Hellas Verona – Fiorentina

Verona will take advantage of Fiorentina’s fatigue after the European Cup match

Fiorentina in the league and Fiorentina in the European competitions are two completely different teams. At least based on the results. The Fiorentines have been winless for six rounds, while the team have conceded in four of them. Last season, the Fiorentina side faced Empoli and managed to salvage a draw thanks only to an 85th-minute goal from Arthur. Of course, as in many other cases, Italiano's charges deserved a better result. Thus, according to the understat portal, Fiorentina's final xG (expected goals) was 2.26, while Empoli's was just 0.63. One of the reasons for this result was fatigue accumulated by the Italiano wingers. The match against the Azzurri took place between games in the Conference League. The Florentines had already solved the question of qualifying for the last eight in the first leg. The Italians scored four unanswered goals against Braga. Nevertheless, the return leg at the Stadio Artemio Franchi was intense. Although Vincenzo Italiano did axe the line-up, not all the players were rested. "The Pitmen clinched a 3-2 win thanks to a goal scored by the same Arthur in the 83rd minute. Obviously, the club are focused on the cup competitions. Prior to that, Fiorentina reached the Italian Cup semi-finals and have a good chance of progressing to the final. Their position in the standings (14th) is clearly not happy for the Tiffosi. But the high density of the middle group gives hope of improving their position. Verona broke their four-match unbeaten streak last weekend. They lost narrowly to Roma on the road and missed their chances of moving into the relegation zone. They currently have 17 points on their books, two less than league leaders La Spezia. Previously, the Mastiffs have beaten Salernitana (1-0), Lecce (2-0) and Cremonese (2-0), as well as sharing points with Torino, Udinese and Lazio (all 1-1). Significantly, Zaffaroni's men have not lost at the Stadio Marc`Antonio Betegodi in 2023. The outcome of this game depends directly on the opponents' physical condition and their motivation. It is clear that the home side have a much better chance in this respect. Verona have all the prerequisites to take three points in this encounter.