Fiorentina vs Juventus: Juventus is on the road to face Fiorentina in the 1st leg of their two-legged Coppa Italia Semi-final clash on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Fiorentina vs Juventus
Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi, Firenze, Italy
Date: Thursday 3rd March, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://linktr.ee/fcjuventus
Preview
Fiorentina come into this after a 2-1 away loss to Sassuolo in their previous Serie A clash on Saturday.
Traore and Cabral scored for either side as Fiorentina believed they would return with a point but in the 4th minute of extra time, Defrel scored the winner for the hosts.
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This was a hard loss to accept as it brought an end to Fiorentina’s three-match winning run. They remain in 8th place with 42 points.
In their Coppa Italia Quarter-final clash, Fiorentina came from behind to beat Atalanta 3-2 away from home, which ensured their place in this semi-final clash.
On the other hand, Juventus beat Empoli 3-2 away from home in their previous clash to keep their unbeaten run alive since mid-January.
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Vlahovic led the way with 2 goals while Kean also found the net. For Empoli, Zurkowski and Mantia scored.
This pushed Juventus to 4th place in the Serie A table with 50 points.
Juventus beat Sassuolo 2-1 in their Quarter-final clash to seal their place in the Semi-finals.
Both sides last met in November, where Juventus won 1-0 at home due to Cuadrado’s goal in extra time.
Form Guide
Fiorentina: LWWWL
Juventus: WDDDW
Dusan Vlahovic returns to Fiorentina today 👀
He’s not the first Fiorentina player to cross over to Juve’s side 🌶️ pic.twitter.com/lBx23AIvwl
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 2, 2022
Last Matches of both teams:
Sassuolo 2-1 Fiorentina
Empoli 2-3 Juventus
Dusan Vlahovic is now the top scorer in Serie A this season with 2️⃣0️⃣ goals 🔥
FT: Empoli 2-3 Juventus pic.twitter.com/43PUOJ3q9I
— LiveScore (@livescore) February 26, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Fiorentina vs Juventus in India?
The match can be live streamed on the either Club’s official social media handles. No broadcast is available for Indian viewers.
Team News
Lucas Martinez Quarta is the sole absentee for the hosts due to suspension after he was sent off vs Atalanta in the previous round.
For the visitors; Zakaria joined the long list of casualties with a muscle injury. He joined McKennie, Dybala, Sandro, Jorge, Chiellini, Chiesa, Bernardeschi and Rugani on the side-lines.
Fiorentina possible 11:
Terracciano, Milenkovic, Igor, Biraghi, Odriozola, Amrabat, Duncan, Bonaventura, Sottil, Callejon and Piatek
Juventus possible 11:
Perin, Cuadrado, Danilo, de Ligt, Pellegrini, Kean, Locatelli, Arthur, Rabiot, Morata and Vlahovic
Prediction: Fiorentina 1-1 Juventus
Juventus has a depleted squad and are expected to find it difficult against a good Fiorentina side.
Vlahovic’s move to Juventus from Fiorentina is bound to bring in a hostile treatment for the Turin striker.
As a result, we do not see Juventus going too hard at Fiorentina given their loss of players. The hosts should do enough for a draw.
Players to watch out for: Piatek. Sottil, Vlahovic and Kean.