Relegation-threatened Hellas Verona and bottom-half underachivers Fiorentina are set to square off at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi in a high-stakes Serie A clash.
Hellas Verona’s mini-revival in Serie A featuring four consecutive unbeaten matches (W2, D2) ended abruptly with a 1-0 defeat at Roma last time out, leaving Marco Zaffaroni’s side on the periphery of safe placings. With 17th-placed Spezia only two points away at the start of this round, ‘I Rossoblu’ will feel confident about closing the gap as they return to the Marc’Antoio Bentegodi, where they’ve won three out of four league outings in 2023 ‘to nil’ (D1). However, they cannot let their home resurgence get the better of them, considering they’ve failed to win any of their last six meetings with Fiorentina in Serie A (D4, L2), including a 2-0 defeat in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
On the other hand, Fiorentina came from a 2-0 deficit to beat Sporting Braga 3-2 in the return leg of their Europa Conference League knockout playoff contest, securing an impressive 7-2 aggregate win to set up an exciting last-16 tie against Turkish outfit Sivasspor. Going the distance in Europe could be the only saving grace for ‘La Viola’ this season, as they start this round stuck in the lower reaches after going winless in their last six Serie A matches (D2, L4). Vincenzo Italiano’s lads netted a league-low three goals during that six-game sequence, casting doubt on their hopes of extending a two-match unbeaten top-flight run at Verona (W1, D1). Conversion rate has been a genuine problem for Fiorentina this season, as witnessed by last weekend’s 1-1 draw against Empoli, where they amassed 27 attempts on goal.
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