Fiorentina vs Pisa - prediction, team news, lineups

After getting disconnected the people successful Serie A, Fiorentina could assertion a spot successful the Coppa Italia's past 16 erstwhile they invited Pisa to Stadio Franchi connected Tuesday.

Having experienced precise antithetic fortunes connected Friday evening, the victor of this Tuscan derby volition sojourn Napoli successful the adjacent round.

Match preview

Following a unspeakable commencement nether Fabio Grosso - who was shown the doorway aft lone 4 matches - his predecessor arsenic Fiorentina manager restored immoderate bid connected Friday night.

Paolo Vanoli has been recalled, having steered the Viola to information arsenic their interim manager past season, and his 2nd reign began with an eventful 4-2 triumph astatine Venezia. 

Real Madrid-owned starlet Franco Mastantuono helped himself to a hat-trick astatine Stadio Penzo, ending Fiorentina's pointless commencement successful Serie A.

Only appointed this summer, aft Vanoli's declaration was not extended, Grosso had kicked disconnected with a 4-1 cupful triumph implicit Benevento, but things rapidly unravelled from there.

Now backmost nether acquainted absorption and hoping to retrieve much confidence, the Florence nine tin question back-to-back wins erstwhile they instrumentality to the Coppa Italia.

Having lifted the trophy six times - and reached the last arsenic precocious arsenic 2023 - Fiorentina person a affluent past successful Italy's nationalist cup, successful opposition to their Derby dell'Arno rivals.

Pisa person agelong lived successful the shadiness of their counterparts from the Tuscan capital, ne'er claiming the Coppa Italia.

Eliminated successful circular 2 past term, the Nerazzurri are present backmost astatine the aforesaid signifier pursuing a constrictive first-round triumph implicit Empoli.

Paolo Bianco's broadside required penalties to compression past different determination rival, aft being held to a 1-1 location draw.

Having ended a three-decade hold to rejoin Serie A successful 2025, Pisa were past sent consecutive backmost to Italy's 2nd tier past season, submitting to an astir inevitable relegation.  

Going down with a whimper, they mislaid each of their past 9 games portion shipping 22 goals, posting conscionable 4 points betwixt February and May.

Bianco - who took Monza up done the Serie B playoffs past word - is present starring Pisa's promotion quest, but it has not started smoothly: they were beaten 4-1 by Virtus Entella connected Friday, suffering their 2nd decision successful 4 games.

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Team News

After a immense overhaul of unit since his departure, Vanoli indispensable effort to get the champion from Fiorentina's summertime signings specified arsenic Pedro Goncalves, Alieu Njie and Willy Gnonto, each of whom featured successful Venice.

More rotation is expected connected Tuesday, erstwhile Mateo Pellegrino volition anticipation to supplant Beto from the Viola's lone striker role, having scored successful some of his past 2 appearances.

Only semipermanent absentee Fabiano Parisi is unavailable owed to injury, truthful the hosts person plentifulness of options to take from.

Pisa are besides acceptable to marque changes, peculiarly successful airy of their dismal location nonaccomplishment past clip out.

The first-half dismissal of Mehdi Leris played a large relation successful that defeat, truthful it remains to beryllium seen if the French winger keeps his spot - a consequent suspension volition use successful Serie B.

Experienced guardant Stefano Moreo - who registered 7 Serie A goals past play - returned from wounded connected Friday evening and could present beryllium acceptable to start.

Fiorentina imaginable starting lineup:

De Gea; Mario, Pongracic, Ranieri, Viery; Ndour, Oulai, Brescianini; Goncalves, Pellegrino, Gnonto

Pisa imaginable starting lineup:

Confente; Calabresi, Canestrelli, Primasso; Vural, Leone, Loyola, Angori; Ferrah, Moreo; Petagna

We say: Fiorentina 3-1 Pisa

While immoderate of their summertime recruitment was questionable, Fiorentina person spent heavy to physique a large squad, truthful they should beryllium capable to remainder cardinal men and inactive spot disconnected Pisa.

Vanoli's dependable manus made each the quality past season, and helium tin commencement his 2nd spell successful Florence with back-to-back wins.

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