Viola Nation - Roma vs Fiorentina: Serie A 2018-2019A Fiorentina blog for Viola fanshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50059/viola-fav.png2019-04-04T11:33:45+02:00http://www.violanation.com/rss/stream/180554312019-04-04T11:33:45+02:002019-04-04T11:33:45+02:00Roma 2-2 Fiorentina: Recap and player grades
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<figcaption>Look at these marvels. | Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>Dabo played 90 and Chiesa made an appearance. What more can you ask for at this point?</p> <h2 id="jv8fT5">Pre-match</h2>
<p id="cEaIJD"><a href="https://www.chiesaditotti.com/">AS Roma</a> boss (and beloved former <a href="https://www.violanation.com/">Fiorentina</a> manager/slightly befuddle grampa) Claudio Ranieri handed a surprise start to teenaged winger Justin Kluivert—perhaps in deference to the Viola, who boast a squad chock full of second generation talents—but otherwise kept more or less to his expected XI.</p>
<p id="bvjMSn"><span>Stefano Pioli</span> similarly avoided deviating from his preferred lineup. With Federico Chiesa fit only for the bench, <span>Luis Muriel</span> and Giovanni Simeone spearheaded the attack; VN favorite Bryan Dabo got his first start of the year as an actual midfielder, rather than a wingback, in a fluid 4-3-3ish shape.</p>
<h2 id="bMmcS5">First half</h2>
<p id="Tm45oA">Fiorentina emerged much the stronger side and nearly took the lead after just 4 minutes, with a neat Dabo cross from the left finding <span>Marco Benassi</span> for a volleyed shot that forced <span>Antonio Mirante</span> into an acrobatic save. 5 minutes later, a clever Jordan Veretout pass through the lines freed up Simeone in the box, but some strong pressure from Federico Fazio saw him lose the ball, only Gerson and Benassi to scuff the chance after the Roma defense handed it right back. While the hosts weren’t entirely toothless—some nice interplay between Nicolò Zaniolo and Edin Džeko caused some problems for the Viola defense—the visitors’ persistence was rewarded after some lovely interplay between Veretout, Simeone, and Gerson freed Luis Muriel up for a shot that Mirante palmed out for a corner. And from that corner, <span>Cristiano Biraghi</span> hung a cross into the area that, due to some clever play design, gave Germán Pezzella a free header. The captain’s noggin hammered the ball off the turf and up into the roof of the net for his second goal of the season.</p>
<p id="siBvGs">And, 85 seconds later, Roma equalized. Some tricky work from Kluivert on the left after a lovely switch of play from Džeko let the teenaged Dutchman dink in a cross for Zaniolo, who’d shaken loose of Pezzella, to head a ball into the goal off the post. It was the most Fiorentina goal imaginable.</p>
<p id="ow6P74"><span>Aleksandar Kolarov</span> played a neat cross to Džeko, but Pezzella got his block in. At the 23’ mark, Muriel nearly scored the best goal in Serie A this year with a swerving strike from fully 35 yards out that utterly befuddled Mirante but pinged out off the upright. Alban Lafont made a sharp save on a Džeko effort at 34’, but the rest of the half was mostly a dreary affair consisting of players booting each other’s shins in midfield with almost no goalscoring chances, although Simeone nearly flicked on a corner to a sliding Nikola Milenković just before the half.</p>
<h2 id="jKTr20">Second half</h2>
<p id="gYbXAo">6 minutes after the restart, it was, of course, Gerson who fired his current club into the lead against his parent club. A well-struck volley may not have beaten Mirante on its own, but a big deflection off of <span>Juan Jesus</span> did the trick, and Gerson got the goal; demonstrating some class, he opted not to celebrate, although his teammates certainly picked up the slack in that department.</p>
<p id="Plh12C">In a marked improvement over their efforts in the first half, Fiorentina waited a full 6 minutes to concede an equalizer this time. Once again, Kluivert danced around on the left before pinging in his cross, and this time it was Diego Perotti who met it with a splendid volley that, after a deflection off Milenkovic, fizzed into the back of the net, leaving Lafont no chance.</p>
<p id="0v90Oq">Roma were probably the better side after that, although Fiorentina sporadically threatened on the break. The real high point was the introduction of Chiesa just after the hour; our Lord and Savior looked a bit rusty, but not short on confidence. Some tempers flared—Milenkovic and Perotti had a bit of a dustup that was rather amusing due to their significant differences in sheer physical size—but by the time the triple blast arrived, a 2-2 draw felt about right on the balance of play.</p>
<h2 id="iqIdcf">Post-match</h2>
<p id="M1BsEm">This is one of the better matches that Stefano Pioli has orchestrated this year. The Viola shut down the ever-dangerous Džeko and spoiled much of their hosts’ midfield play. While some of that is surely on the ongoing Roma implosion, some outstanding work from Bryan Dabo (gee, who’d’ve thunk?) and the other members of the midfield, as well as some fearless stuff from the defenders, created a solid platform for the team to earn at least a point. Roma’s goals both came from moments of individual brilliance rather than a tactical shortcoming. Well done, mister, in laying out a mostly-stifling plan that created some chances and gave your side more possession than last year’s <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a> semifinalists at their own stadium.</p>
<p id="LNCcPX">A lot of it, though, was simply players winning individual battles. Dabo did well in the air and carrying the ball past defenders, and Gerson was his usual masterful self in winning free kicks in midfield by using his all-butt, old-man-at-the-YMCA-pickup-game style to help relieve pressure. Milenković mostly kept Perotti quiet and Simeone attacked the space behind Kolarov relentlessly. The problem with that approach, as we’ve seen, is that this Viola squad probably doesn’t have the sheer quality necessary to rely on that particular set of tactics, and this might be nothing more than a false positive.</p>
<h2 id="onZUZm">Player grades</h2>
<p id="DXtoCJ"><strong>Lafont</strong>: 6—Didn’t really have much to do, honestly. Completely helpless for both goals and had rather routine work otherwise.</p>
<p id="C3Cl5D"><strong>Milenković</strong>: 6—Kept Perotti very quiet aside from the goal. But left him too much space for the shot and also let the little Argentinian get under his skin, earning himself a cheap booking.</p>
<p id="DQD5kB"><strong>Pezzella</strong>: 7—His splendid header was somewhat undermined his losing Zanioli shortly after for the equalizer. But he kept his head up and unceremoniously destroyed every other attack that the host attempted to construct. Dude is fantastic.</p>
<p id="SFuLNI"><strong>Vitor Hugo</strong>: 6.5—For the first time in what feels like forever, he just played a good, solid defensive game. Didn’t get beaten. Didn’t do anything crazy. Heck, didn’t even pop up his usual lamentable clearance. Well done, young man.</p>
<p id="mCk1yW"><strong>Biraghi</strong>: 6.5—A very Biraghi performance. Spent a lot of time as an out-and-out winger per Pioli’s instructions. Played in some clever passes and pressed well from the front. Did a nice job of defensive containment when it was asked of him.</p>
<p id="p3Qqg8"><strong>Benassi</strong>: 6.5—Motivated and involved today, relatively speaking. Cracked a coupleof nice shots on goal and occasionally even participated in the buildup. Even dug in defensively a few times, but we’re mostly looking at his shooting and his positive forward passing.</p>
<p id="chvKAW"><strong>Veretout</strong>: 7—Beasted around the base of midfield, cutting off opposition passing options and picking up the ball whenever possible. Used clever changes of pace to break the lines with the ball at his feet and played it neatly along the carpet when his space was limited. Just such a tidy, clever, and hard-working guy in the middle.</p>
<p id="jR9wuH"><strong>Dabo</strong>: 7—Won the ball in the air and on the ground. Carried the ball past opposing midfielders and broke the lines. Created opportunities for his teammates. Basically did everything that we’ve insisted he can do all year. Needs to start every week.</p>
<p id="TlsZOL"><strong>Gerson</strong>: 7.5—Drifted around between the lines and continually found half-spaces on the left to turn and run through. Earned numerous free kicks and basically made himself a headache for the opposition. The goal was perhaps a bit fluky but entirely deserved.</p>
<p id="LWpfp8"><strong>Simeone</strong>: 6.5—Didn’t really do much damage in the Roma box, but did everything else. Caused several uncomfortable moments for Roma by attacking the channels and pulling the opposition centerbacks out of shape, and also tracked back magnificently. Just didn’t get a lot of service to work with.</p>
<p id="CBqle4"><strong>Muriel</strong>: 5.5—Had his spectacular shot that rattled the woodwork bounced intot the net, this number would be higher. But it didn’t, and he wasn’t especially threatening otherwise. Spent too much time dropping deep rather than attacking defenders in space.</p>
<p id="gFdnMX"><strong>Chiesa</strong>: 5—Off the pace and rusty and we don’t care because the Viola talisman is back.</p>
<p id="Si0plz"><strong>Mirallas</strong>: 5—Huh. Guess he was out there for a bit.</p>
https://www.violanation.com/2019/4/4/18294952/roma-2-2-fiorentina-serie-a-recap-review-player-grades-ratingsThe Tito2019-04-03T23:02:05+02:002019-04-03T23:02:05+02:00Roma 2-2 Fiorentina: Highlights
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<p>A draw doesn’t really make any difference to Fiorentina anyways.</p> <h2 id="OgzsTp">Pre-match</h2>
<p id="80L5MN"><a href="https://www.chiesaditotti.com/">AS Roma</a> coach Claudio Ranieri gave Justin Kluivert a rare start on the wing, while Nicolò Zaniolo (who played for <a href="https://www.violanation.com/">Fiorentina</a> at one time) got the start in midfield. Viola mister <span>Stefano Pioli</span> picked Bryan Dabo in midfield.</p>
<h2 id="HLxBtA">First half</h2>
<p id="JnU0an">Fiorentina captain Germán Pezzella headed a bouncer into the roof of the net after a clever corner routine and nice cross from <span>Cristiano Biraghi</span>.</p>
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<p id="GLG5kt">85 seconds later, Roma’s 19-year-olds connected to equalize, with Kluivert crossing for Zaniolo to head home.</p>
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<p lang="nl" dir="ltr">In de 12e minuut kwam Roma 0-1 achter, doelpunt van Pezzella. In de 14e minuut maakte Roma gelijk. Doelpunt van Zaniolo, op aangeven van Justin Kluivert. <a href="https://twitter.com/justin_kluivert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@justin_kluivert</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RomaFiorentina?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RomaFiorentina</a> <a href="https://t.co/hDtdRVFrlf">pic.twitter.com/hDtdRVFrlf</a></p>— BALCIO ⚽ (@Balcio17) <a href="https://twitter.com/Balcio17/status/1113527574620266498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2019</a>
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<p id="vrHC6m">At 23’, <span>Luis Muriel</span> hit the post after a drive from fully 35 yards out that left Roma goalie <span>Antonio Mirante</span> utterly bamboozled. Would have been the finest strike you’ll see.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"> ✨ <br><br>Luis Muriel can hit them! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SerieA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SerieA</a> <a href="https://t.co/qqAOuuqhEs">pic.twitter.com/qqAOuuqhEs</a></p>— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/PremierSportsTV/status/1113524435829559298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2019</a>
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<h2 id="5Ws28j">Second half</h2>
<p id="Mbim1t">Gerson pulled Fiorentina back ahead from nowhere with a volley that took a big deflection off <span>Juan Jesus</span> and left Mirante with no chance.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gerson scores for <a href="https://twitter.com/acffiorentina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@acffiorentina</a> <br><br>Detrimental to his parent club's bid for Champions League football next season ❌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SerieA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SerieA</a> <a href="https://t.co/NVSD4tYc3E">pic.twitter.com/NVSD4tYc3E</a></p>— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/PremierSportsTV/status/1113537980017336320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2019</a>
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<p id="iHW4ZL">Diego Perotti evened it up with a deflected volley of his own not long after, though.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a Gol <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Perotti?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Perotti</a> !!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RomaFiorentina?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RomaFiorentina</a><a href="https://t.co/STeVz54wOe">pic.twitter.com/STeVz54wOe</a></p>— indoroma (@indoroma) <a href="https://twitter.com/indoroma/status/1113540270635634688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2019</a>
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<h2 id="PwhZMr">Full time</h2>
<p id="or8fjD"><strong>Goals</strong>: Pezzella 12’ (ass. Biraghi), Zaniolo 14’ (ass. Kluivert), Gerson 51’, Perotti 57’ (ass. Kluivert)</p>
<p id="ZyOaFn"><strong>Cards</strong>: Kolarov 3’, Simeone 66’, Perotti 70’, Milenković 70’, Karsdorp 71’, Veretout 84’, Biraghi 88’</p>
https://www.violanation.com/2019/4/3/18294245/roma-2-2-fiorentina-highlights-goals-serie-a-pezzella-zaniolo-gersonThe Tito2019-04-03T20:07:14+02:002019-04-03T20:07:14+02:00Roma vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch
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<figcaption>We’re just as surprised as you, Bryan. | Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>It’s Dabo time.</p> <h2 id="WqdZkw">Late news</h2>
<p id="ObRxEC">Claudio Ranieri has made a couple of changes for <a href="https://www.chiesaditotti.com/">AS Roma</a>: <span>Antonio Mirante</span> will step in for the disastrous Robin Olsen between the sticks, while Justin Kluivert will get a rare start on the wing. <a href="https://www.violanation.com/">Fiorentina</a> boss <span>Stefano Pioli</span> has opted for Gerson in the front three and Bryan Dabo (finally) in midfield, although this could wind up being a 3-5-2 with Dabo at wingback again. Federico Chiesa is fit enough only for the bench.</p>
<h2 id="L5fJWV">Lineups</h2>
<p id="J4BwaK"><strong>Roma</strong> (4-3-3): Mirante; Santon, Fazio, <span>Juan Jesus</span>, Kolarov; Zaniolo, Nzonzi, Cristante; Kluivert, Džeko, Perotti</p>
<p id="dSOKdd"><strong>Fiorentina</strong> (4-3-3): Lafont; Milenković, Pezzella, Vitor Hugo, Biraghi; Benassi, Veretout, Dabo; Gerson, Simeone, Mirallas </p>
<h2 id="uu7O3R">How to watch</h2>
<p id="lZgX8B"><strong>TV</strong>: Unless you have RAI, you’re probably out of luck; check the full international listings <a href="https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/3072162/roma-vs-fiorentina/">here</a>.</p>
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<p id="yuaAUA"><strong>Forza Viola!</strong></p>
https://www.violanation.com/2019/4/3/18292297/roma-fiorentina-serie-a-official-lineups-formations-how-to-watch-online-stream-comment-threadThe Tito2019-04-02T01:42:46+02:002019-04-02T01:42:46+02:00Roma vs Fiorentina: Preview
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<p>Remember when the Viola played a lot of midweek games because they were in Europe? Let’s pretend this is one of those.</p> <p id="KeTVzl">Fresh off their league-leading 14th draw of the year, <a href="https://www.violanation.com/">Fiorentina</a> have to get ready for a rare midweek match against <a href="https://www.chiesaditotti.com/">AS Roma</a>. In 182 meetings dating back to 1931, the Viola have managed a record of W56 D65 L61 against the Giallorossi. Over their past 10 meetings in Serie A, though, the Gigliati have a miserable return of W2 D2 L6; on the other hand, when last these two met, it was a <a href="https://www.violanation.com/2019/2/2/18207132/fiorentina-7-1-roma-coppa-italia-recap-player-ratings-grades">historic 7-1</a> win for the good guys in the Coppa Italia earlier this year that still seems unreal.</p>
<p id="8U7a66">The referee for this one is 37-year-old Davide Massa of Imperia, who’s highly rated enough to handle <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league">Champions League</a> and international matches. In 13 Serie A matches this year, he’s handed out 65 yellow cards, 1 red card, and 5 penalties. In the 16 games he’s reffed for Fiorentina, the good guys have managed a tally of 8 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses. We most recently saw him in the scoreless draw at <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/genoa">Genoa</a> which the Viola somehow neglected to win.</p>
<p id="gfSPPP">The match will be played on <strong>Wednesday, 3 April 2019</strong>, at <strong>7:00 PM GMT/3:00 PM EST</strong> at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The forecast calls for unpleasant conditions: heavy wind and steady rain could leave the pitch soaking wet and not much fun to play on, which may honestly benefit the visitors more than the hosts.</p>
<h2 id="WzksIR">Roma</h2>
<p id="ztgnvG">Since sacking Eusebio di Francesco 3 weeks ago and bringing in old friend Claudio Ranieri, things haven’t exactly worked themselves out for the Lupi, who now sit in 7th place with 47 points, one behind eternal rivals <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/lazio">Lazio</a> and 2 ahead of <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/torino">Torino</a> in 8th. The Tinkerman’s results have been rather underwhelming thus far: a win against <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/empoli">Empoli</a> in his first appearance was a bit scrappy, but subsequent losses to SPAL and then a 1-4 humiliation at the hands of <a href="https://www.thesirenssong.com/">Napoli</a> have made it clear that the Giallorossi have a lot of work to do if they want to qualify for Europe next year.</p>
<p id="fEwtLg">Part of the problem in the capital is injuries: <span>Alessandro Florenzi</span> (calf) and Stefan El Shaarawy (calf) are both out, as is <span>Kostas Manolas</span> (suspension), while Javier Pastore (calf) and Lorenzo Pellegrini (hamstring) are both doubtful as well. Ranieri has stuck with his predecessor’s 4-3-3, although he’s likely to switch it to his preferred 4-2-3-1 soon. The danger men are, of course, Edin Džeko (7 goals, 4 assists), a reborn <span>Aleksandar Kolarov</span> (7 goals, 1 assist), and former Fiorentina academy player Nicolò Zaniolo.</p>
<p id="8K3tPI">Roma excel at set pieces, with two defenders ranking among their top 4 scorers, so keep an eye out for any fouls around the box. Otherwise, expect Patrik Schick, nominally stationed on the right wing, to drift into central areas, with Zaniolo shuttling out to fill the space on the wing. Iván Marcano will probably draw the start next to Federico Fazio in defense, so a deep line will suit the Giallorossi. However, they’ll want to get Kolarov forward, so expect to see the Viola target their opponents’ leftback zone in an attempt to either pin the Serbian back or exploit the space he vacates.</p>
<h2 id="UMrEBS">Fiorentina</h2>
<p id="49w3T2">Well, the Viola are officially the most mid table side in Italy. Their 37 points are good for 10th place, 7 behind <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/sampdoria">Sampdoria</a> in 9th and 5 ahead of <a href="https://www.crusaderschorus.com/">Parma</a> in 11th. If you really still think that the club could storm into 7th, meeting Andrea Della Valle’s preseason goal, well, that’s 9 points away. It’s not like the players are rounding into form, either: 5 straight outings without a win mean they’ve collected just 3 points from those matches. It’s bad, y'all.</p>
<p id="M37Qsd">Manager Stefano Pioli has to be out of time, especially with a replacement reportedly lined up already in the form of former <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/serie-a/teams/sassuolo">Sassuolo</a> and Roma mister Eusebio di Francesco. Pioli will also have to plan around the absence of Federico Chiesa (abdominal) and <span>Edimilson Fernandes</span> (leg). Germán Pezzella will at least return to the side, but we could see some rotation as well, especially as the coach looks to blood some new talent.</p>
<p id="EKz9uh">Any of <span>Federico Ceccherini</span>, David Hancko, and Bryan Dabo could enter the first XI, while Gerson could get a look on the wing against his parent club if <span>Kevin Mirallas</span>’ legs aren’t ready for another start. Don’t expect another 7-1 sort of result, as Ranieri is happy to drop his defense deep to prevent space in behind. That means we could see a rather scuffling effort from the visitors, although the focus will, as ever, be on exploiting space and speed behind the defense and through the channels. In particular, <span>Luis Muriel</span> will play a key role here, as his sheer speed could be Fiorentina’s primary weapon.</p>
<h2 id="4fqj7h">Possible lineups</h2>
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<h2 id="pzuoDx">How to watch</h2>
<p id="rp2JbT"><strong>TV</strong>: Looks like it’s RAI or bust for this one, but check the full international listings <a href="https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/3072162/roma-vs-fiorentina/">here</a>.</p>
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<h2 id="4FHlMI">Ted’s Memorial Blind Guess Department</h2>
<p id="ICRVpv">While Fiorentina are quite unsteady right now, Roma are in full-fledged crisis mode. Between the injuries and the confusion around the club, they might be even more broken than Fiorentina, which is saying something. Given the slowness of the defense and the general quagmire in which the team is held, I think that the Viola will be able to find space in behind, especially since Roma will push up at home. That should leave a lot of space for the Viola to break into, and we’ve seen how that one ends. Therefore, I’ll call it a 2-1 win for the visitors, with goals from Simeone (who’s got a good record against the Lupi) and Muriel, with Fazio pulling one back off a set piece.</p>
<p id="ZVjbYo"><strong>Forza Viola!</strong></p>
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