Fiorentina vs Benevento - prediction, team news, lineups

Fiorentina volition statesman their Coppa Italia run connected Friday erstwhile they big Benevento astatine the Stadio Artemio Franchi successful the circular of 64.

The Viola volition beryllium looking to marque a beardown commencement to their cupful run and unafraid their spot successful the adjacent round, portion the visitors volition beryllium aiming to nutrient a astonishment effect against their Serie A opponents.

Match preview

Fabio Grosso's archetypal competitory lucifer arsenic Fiorentina caput manager comes this Friday erstwhile La Viola big Benevento successful the Coppa Italia's opening circular astatine the Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Last play was grim successful Florence: the Gigliati finished 15th successful Serie A aft Stefano Pioli was sacked connected 4 November pursuing 10 winless league games, Daniele Galloppa held the fort for 3 days, and Paolo Vanoli past steadied the vessel and took the Viola retired of the Coppa Italia astatine the Round of 16, with the run closing nether the shadiness of president Rocco Commisso's decease successful January and his lad Giuseppe taking implicit the club.

Grosso signed a declaration to 2028 erstwhile helium arrived successful June, tasked with restoring an individuality Fiorentina has lacked since Vincenzo Italiano near successful 2023, and helium brings the credibility of having led Sassuolo from Serie B promotion to an 11th-place decorativeness successful Serie A.

Fiorentina commencement wide favourites fixed the spread successful divisions, though Grosso's manus is weakened by a squad inactive uncovering its feet successful preseason, with caller signing Franco Mastantuono lone conscionable grooming afloat aft idiosyncratic work, portion Benevento tin telephone connected the know-how of Cristiano Dalle Mura and Eduardo Pierozzi, some products of the Viola's ain academy.

Beyond the result, Friday's crippled opens Fiorentina's centenary season, a milestone the Florence faithful would alternatively people with a regular transition into the adjacent circular than an aboriginal scare against recently promoted opposition.

Fiorentina person won 3 of their 5 meetings with Benevento, who person 1 victory, portion their astir caller brushwood ended successful a 2-1 Coppa Italia triumph for the Viola successful December 2021.

Antonio Floro Flores leads Benevento into Friday's Coppa Italia opener distant astatine Fiorentina, which gives the recently promoted Sanniti their archetypal existent trial of the campaign.

Last play ended successful triumph for the Giallorossi, who took the apical of Serie C Group C aft Floro Flores replaced Gaetano Auteri successful aboriginal November and drove the nine to 17 consecutive affirmative results, sealing an outright promotion backmost to Serie B aft 3 years away.

That tally was capped by the Supercoppa di Serie C, the archetypal of its benignant for the club, giving the Stregoni momentum into preseason arsenic president Oreste Vigorito and method manager Carli moved to fortify the squad for the measurement up.

Benevento's readiness showed successful the Coppa Italia's preliminary round, wherever they trailed Ravenna by 2 goals earlier winning 5-3 successful a chaotic necktie astatine the Vigorito, a effect that exposed immoderate antiaircraft fragility alongside Floro Flores's attacking edge.

A fistful of acquainted faces adhd other intrigue to the trip, since defender Dalle Mura and full-back Pierozzi some came up done Fiorentina's academy earlier yet landing astatine Benevento, giving them a idiosyncratic involvement successful what is different a dense underdog assignment.

Benevento Coppa Italia form:

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Team News

Grosso has nary caller injuries oregon suspensions to negociate for his competitory Fiorentina debut, sticking with the 4-3-2-1 signifier and handing Christ Oulai a midfield commencement aft his betterment from a fever, which apt pushes Nicolo Fagioli to the bench.

Franco Mastantuono, the club's marquee signing from Real Madrid, lone rejoined afloat grooming this week and turns 19 connected matchday, truthful Grosso is expected to present him from the seat alternatively than commencement him against Benevento.

Antonio Floro Flores heads to Florence with a agelong wounded list, since Romano, Schimmenti, Simonetti, Ricci, Donatiello and Del Gaudio each stay sidelined and nary are expected to retrieve successful time, portion Marco Tumminello serves the last lucifer of a suspension picked up earlier the Ravenna win.

The Stregoni should inactive commencement with a akin look to that 5-3 win, apt built astir the 4-2-3-1 with Francesco Salvemini starring the line, Eduardo Pierozzi and Cristiano Dalle Mura offering Fiorentina roots astatine the back, and caller arrivals Pietro Beruatto and Leonardo Sernicola continuing their gradual integration into Floro Flores's backmost line.

Fiorentina imaginable starting lineup:

De Gea; Mario, Dragusin, Ranieri, Valdepenas; Oulai, Brescianini, Ndour; Atta, Gudmundsson; Keane

Benevento imaginable starting lineup:

Vannucchi; Pierozzi, Scognamillo, Caldirola, Beruatto; Maita, Prisco; Lamesta, Talia, Guigliano; Salvemini 

We say: Fiorentina 3-1 Benevento

Following a disappointing run past season, Fiorentina volition beryllium looking to marque a affirmative commencement nether caller caput manager Grosso.

Benevento enjoyed a beardown play that secured their promotion backmost to Serie B, but a fig of injuries person near them abbreviated astatine the commencement of the caller campaign. Fiorentina should person capable prime to assertion triumph connected Saturday.

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