Football Previews
Fiorentina vs AS Roma
Competition – Serie A
Stadium – Artemio Franchi
Date: 9th May 2022
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
After their Europa Conference League exertions last Thursday, AS Roma will return to Serie A action on Monday as they travel to the Stadio Artemio Franchi to play top-six chasing Fiorentina in the 36th round of the 2021/22 Serie A season.
The hosts have endured a poor run of form and will look to get their quest for a place in Europe next season back on track when they welcome Jose Mourinho’s side to Florence.
They have lost their last four games in all competitions, with three losses coming in the league, failing to score in three of those four games.
Their last league loss was a narrow 1-0 loss to AC Milan, condemning ‘I Viola’ to their first three-game losing streak in Serie A since 2019. As a result, they come into this round of games sitting in seventh position, three points behind AS Roma and Lazio in fifth and sixth respectively.
And so, if they win this game Vincenzo Italiano’s men will draw level on points with Jose Mourinho’s side. They will be desperate to do just that as that will allow them to stay firmly within touching distance of the top six as the season draws to a close.
However, Roma have not been an easy opponent in recent times, with the hosts losing their last five meetings with ’Giallorossi’ while winning just one of the previous nine home league meetings against their visitors.
Meanwhile, AS Roma will look to take a step closer to the Europa League group stage qualification by winning this game.
The visitors come into this tie on the back of a 1-0 win over Leicester City that secured their place in the Europa Conference League final – their first European final in 31 years.
But in the league, Mourinho’s side are winless in three games, with a goalless draw with Bologna last Monday confirming Juventus’ place in the top four.
And so, despite qualifying for the UECL final, Mourinho’s men will be desperate to solidify their grip on fifth place by winning this game. With three points ahead of seventh-placed Fiorentina, a win in this game will almost guarantee them a top-six finish so that irrespective of what happens in the UECL final later this month, they are at least guaranteed Europa League football next season.
Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:
March 17, 2024
Atalanta
19:00
Fiorentina
May 6, 2024
Salernitana
17:00
Atalanta
Udinese
19:45
SSC Napoli
May 10, 2024
Frosinone
19:45
Inter Milan
May 11, 2024
SSC Napoli
17:00
Bologna
AC Milan
19:45
Cagliari
May 12, 2024
Lazio
11:30
Empoli
Genoa
14:00
Sassuolo
Verona
14:00
Torino
Juventus
17:00
Salernitana
Atalanta
19:45
Roma
May 13, 2024
Lecce
17:30
Udinese
Fiorentina
19:45
Monza
Serie A Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Inter Milan
35
28
5
2
81
19
+62
89
2
AC Milan
35
21
8
6
67
42
+25
71
3
Juventus
35
18
12
5
48
27
+21
66
4
Bologna
35
17
13
5
49
27
+22
64
5
Roma
35
17
9
9
62
42
+20
60
6
Atalanta
33
17
6
10
61
37
+24
57
7
Lazio
35
17
5
13
45
37
+8
56
8
Fiorentina
34
14
8
12
51
39
+12
50
9
SSC Napoli
34
13
11
10
52
43
+9
50
10
Torino
35
11
14
10
31
31
+0
47
11
Monza
35
11
12
12
38
46
-8
45
12
Genoa
35
10
13
12
41
43
-2
43
13
Lecce
35
8
13
14
32
50
-18
37
14
Verona
35
8
10
17
33
46
-13
34
15
Cagliari
35
7
12
16
37
60
-23
33
16
Frosinone
35
7
11
17
43
63
-20
32
17
Empoli
35
8
8
19
26
50
-24
32
18
Udinese
34
4
17
13
32
51
-19
29
19
Sassuolo
35
7
8
20
41
70
-29
29
20
Salernitana
34
2
9
23
26
73
-47
15
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