Fiorentina lose Kean again for big relegation battle with Lecce

Fiorentina lose Kean again for big relegation battle with Lecce

Moise Kean is out of the Fiorentina squad for Monday’s relegation battle with Lecce, so Paolo Vanoli has limited options after the Conference League.

It kicks off at the Stadio Via del Mare in Lecce on Monday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

This is going to be a big game in the battle to avoid the drop, as while Pisa and Verona are essentially doomed, there is one more spot remaining for relegation into Serie B.

Cremonese were held to a 0-0 draw by Torino, leaving Lecce in the bottom three, but a victory would send them leapfrogging over Jamie Vardy’s side.

FLORENCE, ITALY – APRIL 16: Paolo Vanoli manager of ACF Fiorentina looks on during the UEFA Conference League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Leg Two match between ACF Fiorentina and Crystal Palace FC at Stadio Artemio Franchi on April 16, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Fiorentina are not entirely out of the woods yet, as they are currently on 35 points, eight clear of Lecce.

Vanoli has to get his team focused after Thursday’s Conference League quarter-final against Crystal Palace, where they won 2-1, but were eliminated 4-2 on aggregate.

Kean missed that game with a recurring ankle issue and is still not recovered, so was left behind along with Fabiano Parisi, Niccolò Fortini and Tariq Lamptey.

VERONA, ITALY – APRIL 04: Nicolò Fagioli of Fiorentina celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal with his teammate Jacopo Fazzini during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on April 04, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)

The good news is that Marco Brescianini and Nicolò Fagioli are in the travelling party, though Marin Pongracic and Robin Gosens are not at 100 per cent.

Fagioli and Albert Gudmundsson had been suspended last week against Lazio in Serie A, so should be relatively well rested.

Dodo missed the Crystal Palace game though a ban.

Balbo, Braschi, Brescianini, Christensen, Comuzzo, Dodo, De Gea, Fabbian, Fagioli, Fazzini, Gosens, Gudmundsson, Harrison, Kospo, Kouadio, Lezzerini, Mandragora, Ndour, Piccoli, Pongracic, Puzzoli, Ranieri, Rugani, Solomon