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
April 26, 2024
Frosinone
19:45
Salernitana
April 27, 2024
Lecce
14:00
Monza
Juventus
17:00
AC Milan
Lazio
19:45
Verona
April 28, 2024
Inter Milan
11:30
Torino
Bologna
14:00
Udinese
Atalanta
17:00
Empoli
SSC Napoli
17:00
Roma
Fiorentina
19:45
Sassuolo
April 29, 2024
Genoa
19:45
Cagliari
May 3, 2024
Torino
19:45
Bologna
May 4, 2024
Monza
17:00
Lazio
Sassuolo
19:45
Inter Milan
May 5, 2024
Cagliari
11:30
Lecce
Empoli
14:00
Frosinone
Verona
14:00
Fiorentina
AC Milan
17:00
Genoa
Roma
19:45
Juventus
Serie A Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Inter Milan
33
27
5
1
79
18
+61
86
2
AC Milan
33
21
6
6
64
39
+25
69
3
Juventus
33
18
10
5
47
26
+21
64
4
Bologna
33
17
11
5
48
26
+22
62
5
Roma
33
17
7
9
59
39
+20
58
6
Atalanta
32
16
6
10
59
37
+22
54
7
Lazio
33
16
4
13
42
35
+7
52
8
SSC Napoli
33
13
10
10
50
41
+9
49
9
Fiorentina
32
13
8
11
45
36
+9
47
10
Torino
33
11
13
9
31
29
+2
46
11
Monza
33
11
10
12
35
43
-8
43
12
Genoa
33
9
12
12
35
40
-5
39
13
Lecce
33
8
11
14
30
48
-18
35
14
Cagliari
33
7
11
15
36
56
-20
32
15
Verona
33
7
10
16
31
44
-13
31
16
Empoli
33
8
7
18
26
48
-22
31
17
Udinese
33
4
16
13
31
50
-19
28
18
Frosinone
33
6
10
17
40
63
-23
28
19
Sassuolo
33
6
8
19
39
65
-26
26
20
Salernitana
33
2
9
22
26
70
-44
15
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