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Commisso Field unveiled in New York

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A new sports pitch named after Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso was unveiled on Saturday afternoon at Mount Saint Michael Academy in New York, where Commisso was a student from 1963 to 1967.

Commisso Field – a multi-purpose pitch where soccer, football, and lacrosse are played – is part of a new sports complex made possible by the support of Commisso. 

Commisso’s loyalty to his old school in the Bronx runs deep. He already sponsors annual educational scholarships and was back there this weekend to attend the grand opening of their new sports complex and the Commisso Field, which represents another way in which he invests in youth.

 

 

Published: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:33:00 +0200

Source: Fiorentina Official website en.violachannel.tv

#OneTeam: ask a question to Pol Lirola and Paloma Lazaro

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If you had the chance to ask a question to two Fiorentina players, one from the men’s team and one from the women’s side, what would you ask them? Well, now you can with #OneTeam!

Comment on this post with your question for Pol Lirola and Paloma Lazaro!

We’ll select the most original questions and then the two players will answer them live

Published: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:34:00 +0200

Source: Fiorentina Official website en.violachannel.tv

Montella: “Disappointed after a great performance”

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Vincenzo Montella acknowledged that his Fiorentina team leave Parma with a bitter taste in the month after Atalanta battled back from 2-0 down to snatch a last-gasp draw and leave the Viola still searching for their first win of the season.

“We’re disappointed because we produced a very good performance against a top side,” said Montella after the game. “That’s football. Results can be decided by details and Atalanta did well. We were a little naïve at the end but we were tired too. All three of my changes were forced changes and I couldn’t make any more. I wasn’t able to intervene in the areas we were suffering in the last 15 minutes.”

Montella pointed to Atalanta’s quality and experience as the reasons why Fiorentina were unable to close out the match.
“It’s a bit of everything,” he said. “They forced the game, which is something they’re good at. They’re a consolidated team that’s been working under the same coach for a long time, so they’re good at reading the situations, knowing when to take risks and forcing the game. They also have two very good players in the attacking third that caused us problems and preventing us from pressing their central midfielders.”
The Viola boss also defended his decision to take off Franck Ribery and Federico Chiesa at the Stadio Tardini.
“I think Ribery played 70 minutes the other night and 65 minutes tonight,” he said. “He’s 36 years old. We have another game coming up. I thought he was looking a bit tired, though he is still able to make a difference when he’s tired. Federico asked to come off because he was struggling, same with Dalbert. They were all enforced changes which meant I couldn’t take action in midfield, where we definitely needed attention.”
The result leaves Fiorentina rooted to the bottom of Serie A – but Montella insisted there was no cause for concern.
“I really don’t look at the table,” he said. “We’ve produced three top-level performances against three great sides, and all three results are harsh on us for one reason or another. That shows that we’re doing good work and that we must keep this up. We need to start beatings teams that are more within reach for us because on paper those three teams aren’t. But we stood up well and matched them and then some.”

Published: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 22:22:00 +0200

Source: Fiorentina Official website en.violachannel.tv

Rocco Commisso: "Congratulations to Giancarlo Antognoni on a special day"

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“On this day, 47 years ago, Giancarlo Antognoni made the first appearance of a Fiorentina career that would see him go on to become a legend for Florence and indeed Italy as a whole. Starting on 15 October 1972, the Viola fans had the good fortune of watching the No.10 grace the purple jersey in Italy and around the world with inimitable class and elegance. Congratulations on this special day, Giancarlo.”
Rocco

Published: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0200

Source: Fiorentina Official website en.violachannel.tv

Atalanta v Fiorentina line-ups

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The team-sheets are in for Fiorentina’s clash with Atalanta at the Stadio Tardini in Parma on Sunday evening (18:00 CEST kick-off).

Atalanta: Gollini; Djimsiti, Palomino, Masiello; Castagne, de Roon, Pasalic, Gosens; Malinovskyi; Muriel, Zapata.

Subs: Rossi, Sportiello, Toloi, Kjaer, Gomez, Freuler, Arana, Hateboer, Ibanez, Ilicic, Barrow.

Fiorentina (3-5-2): Dragowski; Milenkovic, Pezzella, Caceres; Lirola, Castrovilli, Badelj, Pulgar, Dalbert; Chiesa, Ribery.
Subs: Terracciano, Ranieri, Boateng, Sottil, Cristoforo, Ceccherini, Ghezzal, Venuti, Benassi, Zurkowski, Vlahovic, Terzic.

Published: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 18:05:00 +0200

Source: Fiorentina Official website en.violachannel.tv