8 should not be taken for granted by underestimating some lower-ranking opponents. Tonight at 9pm the match against Pafos, at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence: the Norwegian Espen Eskas will referee.
How Fiorentina arrives
“I will try to field the best possible formation”, assures the Viola coach, Raffaele Palladino. However, it is clear that some thought will be given to Sunday’s big match against Inter. In addition to Richardson, Gudmundsson is also out, about whom the coach said: “He only did two training sessions with us but he moved well, he’s fine. He needs to recover some physical condition because he had a serious injury, not It’s nonsense.” It is possible that Kean will rest, with space for Kouame in front with Ikone, Beltran and Sottil behind him.
How Paphos arrives
5 consecutive victories between the championship and Conference is the recent roadmap of Pafos. In the Cypriot championship it is almost irrelevant: at the start of the season they have never lost, picking up 10 wins and a draw and thus gaining the top of the table. The news, however, is in the victory obtained against APOEL, the second in this edition of the Conference, where Paphos has the same points as Fiorentina (6).