Preview: Fiorentina vs Torinoļ¼ŒSerie A Gameweek 21

  • football king 2025/01/18 10:18
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After a superb run of eight straight wins in Serie A briefly took them into the title race, Fiorentina are now winless in five top-flight matches - and six overall.


Their woes reached a new low earlier this week, when losing 2-1 in Monza, against opponents who had previously failed to win a single league game at home.


Having started the year with a 3-0 home defeat to title contenders Napoli - which saw them suffer consecutive Serie A losses at Stadio Franchi for the first time since 2023 - the Tuscan side have now slipped down to sixth place.


On home turf, Fiorentina have not lost three league games on the spin for almost 20 years, so the pressure is being ratcheted up on head coach Raffaele Palladino, who had so recently been receiving plenty of plaudits.


Already out of the Coppa Italia, and with the Conference League on hiatus, the Viola must concentrate on turning things around in the Italian top flight - starting by extending a good run of results against Torino.


Failing to score in any of the last three, Torino have won just two of their last 10 league games against Fiorentina, including a 1-0 home loss in November's reverse fixture.


Since the middle of last month, the Granata's form has been little better than the Viola's, and a hard-fought draw in last week's Derby della Mole was their third successive stalemate.