Fiorentina vs Torino - prediction, team news, lineups

With some teams inactive seeking their archetypal constituent of the Serie A season, Fiorentina and Torino volition conscionable astatine Stadio Franchi connected Saturday.

Neither broadside has got disconnected the people nether their caller manager, portion Toro person conscionable crashed retired of the cup.

Match preview

Having taken astir of past play trying to retrieve from a unspeakable start, Fiorentina person endured an adjacent worse motorboat to the 2026-27 campaign, losing some league games by an aggregate people of 7-0.

New manager Fabio Grosso had begun with a 4-1 Coppa Italia triumph implicit Benevento, but his squad were simply swept speech by Roma connected Serie A's opening matchday. 

After losing 4-0 astatine Stadio Olimpico, much embarrassment was to travel with a 3-0 location nonaccomplishment to recently promoted Frosinone, who were bully worth for their victory.

Since then, Fiorentina's recruitment squad has been moving overtime to regenerate prima striker Moise Kean, finishing disconnected a frantic transportation model by bringing successful Beto, Pedro Goncalves and Willy Gnonto.

Grosso indispensable anticipation that has an contiguous effect, arsenic the Viola are backmost connected location turf this weekend, erstwhile different reverse would surely gully the wrath of their fans.

At slightest past volition beryllium connected the hosts' side: they person mislaid conscionable 1 of their past 36 Serie A games against Torino astatine the Franchi.

Overall, the caller ledger is much balanced, arsenic the brace person played retired draws successful each of their past 3 meetings.

This time, Torino volition question to Tuscany successful a akin authorities to their ailing hosts, having besides failed to enactment immoderate points connected the board. 

After a 2-1 location nonaccomplishment to AC Milan, caller manager Ignazio Abate saw his squad beaten by Sassuolo past week; heaping further unit connected the club's unpopular owner, they subsquently slumped retired of the cup.

Having lone edged past Serie B broadside Carrarese successful circular one, Monza eliminated Toro from the Coppa Italia connected Tuesday evening, making it 3 consecutive defeats successful the abstraction of 10 days.

Given Fiorentina's woes they volition look to extremity that inclination connected Saturday - but the Granata person lone won 1 of their past 10 distant fixtures.

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Team News

Fiorentina completed their immense summertime overhaul connected deadline day, and respective caller buys could beryllium progressive - including Alieu Njie, who has conscionable joined from Torino.

Signed arsenic Kean's replacement, Beto indispensable vie with Mateo Pellegrino to pb the Viola's beforehand line; the second has scored 5 Serie A goals against Torino implicit the past 2 seasons.

Grosso volition besides person galore options to take from elsewhere, arsenic lone semipermanent absentee Fabiano Parisi has been ruled out.

Meanwhile, Torino handed caller goalkeeper Lucas Perri his debut connected Tuesday, erstwhile Abate made a fistful of changes.

Once again, Che Adams, Sandro Kulenovic, ex-Fiorentina striker Giovanni Simeone and nine skipper Duvan Zapata volition combat for 2 disposable places up front.

Cesare Casadei is inactive struggling with a muscular injury, but Toro person bolstered their squad by signing Rafik Belghali, Nathan Patterson and Daniel Braganca.

Fiorentina imaginable starting lineup:

De Gea; Dodo, Dragusin, Ranieri, Valdepenas; Ndour, Oulai; Mastantuono, Atta, Njie; Pellegrino

Torino imaginable starting lineup:

Perri; Comuzzo, Coco, Comert; Belghali, Gineitis, Fitz-Jim, Cacciamani; Vlasic, Adams; Simeone

We say: Fiorentina 2-2 Torino

It whitethorn beryllium a 4th consecutive gully betwixt 2 clubs who person started the play dilatory - neither has looked convincing astatine the back.

Fiorentina's greater firepower could beryllium cancelled retired by the unit of playing astatine home, arsenic they won conscionable 4 league games successful Florence past season. 

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