Fiorentina vs Torino Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Raffaele Palladino enjoyed a positive opening few months in charge of Fiorentina as they stormed into the Serie A title race but their form has majorly dipped and they have slipped away as they welcome Torino to the Artemio Franchi this weekend.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 19th January, 2025: UK – 11:30am / US ET – 6:30am / US PT – 3:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Fiorentina Team News: The system switch
Palladino did struggle at the start of the season as a Gian Piero Gasperini disciple with his back three system but things improved once he adapted and moved to Fiorentina’s usual back four.
After some poor form, they returned to the back three but things haven’t improved so it will be interesting to see if I Viola once again stick to switching back to the four-at-the-back system.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Dodo, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens; Richardson, Adli; Colpani, Gudmundsson, Beltran; Kean
Unavailable: Biraghi (Injured), Cataldi (Injured), Bove (Illness)
Questionable:
Torino Team News: Couple of suspensions
The visitors have a couple of key suspension issues for this weekend’s trip to Florence as both centre-back Sebastian Walukiewicz and midfielder Karol Linetty are unavailable.
As well as the absence of that duo, Torino also have some key injury issues for this weekend’s visit including the likes of Perr Schuurs, Ivan Ilic and Duvan Zapata.
Predicted XI (4-4-1-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Vojvoda, Guillermo Maripan, Saul Coco, Sosa; Lazaro, Ricci, Tameze, Karamoh; Vlasic; Adams
Unavailable: Walukiewicz (Suspended), Schuurs (Injured), Ilic (Injured), Gineitis (Injured), Linetty (Suspended), Duvan Zapata (Injured)
Questionable:
Fiorentina vs Torino Prediction
Fiorentina come into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to Monza last weekend against Palladino’s former club. I Viola were pushing towards the top end of the table but the hosts are now winless in their last six matches across all competitions since mid-December. They now face a Torino side that have underwhelmed themselves since their own bright start to the campaign and the Paolo Vanoli reign. They did earn a 1-1 draw with Juventus in the Derby della Mole last weekend but the visitors have suffered just one win in their last 11 matches with that one win coming from a Che Adams strike from the half-way line. These are two out of form sides and a low-scoring affair would therefore seem the likeliest outcome for this one.
Fiorentina vs Torino Tip: Under 3.5 goals
