Multiple sources in Italy claim that Fiorentina are considering sacking their coach, Paolo Vanoli, after barely a month from his appointment, as the Tuscans are still winless in Serie A and have lost four matches from seven under the 53-year-old.

Several Italian sources, including Gazzetta and Corriere dello Sport, claim that Fiorentina coach Vanoli is on the brink and could be sacked just one month after replacing Stefano Pioli at the Stadio Franchi.

Fiorentina could sack Vanoli after latest loss

Fiorentina sit at the bottom of the table and lost at home against 19th-placed Verona on Sunday, prompting the club to impose a media blackout and send the team into an ‘indefinite’ training retreat.

The Tuscans have only collected six points in 15 Serie A matches and are the only winless team in the league.

Fiorentina hired Vanoli on November 7 to replace Pioli, but the appointment of the ex-Torino and Venezia coach clearly hasn’t produced the desired results.

Fiorentina collected draws against Genoa and Juventus under Violi and lost to Sassuolo, Atalanta and Verona. They lost at home against AEK Athens in the Conference League, but at least managed to beat Dynamo Kyiv.

Fiorentina tension skyrockets

According to Corriere dello Sport, ex-Fiorentina coach Giuseppe Iachini has emerged as one of the early options to replace Vanoli, but the club are currently making their assessments.

Tension in town is so high that Gazzetta reports that the team was taken to the training centre Viola Park on black tinted vans rather than on the team bus after the game yesterday.

Fiorentina fans protested inside and outside the stadium, blaming the players and club directors Alessandro Ferrari and Roberto Goretti, who are currently at the Viola training ground where the team has to prepare for the upcoming Conference League match against Lausanne.

La Gazzetta dello Sport

Fiorentina, Serie B hell. Vanoli might leave too

Inter lead

Overtake at the top: Nerazzurri are the leaders alone

Bisseck and Lautaro decide it. Chivu’s pride: ‘Now we want the Supercoppa.’

Juve coup

Golden Cabal. Victory in Bologna with an eye to the Champions League

Little devil

Milan and the nightmare of newly promoted teams, luckily, there’s Bartesaghi

Ahi Napoli

Udinese dominate. Conte: ‘No excuses, we’re struggling.’

Soulé and Nico Paz play for the World Cup too.

Corriere dello Sport

Lauturbo

Chivu’s sprint

Goal and assist: The Toro overtakes Conte and Max, Supercoppa on Thursday.

Inter take the lead. Milan’s draw, Napoli’s stop

Cristian celebrates: 2-1 win at Marassi. Bisseck breaks the deadlock. Laurienté shocks Allegri. Sassuolo’s comeback (2-2). Conte falls in Udine (1-0). Ekkelenkamp scores.

Roma jump: the big chance

Gasp can return in the Scudetto zone: ‘I’ll end my career here, ambition needed to improve.’ Ndicka plays, Wesley returns.

Viola sink: endless training retreat

Shadows on Vanoli: hypothesis Iachini. The Franchi protests: survival is eight points away. Orban’s brace decisive.

Spalletti’s breakthrough

The Bianconeri win again away after 43 days. Cabal scores. Lucio: ‘The best win since I’m here.’ Zortea hits the crossbar on 0-0. Heggem sent off. Supercoppa: on Friday, Italiano against Inter.

Tuttosport

Milan stumble against Sassuolo, Napoli fall in Udine: Chivu’s overtake

Inter put them back in line

On the pitch after the rivals, the Nerazzurri don’t waste their chance: Bisseck and Lautaro sign the blitz in Genoa. The Rossoneri don’t digest the newly promoted sides. Bartesaghi’s brace: 2-2. Palpitation in San Siro after the draw with Pisa and the defeat against Cremonese. Zaniolo sends Conte’s team into a tilt, punished by a super Ekkelenkamp goal. From Thursday, the Supercoppa in Riyadh.

Juve to Cabal

Convincing and heavy win in Bologna: 1-0.

A defender’s header rewards a high-level performance. Rossoblu (who end up with ten men) are overtaken, and a Champions League spot is one point below. Spalletti (five wins in the last six games): ‘It can be a breakthrough.’

Cholito, the leader: ‘Such a good Toro!’

Image of a bomber and a very Granata family: ‘I couldn’t wait to return to action.’ But Baroni’s troubles are not over.

Viola sink, endless training retreat

Fiorentina have taken action after Sunday’s disappointing 2-1 loss at home against Hellas Verona in Serie A, which marked their 15th league match without a win. 

La Viola remain rooted to the bottom of the table after a Gift Orban brace condemned them to their ninth league defeat of the season. 

You can see how the action unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.

How Fiorentina responded to 2-1 Verona defeat

Fiorentina are stuck in 20th place in the Serie A table. They have drawn six and lost nine so far in the league this season. This is only the third time ever that they have gone 15 matches without a win in one season, the previous instances occurring in the 1970-71 and 1937-38 seasons. 

In response to their loss on Sunday afternoon, no Fiorentina coaches, players nor officials spoke to the media. 

According to reports from Sky Sport Italia, the Fiorentina management have decided to send the squad for an ‘indefinite’ training camp ahead of their Conference League match against Lausanne on Thursday. 

It remains to be seen what Sunday’s loss means for the future of head coach Paolo Vanoli, who was only appointed to replace Stefano Pioli at the beginning of November, but has not overseen any improvement in form since then. Violanews.com suggests that the picture will be clearer on Monday. 

Fiorentina took a big step towards relegation with this shock home defeat to Hellas Verona, as Gift Orban came off the bench and netted twice to decide this dogfight.

The importance of this clash could not be underestimated, as the bottom two went head-to-head. Hellas secured their first win of the season last week by surprising Atalanta, but the Viola were still without a single Serie A victory. Marin Pongracic returned from suspension, with Robin Gosens, Jacopo Fazzini, Abdelhamid Sabiri and Tariq Lamptey still out after Thursday’s Conference League win over Dynamo Kyiv. Verona missed Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Domagoj Bradaric and Tomas Suslov.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Hellas nearly took the early lead after six minutes when Antoine Bernede hit a screamer off the underside of the crossbar from the edge of the penalty area.

Moise Kean ran onto a long Nicolò Fagioli ball over the top, let it bounce, and hit the half-volley just over the bar. A very similar move saw the pair combine again, this time the finish forcing a save from on-rushing Lorenzo Montipò.

Cheick Niasse ran a huge risk with a sliding tackle on Luca Ranieri, where he just about managed to get the ball, but Verona lost Giovane to a sprained ankle.

Montipò was also tested with a tricky save under the bar on Rolando Mandragora’s sweeping strike, but it was Hellas who took the lead.

It was a classic counter-attack as Al-Musrati’s inspired through ball sent substitute Gift Orban running from inside his own half and he spotted David De Gea off his line, bending the right-foot finish around the goalkeeper in at the near post.

Fiorentina had an opportunity to equalise in first half stoppages, but Kean found himself in the way of Fagioli’s strike.

After the restart, a free kick was flicked on for Luca Ranieri’s looping header that landed on top of the crossbar, then Montipò pushed away the Fagioli snapshot from the edge of the box.

Verona could easily have been 2-0 up on the hour mark, but Orban turned a free header over from Amin Sarr’s inspired ball.

Kean again ran onto a Fagioli ball over the top and flicked it beyond the on-rushing Montipò, but just wide of the open goal.

Orban also wasted another counter-attack drilling wide for Verona, but Fiorentina equalised with a bit of luck.

The tactic was used repeatedly and eventually paid off, Fagioli’s ball over the top for Kean forcing another Montipò save, but this time it ricocheted off Unai Nunez and back into the net.

De Gea needed a tough save to palm away the ferocious Roberto Gagliardini volley from the edge of the box on a corner.

Just as it seemed to be a point each, Verona snatched the victory. Bernede gathered a throw-in and managed to pull back from the by-line, finding Orban ready to tap in at the near post from six yards.

Fiorentina 1-2 Verona

Orban 42, 93 (V), Unai Nunez og 69 (F)

14-12-2025 14:00

MatchDay 15

Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Verona

1 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

		25'		Cheikh Niasse
		32'		Martin Frese
Albert Gudmundsson		36'
		39'		Moatasem Al-Musrati
		42'		Gift Orban (Assist: Moatasem Al-Musrati)

2nd half

Unai Núñez		69'
		85'		Rafik Belghali
		90+3'		Gift Orban (Assist: Antoine Bernede)
		90+5'		Unai Núñez

Match statistic

66

Possession %

34

20

Total shots

13

4

Shots on target

3

9

Shots off target

7

7

Blocked shots

3

9

Corners

4

1

Offsides

1

10

Fouls

22

Fiorentina

Verona

Starting lineups

43

David de Gea

Goalkeeper

2

Dodô

Defender

87'

65

Fabiano Parisi

Defender

6

Luca Ranieri

Defender

61'

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

15

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

44

Nicolò Fagioli

Midfielder

87'

8

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

61'

7

Simon Sohm

Midfielder

69'

10

Albert Gudmundsson

Attacker

20

Moise Kean

Attacker

1

Lorenzo Montipò

Goalkeeper

37

Armel Bella-Kotchap

Defender

3

Martin Frese

Defender

75'

7

Rafik Belghali

Defender

5

Unai Núñez

Defender

15

Victor Nelsson

Defender

24

Antoine Bernede

Midfielder

73

Moatasem Al-Musrati

Midfielder

75'

36

Cheikh Niasse

Attacker

46'

25

Daniel Mosquera

Attacker

61'

17

Giovane

Attacker

35'

Substitutes

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

18

Pablo Marí

Defender

14

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia

Midfielder

1

Luca Lezzerini

Goalkeeper

Christian Kouamé

Attacker

30

Tommaso Martinelli

Goalkeeper

60

Eddy Kouadio

Defender

29

Niccolò Fortini

Midfielder

61'

24

Amir Richardson

Midfielder

61'

9

Edin Dzeko

Attacker

69'

26

Mattia Viti

Defender

87'

27

Cher Ndour

Midfielder

87'

21

Abdou Harroui

Midfielder

20

Grigoris Kastanos

Midfielder

34

Simone Perilli

Goalkeeper

23

Enzo Ebosse

Defender

94

Giacomo Toniolo

Goalkeeper

72

Junior Ajayi

Attacker

2

Daniel Oyegoke

Defender

19

Tobias Slotsager

Defender

4

Yellu Santiago

Midfielder

70

Fallou Cham

Defender

16

Gift Orban

Attacker

35'

63

Roberto Gagliardini

Midfielder

46'

9

Amin Sarr

Attacker

61'

8

Suat Serdar

Midfielder

75'

Nicolás Valentini

Defender

75'

Check the official line-ups from this afternoon’s Serie A games, as Napoli have limited options against Nicolò Zaniolo’s Udinese, while Fiorentina vs. Verona is a huge relegation dogfight.

These two fixtures both kick off at 14.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the Liveblog.

Serie A Week 15 games

Udinese vs. Napoli team news

Napoli need a victory to ensure they stay top of the Serie A table, but after looking exhausted in the midweek Champions League defeat to Benfica, Antonio Conte has few alternatives for squad rotation.

Juan Jesus joins Billy Gilmour, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne, Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku on the treatment table.

Udinese lost Jordan Zemura with a muscular lesion, with Arthur Atta and Hassane Kamara already out of action following a surprise 2-1 home defeat to Genoa.

Udinese: Okoye; Kabasele, Kristensen, Solet; Zanoli, Ekkelenkamp, Karlstrom, Piotrowski, Bertola; Zaniolo, Davis

Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Di Lorenzo, Elmas, McTominay, Spinazzola; Neres, Lang; Hojlund

14-12-2025 14:00

MatchDay 15

Friuli Stadium (Dacia Arena)

Udinese

Napoli

1 - 0

Udinese

Napoli

Starting lineups

40

Maduka Okoye

Goalkeeper

Alessandro Zanoli

Defender

90'

27

Christian Kabasele

Defender

13

Nicolò Bertola

Defender

84'

28

Oumar Solet

Defender

31

Thomas Kristensen

Defender

24

Jakub Piotrowski

Midfielder

8

Jesper Karlström

Midfielder

32

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp

Midfielder

83'

Nicolò Zaniolo

Midfielder

90'

9

Keinan Davis

Attacker

84'

32

Vanja Milinković-Savić

Goalkeeper

4

Alessandro Buongiorno

Defender

75'

13

Amir Rrahmani

Defender

22

Giovanni Di Lorenzo

Defender

37

Leonardo Spinazzola

Defender

82'

31

Sam Beukema

Defender

61'

20

Eljif Elmas

Midfielder

82'

8

Scott McTominay

Midfielder

7

David Neres

Attacker

70

Noa Lang

Attacker

61'

19

Rasmus Højlund

Attacker

Substitutes

93

Daniele Padelli

Goalkeeper

90

Răzvan Sava

Goalkeeper

4

Sandi Lovric

Midfielder

1

Alessandro Nunziante

Goalkeeper

16

Matteo Palma

Defender

77

Rui Modesto

Midfielder

38

Lennon Miller

Midfielder

29

Abdoulaye Camara

Midfielder

Idrissa Gueye

Attacker

6

Oier Zarraga

Midfielder

83'

18

Adam Buksa

Attacker

84'

19

Kingsley Ehizibue

Defender

84'

17

Iker Bravo

Attacker

90'

2

Saba Goglichidze

Defender

90'

14

Nikita Contini

Goalkeeper

26

Antonio Vergara

Midfielder

30

Pasquale Mazzocchi

Defender

69

Giuseppe Ambrosino

Attacker

35

Luca Marianucci

Defender

25

Mathias Ferrante

Goalkeeper

68

Stanislav Lobotka

Midfielder

61'

21

Matteo Politano

Attacker

61'

17

Mathías Olivera

Defender

75'

27

Lorenzo Lucca

Attacker

82'

3

Miguel Gutiérrez

Defender

82'

Fiorentina vs. Verona team news

The bottom two face off in a potentially decisive match for relegation, as while Hellas earned their first victory of the campaign last week against Atalanta, Fiorentina are still without a single Serie A success.

Marin Pongracic returns from suspension, with Robin Gosens, Jacopo Fazzini, Abdelhamid Sabiri and Tariq Lamptey still out.

At least their mood was boosted by Thursday’s Conference League win over Dynamo Kyiv.

Verona get Roberto Gagliardini back from his ban, but Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Domagoj Bradaric and Tomas Suslov miss out.

Fiorentina: De Gea; Pongracic, Comuzzo, Ranieri; Dodò, Mandragora, Fagioli, Sohm, Parisi; Gudmundsson, Kean

Verona: Montipò; Unai Nunez, Nelsson, Bella-Kotchap; Belghali, Niasse, Al-Musrati, Bernede, Frese; Giovane, Mosquera

14-12-2025 14:00

MatchDay 15

Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Verona

1 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

		25'		Cheikh Niasse
		32'		Martin Frese
Albert Gudmundsson		36'
		39'		Moatasem Al-Musrati
		42'		Gift Orban (Assist: Moatasem Al-Musrati)

2nd half

Unai Núñez		69'
		85'		Rafik Belghali
		90+3'		Gift Orban (Assist: Antoine Bernede)
		90+5'		Unai Núñez

Match statistic

66

Possession %

34

20

Total shots

13

4

Shots on target

3

9

Shots off target

7

7

Blocked shots

3

9

Corners

4

1

Offsides

1

10

Fouls

22

Fiorentina

Verona

Starting lineups

43

David de Gea

Goalkeeper

2

Dodô

Defender

87'

65

Fabiano Parisi

Defender

6

Luca Ranieri

Defender

61'

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

15

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

44

Nicolò Fagioli

Midfielder

87'

8

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

61'

7

Simon Sohm

Midfielder

69'

10

Albert Gudmundsson

Attacker

20

Moise Kean

Attacker

1

Lorenzo Montipò

Goalkeeper

37

Armel Bella-Kotchap

Defender

3

Martin Frese

Defender

75'

7

Rafik Belghali

Defender

5

Unai Núñez

Defender

15

Victor Nelsson

Defender

24

Antoine Bernede

Midfielder

73

Moatasem Al-Musrati

Midfielder

75'

36

Cheikh Niasse

Attacker

46'

25

Daniel Mosquera

Attacker

61'

17

Giovane

Attacker

35'

Substitutes

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

18

Pablo Marí

Defender

14

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia

Midfielder

1

Luca Lezzerini

Goalkeeper

Christian Kouamé

Attacker

30

Tommaso Martinelli

Goalkeeper

60

Eddy Kouadio

Defender

29

Niccolò Fortini

Midfielder

61'

24

Amir Richardson

Midfielder

61'

9

Edin Dzeko

Attacker

69'

26

Mattia Viti

Defender

87'

27

Cher Ndour

Midfielder

87'

21

Abdou Harroui

Midfielder

20

Grigoris Kastanos

Midfielder

34

Simone Perilli

Goalkeeper

23

Enzo Ebosse

Defender

94

Giacomo Toniolo

Goalkeeper

72

Junior Ajayi

Attacker

2

Daniel Oyegoke

Defender

19

Tobias Slotsager

Defender

4

Yellu Santiago

Midfielder

70

Fallou Cham

Defender

16

Gift Orban

Attacker

35'

63

Roberto Gagliardini

Midfielder

46'

9

Amin Sarr

Attacker

61'

8

Suat Serdar

Midfielder

75'

Nicolás Valentini

Defender

75'

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Italy have stepped even further clear of Spain, but are still locked in a battle with Germany for an additional spot in next season’s Champions League after the conclusion of Thursday night’s Europa and Conference League ties. 

It was a step in the right direction for Italy’s hopes of securing an additional Champions League spot for 2026-27, as all the Serie A representatives secured victories on Thursday night.

Fiorentina beat Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 in the Conference League early kick-off, before Roma’s 3-0 victory away against Celtic and Bologna’s 2-1 comeback victory against Celta Vigo in the Europa League. 

These add to Juventus’s 2-0 win over Pafos and Atalanta’s surprise 2-1 win over Club World Cup victors Chelsea in the Champions League earlier this week. Inter were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool in San Siro, while Napoli fell to a 2-0 defeat away against Jose Mourinho’s Benfica. 

Where Italy stands in race for extra Champions League spot

The situation leaves Italy in third place in the UEFA seasonal association coefficient rankings. This is what is used to determine which two nations receive an additional Champions League spot. 

The UEFA tables are expected to be officially updated on Friday, but figures provided by Sky Sport Italia show that Italy will be in third place on 11.071 points, behind Germany in second on 11.660 points and England in first with 13.166 points. 

Spain are in fourth with 10.609 points, with Portugal slightly behind them in fifth on 10.600 points. 

Fiorentina were able to put their Serie A misfortunes behind them to claim their third Conference League victory of the campaign with a 2-1 win at home against Dynamo Kyiv on Thursday evening: Moise Kean, Mykola Mykhaylenko and Albert Gudmundsson with the goals.

Paolo Vanoli and his Viola side were nine games without a win across all competitions ahead of kick-off. He turned to Edin Dzeko to partner Kean at centre-forward, the Bosnian also taking the captain’s armband in the absence of Luca Ranieri. There were also wholesale changes in midfield, with Amir Richardson, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Cher Ndour coming in to start. 

Click here to see how the action unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.

Fiorentina had their fair share of chances in the opening quarter: Dzeko rose well in the area after six minutes but wasn’t quite able to keep his header under the bar. 

The hosts couldn’t believe they hadn’t scored 17 minutes in when Dzeko was allowed to fire off a powerful half-volley in the area following a corner. His effort looked goal-bound but was accidentally blocked by Kean on the edge of the six-yard box. The Italian then saw his shot saved by the feet of goalkeeper Ruslan Neshcheret. 

Fiorentina would find the lead a minute later. It was a centre-forward’s dream for Kean, who was unmarked in the area and just had to time his jump and aim his header in the right direction after a perfect delivery in from the right flank from Dodo. 

It took a second-half screamer for Dynamo Kyiv to draw level. Mykhaylenko, afforded slightly too much time from 25 yards out, unleashed a thunderbolt which rocketed past David De Gea and into the right-hand corner of the net. 

It was Vanoli’s second-half substitutions that got him out of trouble this evening: He made three of them two thirds of the way through, Gudmundsson, Christian Kouame and Fabiano all introduced. 

Gudmundsson’s impact was immediate. He had three shots within the space of a few minutes before putting La Viola back into the lead. 

Kean steered Parisi’s cross on goal, drawing a fantastic save out of Neshcheret, but the keeper was still on the floor when the Icelander popped up in the middle of the area to poke home the rebound. 

Fiorentina should have put the game beyond any doubt with two minutes of regular time left to play, but Kean’s shot found the goalkeeper’s legs when he burst into the area almost one-on-one.

This evening’s result temporarily sends Fiorentina up to seventh place in the Conference League standings, albeit with the majority of this week’s fixtures still left to play.

Fiorentina 2-1 Dynamo Kyiv

Kean (F) 18’, Mykhaylenko (D) 55’, Gudmundsson (F) 74’. 

11-12-2025 17:45

MatchDay 5

Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Dynamo Kyiv

2 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

Moise Kean (Assist: Dodô)		18'
Cher Ndour		43'

2nd half

		51'		Vladyslav Dubinchak
		55'		Mykola Mykhaylenko (Assist: Oleksandr Pikhalyonok)
Albert Gudmundsson		74'
Albert Gudmundsson		83'
		85'		Aliou Thiare
Eddy Kouadio		90+3'
		90'		Kostyantyn Vivcharenko

Match statistic

41

Possession %

59

20

Total shots

9

8

Shots on target

2

7

Shots off target

3

5

Blocked shots

4

5

Corners

5

3

Offsides

1

13

Fouls

10

Fiorentina

Dynamo Kyiv

Starting lineups

43

David de Gea

Goalkeeper

2

Dodô

Defender

86'

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

26

Mattia Viti

Defender

67'

15

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

24

Amir Richardson

Midfielder

27

Cher Ndour

Midfielder

80'

14

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia

Midfielder

66'

29

Niccolò Fortini

Midfielder

9

Edin Dzeko

Attacker

67'

20

Moise Kean

Attacker

35

Ruslan Neshcheret

Goalkeeper

18

Oleksandr Tymchyk

Defender

66

Aliou Thiare

Defender

44

Vladyslav Dubinchak

Defender

71'

34

Vladyslav Zakharchenko

Defender

91

Mykola Mykhaylenko

Midfielder

10

Mykola Shaparenko

Midfielder

8

Oleksandr Pikhalyonok

Midfielder

77'

22

Vladyslav Kabaev

Midfielder

77'

39

Eduardo Guerrero

Attacker

71'

9

Nazar Voloshyn

Attacker

Substitutes

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

6

Luca Ranieri

Defender

18

Pablo Marí

Defender

1

Luca Lezzerini

Goalkeeper

7

Simon Sohm

Midfielder

30

Tommaso Martinelli

Goalkeeper

23

Eman Kospo

Defender

99

Christian Kouamé

Attacker

66'

10

Albert Gudmundsson

Attacker

67'

65

Fabiano Parisi

Defender

67'

8

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

80'

60

Eddy Kouadio

Defender

86'

77

Vladislav Blanuta

Attacker

20

Oleksandr Karavaev

Defender

51

Valentyn Morgun

Goalkeeper

74

Denys Ignatenko

Goalkeeper

15

Valentyn Rubchynskyi

Midfielder

32

Taras Mykhavko

Defender

14

Vasyl Burtnyk

Defender

7

Andriy Yarmolenko

Attacker

71'

2

Kostyantyn Vivcharenko

Defender

71'

5

Oleksandr Yatsyk

Midfielder

77'

16

Shola Ogundana

Attacker

77'

Rocco Commisso moved to end speculation over a potential change of ownership at Fiorentina, using a wide-ranging interview with La Nazione to underline that the club “is not for sale” and to urge calm during what he admits is a “difficult moment” for the Viola.

The president said recent rumours of a takeover had only added “destabilisation” around the team, stressing that hardship is something every organisation must manage. “All companies go through difficult periods,” he said, with quotes via Sky Sport Italia.

“But the foresight of those who lead them lies in learning from dark moments so we can come out stronger. I have never given up in any of my businesses, and I certainly won’t start now.”

Fiorentina president Commisso: ‘We cannot allow the club to go down’

Commisso, currently unable to travel to Italy due to health reasons, said being away from Florence is “painful”, but he maintains full confidence in the club’s structure. He highlighted the daily involvement of his wife Catherine and his son Giuseppe, as well as the work of general director Alessandro Ferrari and newly-promoted sporting director Roberto Goretti.

The president also issued a firm message about the team’s predicament. “We’re in a difficult situation and we have to get out of it in any way,” he noted. “We cannot allow Fiorentina to go down. Everyone must feel responsible, the club, the players, everyone who works around the team.” He reiterated full backing for coach Paolo Vanoli, saying the coach “has my total trust” and is “working day and night” to lift the side.

Commisso also reflected on the departures of Stefano Pioli and Daniele Pradè, admitting the second Pioli spell “didn’t work” despite major investment, while praising Pradè as a “loyal and trusted” figure.

He closed with a message to supporters after the defeat to Sassuolo. “We must apologise. Four thousand of them came, and we didn’t respond as we should have. We need everyone: above all our fans. I miss you. Stay close to the team.”

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Paolo Vanoli turns to Edin Dzeko to accompany Moise Kean in attack for Fiorentina’s Conference League clash at home against Dynamo Kyiv on Thursday evening.

Tonight’s game at the Stadio Artemio Franchi kicks off at the earlier time of 17.45 GMT.

You can follow all the action as it unfolds, and from Celtic vs. Roma and Celta Vigo vs. Bologna in the Europa League, on the Football Italia Liveblog.

It has been a tough few months for La Viola, who are winless in their last nine matches across all competitions. They were beaten 3-1 by Sassuolo in Serie A over the weekend, and have also lost their last two matches in the Conference League: 1-0 at home against AEK Athens and 2-1 away against Mainz.

Dzeko is called in to replace Albert Gudmundsson in attack this evening. Wholesale changes have been made in midfield, with Amir Richardson, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Cher Ndour coming in for Simon Sohm, Nicolo Fagioli and Rolando Mandragora.

Luca Ranieri and Pablo Mari are also rested at the back, with opportunities for Marin Pongracic and Mattia Viti instead.

Fiorentina vs. Dynamo Kyiv: Confirmed line-ups

Fiorentina (3-5-2): De Gea; Pongracic, Comuzzo, Viti; Dodô, Richardson, Nicolussi Caviglia, Ndour, Fortini; Kean, Dzeko.

Subs: Lezzerini, Martinelli, Ranieri, Sohm, Mandragora, Gudmundsson, Pablo Marì, Kospo, Kouadio, Parisi, Piccoli, Kouamé.

Dynamo Kyiv (4-3-3): Neshcheret; Tymchyk, Zakharchenko, Thiare, Dubinchak, Pikhalyonov, Mihaylenko, Shaparenko; Voloshyn, Guerrero, Kabalev.

Subs: Morgun, Ihnatenko, Vivcharenko, Yatsyk, Yarmolenko, Burtnyk, Rubchynskyi, Ogundana, Karavaiev, Mykhavko, Blănuțăon.

11-12-2025 17:45

MatchDay 5

Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Dynamo Kyiv

2 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

Moise Kean (Assist: Dodô)		18'
Cher Ndour		43'

2nd half

		51'		Vladyslav Dubinchak
		55'		Mykola Mykhaylenko (Assist: Oleksandr Pikhalyonok)
Albert Gudmundsson		74'
Albert Gudmundsson		83'
		85'		Aliou Thiare
Eddy Kouadio		90+3'
		90'		Kostyantyn Vivcharenko

Match statistic

41

Possession %

59

20

Total shots

9

8

Shots on target

2

7

Shots off target

3

5

Blocked shots

4

5

Corners

5

3

Offsides

1

13

Fouls

10

Fiorentina

Dynamo Kyiv

Starting lineups

43

David de Gea

Goalkeeper

2

Dodô

Defender

86'

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

26

Mattia Viti

Defender

67'

15

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

24

Amir Richardson

Midfielder

27

Cher Ndour

Midfielder

80'

14

Hans Nicolussi Caviglia

Midfielder

66'

29

Niccolò Fortini

Midfielder

9

Edin Dzeko

Attacker

67'

20

Moise Kean

Attacker

35

Ruslan Neshcheret

Goalkeeper

18

Oleksandr Tymchyk

Defender

66

Aliou Thiare

Defender

44

Vladyslav Dubinchak

Defender

71'

34

Vladyslav Zakharchenko

Defender

91

Mykola Mykhaylenko

Midfielder

10

Mykola Shaparenko

Midfielder

8

Oleksandr Pikhalyonok

Midfielder

77'

22

Vladyslav Kabaev

Midfielder

77'

39

Eduardo Guerrero

Attacker

71'

9

Nazar Voloshyn

Attacker

Substitutes

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

6

Luca Ranieri

Defender

18

Pablo Marí

Defender

1

Luca Lezzerini

Goalkeeper

7

Simon Sohm

Midfielder

30

Tommaso Martinelli

Goalkeeper

23

Eman Kospo

Defender

99

Christian Kouamé

Attacker

66'

10

Albert Gudmundsson

Attacker

67'

65

Fabiano Parisi

Defender

67'

8

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

80'

60

Eddy Kouadio

Defender

86'

77

Vladislav Blanuta

Attacker

20

Oleksandr Karavaev

Defender

51

Valentyn Morgun

Goalkeeper

74

Denys Ignatenko

Goalkeeper

15

Valentyn Rubchynskyi

Midfielder

32

Taras Mykhavko

Defender

14

Vasyl Burtnyk

Defender

7

Andriy Yarmolenko

Attacker

71'

2

Kostyantyn Vivcharenko

Defender

71'

5

Oleksandr Yatsyk

Midfielder

77'

16

Shola Ogundana

Attacker

77'