Overview
Fiorentina continued to disappoint when they lost 1-2 to bottom team Monza in their last match. They extended their winless streak in all competitions to 6 matches (4 losses, 2 draws).
The pressure is now on coach Raffaele Palladino. Fiorentina, who are highly rated at home, have now lost two consecutive games (against Udinese and Napoli) at the Artemio Franchi stadium.
The upcoming match against Torino could be an opportunity for Fiorentina to end their recent streak of bad matches. The form of coach Paolo Vanoli's team is also facing many problems. They have only won 1/11 recent Serie A rounds, lost 5 and drawn 5. Torino was also eliminated early in the second round of Coppa Italia.
In the last 11 matches, Torino has only scored 5 goals and failed to score in 7 matches. This is a warning bell for Torino's strikers.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina's attack remains formidable despite their inconsistent form. After round 20 of Serie A, Palladino's team has scored 32 goals, equal to Napoli and Juventus, and even better than AC Milan and AS Roma.
Leading the Fiorentina scoring list is Moise Kean, who has scored 15 goals in all competitions this season (11 in Serie A). The striker is expected to shine in the upcoming match.
In terms of head-to-head record, Fiorentina is slightly better, remaining unbeaten against Torino in the last 6 meetings (3 wins, 3 draws).
If only counting the matches that took place at Artemio Franchi, Fiorentina defeated Torino 5/6 times recently. There is a high possibility that Fiorentina will find the joy of victory again in this match.
Human resources situation
Fiorentina will be without Danilo Cataldi and Edoardo Bove through injury for this match.
On the other side of the front line, Torino suffered a major loss when their main striker Duvan Zapata was ruled out for the rest of the season due to injury. Other players such as Schuurs, Savva, Ilkhan, Gineitis, Ilic, Linetty and Walukiewicz were also unable to play.
Expected lineup:
Fiorentina: De Gea, Dodo, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens, Adli, Mandragora, Colpani, Beltran, Sottil, Kean.
Torino: V. Milinkovic-Savic, Vojvoda, Maripan, Coco, Sosa, Ricci, Tameze, Lazaro, Vlasic, Karamoh, Adams.
The match between Fiorentina and Torino takes place at 6:30 p.m. on January 19 (Vietnam time).
