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It has been a much-improved month or so for Fiorentina after they had started the season slowly and they head into this clash at the Artemio Franchi against a Roma side that are generally struggling.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Sunday 27th October, 2024 - UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 3:45pm / US PT – 12:45pm
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+
FIORENTINA PREVIEW: FLUENT FIORENTINA
Fiorentina have been the runners’ up in each of the last two seasons in the UEFA Europa Conference League, losing to West Ham United and Olympiakos. I Viola lost their manager Vincenzo Italiano to Bologna over the summer and decided to recruit and appoint Monza boss Raffaele Palladino.
The Florentians come into this one on the back of a come from behind 4-2 defeat of St Gallen in the league phase of the UEFA Europa Conference League in midweek. That victory means they have now won five and drawn one of their last six matches across all competitions, scoring 16 goals in the process.
ROMA PREVIEW: ROMAN RUINS
Roma have already sacked club legend Daniele De Rossi in the early stages of this season with supporters expressing displeasure with the running of the club by the Friedkin Group. The Giallorossi have managed just two wins in their opening eight games in Serie A and they came in the short honeymoon period of new manager Ivan Juric.
Juric enjoyed those back-to-back victories around a month ago before their form slipped again with a defeat to Elfsborg in Sweden before a draw to Monza and then a loss at home to Internazionale last weekend. They did manage to edge past Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Europa League in midweek with an early Artem Dovbyk penalty.
FIORENTINA TEAM NEWS: COUPLE OF ISSUES
Big money summer signing Marin Pongracic has suffered from injury and suspension at the start of this season and he remains a doubt for this weekend with both Rolando Mandragora and Albert Gudmundsson sidelined through injury.
PREDICTED XI (4-4-2): David de Gea; Dodo, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens; Colpani, Adli, Cataldi, Bove; Kean, Sottil
UNAVAILABLE: Mandragora (Injured), Gudmundsson (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Pongracic (Injured)
ROMA TEAM NEWS: ISSUES OUT WIDE
Roma are dealing with a couple of injury issues in wide positions for this weekend. Former AC Milan man Alexis Saelemaekers is unavailable due to an ankle injury and Stephan El Shaarawy is also sidelined this weekend.
PREDICTED XI (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Tasende; Celik, Kone, Cristante, Zalewski; Dybala, Pellegrini; Dovbyk
UNAVAILABLE: Saelemaekers (Injured), El Shaarawy (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
FIORENTINA VS ROMA PREDICTION
Fiorentina lacked a bit of fluency at the start of the season when Palladino had switched Italiano’s four-at-the-back system to his preference of a back three but I Viola have been much-improved since reverting back to the four. Ivan Juric is struggling to get fans on side at Roma and the short-lived honeymoon period, if you can even call it that, is very much over. Fiorentina, especially at the Artemio Franchi, are the firm favourites for this one.
FIORENTINA VS ROMA TIP: FIORENTINA TO WIN