Fiorentina and Roma meet at Stadio Artemio Franchi, in a match for the 17th round of Serie A. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates total balance between these two teams, as there were 3 draws and 2 wins for each team in the last 7 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 30-01-2019, for Coppa Italia, which ended Fiorentina’s victory for (7-1). The goals of the match were scored by F. Chiesa (7 ‘, 18’ e 74 ‘), L. Muriel (33’), M. Benassi (66 ‘) and G. Simeone (79’ e 89 ‘), for Fiorentina , and A. Kolarov (28 ‘), for Rome. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since Fiorentina has considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Fiorentina:
After 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in 13th position, with 17 points won. In their last game, they tied with Internazionale at home by (1‑1), after in the previous game they lost by (2‑1) outside, in a match against Torino. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 24 suffered; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in his stadium, with 27 goals scored and 16 suffered. For the championship, Fiorentina conquered 9 points in 24 possible, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 games he played in his stadium.
For this competition, he does not win in his stadium for 4 games. In their home league games the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (3 in 8 games). His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 5 of the last 8 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 16 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Fiorentina comes to this game after a 1×1 draw against Inter Milan, adding the sixth consecutive day without a victory in the Italian championship: the team’s only goal was scored by Dusan Vlahovic. In this match with the support of the fans coach Vincenzo Montella must act in the usual tactical system, that is, in 3-5-2, being Federico Chiesa and Kevin-Prince Boateng the most offensive references of the team: the first athlete mentioned It stands out in Fiorentina, with 2 goals and 5 assists. Outside of this match will be Franck Ribéry, due to physical problems.
Rome :
The visiting team is currently in the 4th position, with 32 points won, after 9 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate game, he tied out against Internazionale by (0‑0). In the last game, he won at home against SPAL by (3‑1). This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in his stadium. In its last 8 away matches for the championship, Roma records 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, so it conquered 15 points in 24 possible. In their matches for the league as a visitor the most frequent final result at the break was 0-0 (5 in 8 games). His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 5 of the last 8 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 16 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only got 1 comeback.
Roma arrive at this match after a 3-1 victory against SPAL, totaling their fourth consecutive game without losing in the Italian championship: the team’s goals were scored by Diego Perotti, Mkhitaryan and Tomovic (autogol). In this match against Fiorentina, coach Paulo Fonseca will act with a defensive strategy, seeking only the counterattack to explore the back of the opponent’s defense. It should be noted that visitors have great competition in fast transitions: Zaniolo is very fast and excellent when taking the ball to attack. Dzeko is the top scorer of this team, with 6 goals scored. Outside this game will be Cristante, Zappacosta and Kluivert, all with physical problems.
