Preview of Inter-Fiorentina: Latest News, Stats, Predicted Line-ups
Despite the home loss to PAOK, Fiorentina are likely to qualify to the knock-out stage as group winners, whilst the away 3-2 defeat to Hapoel Be’er Sheva caused Inter’s elimination from the competition with one match still to be played. Despite a good position in the table (Fiorentina sit 8th, not too far from a Europa League spot), tomorrow’s game could be the last chance saloon for manager Paulo Sousa who is not on good terms with the club and its fans after claiming that Federico Bernardeschi is destined to join a more ambitious club than Fiorentina.
Inter do not quite have the same problem having changed three managers in the first three months of the campaign and Stefano Pioli wants to snatch his first win in charge of the Serie A giants that still aim to qualify for the Champions League despite being eight points behind AS Roma and AC Milan.
Gary Medel and Rodrigo Palacio are injured and will skip tomorrow night’s game. Andrea Ranocchia and Jaison Murillo are in competition for a spot in centre defence, whilst either Eder or Perisic could start on the left. Geoffrey Kondogbia should start over Ever Banega once again.
PREDICTED LINEUPS FOR INTER-FIORENTINA
INTER (4-3-3) - Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo/Ranocchia, Nagatomo/Ansaldi; Brozovic, Joao Mario, Kondogbia; Candreva, Icardi, Perisic/Eder.
Suspended: –
Injured: Palacio, Medel
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1) - Tatarusanu; Tomovic/Salcedo, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Astori, Milic; Badelj, Borja Valero; Bernardeschi, Ilicic, Tello; Kalinic.
Suspended: –
Injured: –
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