Prearranged

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Quotes

Montella:

It’s a bitter defeat, as we were fighting for a very important third place finish. I compliment the lads on an excellent performance and it’s so disappointing because Fiorentina did not deserve to lose,” said the Coach.

“I don’t talk about referees. De Rossi? He did move towards the ball... In any case, let’s not get fossilised into one single incident. There are games with a certain story and this seemed like the photocopy of our Coppa Italia game.

“The team gave its all, but this is football. Tomorrow we begin all over again.”

“A lot depends on Milan, as they still have to play and win,” noted Montella. “If they draw tomorrow, then we’ll be only two points behind them.”

Delle Valle:

It’s a shame the referee didn’t see the handball, but I understand it is difficult to spot these things in a hundredth of a second,” Della Valle told Sky Sport Italia.

“In the second half we hammered Roma, but the incredible irony is we were beaten by Osvaldo, the man whose goal took us into the Champions League four years ago.

“Now the Europa League qualification is within our grasp and we’ll see what can happen in the Champions League. It’s tough to sleep after a game like that. The players were so fired up, I had to calm them down in the locker room.”

“The project is serious and will be in future too,” assured Della Valle. “Not even in our Champions League campaigns have I had so much fun, as all of Italy enjoys watching this Fiorentina.

“I am extremely proud of this project, which does not end here. We must continue the Fiorentina project and won’t give up regardless of what the next three games tell us.

“Last year I made many mistakes, but this time round I got a lot of them right with the courage to change.”

Yellow Cards

Disqualification of one game after the 4th, 8th, 12th, 15th and the 17th yellow card. Past 17, every yellow card is equivalent to a one-match ban. (Players receiving yellow cards in this match have an *, red cards #)

Pizarro (13)
Cuadrado (11) - one game suspension on the next card.
Roncaglia (9)
Rodriguez (9)
Aquilani (6)
Migliaccio (4)
Pasqual (4)
Savic (4) -
Tomovic (4) * - misses next match
Valero (4)
Jovetic (3) - one game suspension on the next card.
Ljajic (2) - banned for two matches
Toni (3) * - one game suspension on the next card.
Fernandez (1)
Larrando(1)
Romulo (1)
Sissoko(1)
Viviano(1)

Looking Ahead

No Ljajic for the next two matches, Fiorentina need three wins and nothing less to reach Europe. Jovetic will need to step up, he played better against Roma, but not nearly well enough. Siena has been playing poorly, but always seem to get up for the Darby. Short turn around as the match is midweek. Also complicating matters will be a suspension for Tomovic, it is not sure if Roncaglia will be back from injury in time. Also facing an injury is Aquilani, who bruised his knee Saturday and had to be replaced.

Wednesday,May 8 2:45 ET Siena v Fiorentina
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Fiorentina v Palermo
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET US Pescara v Fiorentina


Other Teams

standings
Juventus 83 (League Winners)
Napoli 72
Milan 65
Fiorentina 61
Roma 58
Udinese 57
Lazio 55
Inter 53


schedules
Napoli
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Bologna v Napoli
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Napoli v Siena
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET AS Roma v Napoli

Milan
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET US Pescara v AC Milan
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET AC Milan v AS Roma
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Siena v AC Milan

AS Roma
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET AS Roma v Chievo Verona
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET AC Milan v AS Roma
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET AS Roma v Napoli

Udinese
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Palermo v Udinese
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Udinese v Atalanta
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Internazionale v Udinese

Inter
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Internazionale v Lazio
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Genoa v Internazionale
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Internazionale v Udinese

Lazio
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Internazionale v Lazio
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Lazio v Sampdoria
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Cagliari v Lazio

Relegation battle

standings
Sampdoria 38
Torino 36
Genoa 35
Palermo 32
Siena 30
Pescara 22 (already relegated)

schedules
Sampdoria
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Sampdoria v Catania
Saturday, May 11 12:00 ET Lazio v Sampdoria
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Sampdoria v Juventus

Torino
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Torino v Genoa
Sunday, May 12 6:30 ET Chievo Verona v Torino
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Torino v Catania

Genoa
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Torino v Genoa
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Genoa v Internazionale
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Bologna v Genoa

Palermo
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Palermo v Udinese
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Fiorentina v Palermo
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Palermo v Parma

Siena
Wednesday, May 8 2:45 ET Siena v Fiorentina
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Napoli v Siena
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET Siena v AC Milan

Pescara
Wednesday, May 8 12:00 ET US Pescara v AC Milan
Sunday, May 12 9:00 ET Catania v US Pescara
Sunday, May 19 2:45 ET US Pescara v Fiorentina

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