MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina will be hoping their new coach will bring good luck this weekend, becoming the third Serie A team to change managers in the past week.
when Patrick Vieira Despite being sacked last week, new manager Roberto Murguita guided Genoa to their first win of the season on Monday.
Two days after his inauguration, Luciano Spalletti Last weekend, they led Juventus to a 2-1 victory over Cremonese.
Fiorentina sack Stefano Pioli On Tuesday, the Viola fell to the bottom of Serie A without a win until round 10. Former Roma captain and coach Daniele De Rossi appointed However, he is suspended for Sunday’s game after being sent off in his last game in charge of Roma a year ago.
Instead, interim manager Daniele Garoppa will manage Fiorentina in Genoa.
major matches
Three of Serie A’s four leading teams are facing difficult situations.
League leaders Napoli will travel to Bologna, who have not lost in nearly two months and sit three points behind the top four.
Milan’s two clubs and Roma both sit just below the defending champions. Roma host Udinese on Sunday, just after the game against Napoli and just before Inter Milan take on Lazio at the San Siro.
AC Milan could already be at the top of the table by then, as a game against lower-ranked Parma looks likely to be easier on Saturday. Parma are just one point above the relegation zone.
Juventus will be at home in a derby match against Torino on Saturday.
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Rafael Leão is in the form he was in when he was named Serie A’s MVP four seasons ago. Leon missed the opening month of the season with a calf injury, but recovered and scored a goal against AC Milan. 1-0 victory over Roma Entering Sunday’s game, he increased his points total in his last four games to three goals and one assist.
jamie vardy He has scored two goals in his last three games for Cremonese.
Inter’s main forward Markus Thuram should return to Serie A after being sidelined for more than a month with a hamstring injury. Thuram came on as a substitute in the 71st minute in Wednesday’s Champions League match against Kairat, which ended in a 2-1 win.
Christian Pulisic of the United States returned to training after the match. hamstring injury He could feature midway through the second half of AC Milan’s game against Parma.
Activity suspended
Milan will be without injured midfielder Adrien Rabiot, but forward Santiago Jimenez could return from an ankle injury.
Roma’s often-injured playmaker Paulo Dybala will be sidelined for about three weeks as he tore his hamstring muscle while taking a penalty against Milan.
Excludes long-term injury absentees kevin de bruyne Napoli are working hard to improve the fitness of Leonardo Spinazzola and Billy Gilmour, who were forced off injured in last weekend’s goalless draw against Como.
Midfielder Remo Freuler broke his collarbone in Bologna’s win over Parma and will be out for about two months.
off the field
AC Milan and Inter Milan They completed the purchase of San Siro The city and surrounding areas were cleared on Wednesday, paving the way for the clubs to demolish their 99-year-old stadiums and jointly build a new 71,500-seat arena.
The idea is to prepare a new stadium in case Italy co-hosts the event. 2032 European Championship With Türkiye.
Verona also announced This week they announced that they had started the process of building a new stadium on the site of the current arena, adding that they wanted to bid to host Euro 2032, “which the club sees as an important opportunity for Verona and Italy.”
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