Fiorentina file: Juventus 1 Fiorentina 0
It’s bad enough to lose to arch enemy Juventus but to do so in the 91st minute to a goal from ex-Viola Juan Caudrado is what you English say is the biscotti …
I have followed the argument in the Rust whether a coach/manager makes a difference.
In Fiorentina’s case the appointment of Vincenzo Italiano has.
He achieved promotion with La Spezia and kept them up.
It’s always a gamble to appoint a manager with no experience of a bigger club but here it has paid off with Fiorentina in 7th place.
The big game was the Milan derby last night which ended 1-1.
Apart from the bragging rights, Milan were second, Inter third, so you might have expected a cagey match.
The first half was exactly the opposite with open football.
Inter took the lead from a penalty, Milan equalised from an own goal and Inter missed a second penalty.
It was exciting stuff but the two coaches – Simone Inzaghi of Inter and Stefanio Pioli of Milan – imposed a more disciplined game in the second half.
There were still plenty of chances but none converted.
Finally, readers might be interested to know that Jose Mourinho is struggling at Roma with only one win in the last seven games.
Over the weekend they lost 3-2 to Venezia.
After the international break in which Italy have a key match v Switzerland to decide who will top their group.
Roma face Genoa managed by Andrei Shevchenko. Intriguing.
