Overview
Even winning 3 points against the same city was beyond Juventus' ability in their most recent start. They could not defeat Torino, thereby falling to sixth place in the Serie A rankings.
Despite the explosion in the second half, the Derby della Mole ended with a score of 0-0. Kenan Yildiz and Weston McKennie are still the last Juventus players to score in Turin.
After a late victory over Cremonese and a 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon, there are few signs that the "Old Daes" will revive.
New coach Luciano Spalletti remains unbeaten so far, but the team he led has only won 2 out of the last 12 matches. With only 3 points after 4 matches in the Champions League, Spalletti is facing a big challenge. His team needs to reach the knockout stage and secure a position in the top 4 of Serie A.
Now, Spalletti will return to Tuscany to face his former club Empoli, where neither the coach nor the team will be warmly welcomed.
For many reasons - including the history of star players moving from Florence to Turin, a typical example is Roberto Baggio - a Fiorentina fan who always has a special level of hatred for Juventus.
However, their main concern this week is to end a streak of not winning in Serie A, after Viola's unimpressive start to the season.
After a sudden end to his second term, Stefano Pioli had to leave because he could not revive the team, and former coach Torino Paolo Vanoli was chosen to replace him.
Vanoli's debut match against Genoa, a team that is also struggling under new management, but he did not make an immediate impact.
Fiorentina had to accept a 2-2 draw, and had the worst defensive record in Serie A.
Standing at the bottom of the table as the season has almost reached the third of the journey, it seems like a long time since last spring. At that time, they defeated Juventus 3-0 at Franchi and still have hope to win the Conference League championship.
Personnel situation
Dusan Vlahovic is still likely to play at Florence despite having just returned from the national team due to injury.
Juan Cabal and Lloyd Kelly have returned to normal training during the break, but Spalletti will still be without Bremer, while centre-back Daniele Rugani is sidelined with a muscle injury.
If healthy enough, Vlahovic will compete with Jonathan David and Lois Openda for the striker position.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina's attack could be led by former Juventus striker Moise Kean.
Kean, who missed Itlay's World Cup qualifiers, could compete with Roberto Piccoli to partner Albert Gudmundsson.
Although Kean's return has been well received, even with only one goal in Serie A this season, Vanoli will still be without the services of Robin Gosens, Christian Kouame and tariq Lamptey.
Expected lineup:
Fiorentina: De Gea, Pongracic, Mari, Ranieri, Dodo, Mandragora, Nicolussi Caviglia, Sohm, Fortini, Gudmundsson, Kean.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Kalulu, Gatti, Koopmeiners, McKennie, Thuram, Locatelli, changeaso, Conceicao, Yildiz, Vlahovic.
The match between Fiorentina and Juventus takes place at 0:00 am on November 23 (Vietnam time).
