Fiorentina faces Lazio with a depleted roster, missing several key players due to injuries and suspensions. Coach Paolo Vanoli has made surprising lineup choices, while Lazio's Maurizio Sarri has more options despite some defensive absences.
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Paolo Vanoliâs roster is ravaged: Moise Kean, Manor Solomon, Fabiano Parisi, Marco Brescianini, and Niccolò Fortini are injured, while Nicolò Fagioli and Albert GuĂ°mundsson are suspended. Even with so few options, the misterâs still managed to make a head-scratching decision, picking Daniele Rugani to partner Luca Ranieri at the back and leaving Marin PongraÄiÄ and Pietro Comuzzo (neither of whom are dealing with any issue thatâs been reported) on the bench.
By comparison, Maurizio Sarri has a bounty of options despite missing 3 defenders heâd usually start and being forced to use another at the base of midfield. From a Fiorentina perspective, the real interest will be how he handles himself inside the Stadio Artemio Franchi; as we approach another summer of turmoil and another search for a head coach, the cigarette-chomping Tuscanâs name will be the first one on everyoneâs lips.
Fiorentina (4-3-3): de Gea; Gosens, Ranieri, Rugani, DodĂ´; Fabbian, Ndour, Mandragora; Fazzini, Piccoli, Harrison
Lazio (4-3-3): Motta; Tavares, Romagnoli, Provstgaard, Lazzari; Baťiç, Patric, Taylor; Zaccagni, Dia, Cancellieri
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Fiorentina is missing Moise Kean, Manor Solomon, Fabiano Parisi, Marco Brescianini, and Niccolò Fortini due to injuries, along with Nicolò Fagioli and Albert Guðmundsson who are suspended.
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