For Serie A today, na serious survival fight we dey see as Hellas Verona go host Fiorentina for Stadio Bentegodi. The match go kick off by 5pm UK time, and for both teams, na do-or-die affair. Verona dey for 19th position, dem dey inside relegation zone proper, while Fiorentina dey for 16th with just two points wey separate dem from danger. If Verona lose this match, dem go almost confirm say dem go go down Serie B.
Fans dey expect tough match because Verona don win only one match from their last fifteen. The only win na against Bologna for early March. On the other side, Fiorentina dey carry small momentum after three straight positive results for league, including one 1-1 draw against Inter. But Fiorentina get plenty injury wahala, and dem still get Conference League quarter-final match against Crystal Palace for Thursday wey dey weigh for their mind.
Coach Paolo Vanoli of Fiorentina dey manage injury crisis. Moise Kean dey risked to start even though ankle problem dey worry am after coming back from Italy World Cup play-offs. Albert Gudmundsson go join am for attack. Rolando Mandragora, Dodo, Fabiano Parisi, Manor Solomon, Niccolò Fortini, and Tariq Lamptey no dey available. For midfield, Cher Ndour fresh from scoring for Italy Under-21 side.
Verona side get their own problems. Sandi Lovric, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Suat Serdar no fit play, but Domagoj Bradaric and Antoine Bernede don return. January signing Kieron Bowie don show say e get something to offer with one goal and one assist for seven Serie A games since e come from Hibernian.
The official line-ups don come out. Verona go play 3-5-2 formation with Montipò for goal; Nelsson, Edmundsson, Frese for back three; Oyegoke, Akpa Akpro, Gagliardini, Bernede, Belghali for midfield; and Bowie and Orban for attack. Fiorentina go line up 4-3-3 with De Gea for goal; Comuzzo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens for defence; Ndour, Fagioli, Fabbian for midfield; and Harrison, Kean, Gudmundsson for front three.
This match na pure relegation dogfight. Eleven points dey between both teams for table, but the pressure dey high for both sides. For Fiorentina, dem need at least one point to maintain small gap from relegation zone. For Verona, na must-win match if dem wan keep hope alive.
Meanwhile, for other Serie A news, Atalanta BC dey prepare to face Lecce for Monday match. Atalanta dey chase return to Champions League, dem dey seventh for table and just four points behind Roma. Lecce dey fight to avoid relegation, dem dey 18th and level on points with Cremonese. Atalanta don lose only one league game since January, but dem no too strong away from home.
For Lecce vs Atalanta match, team news show say Atalanta get injury concerns. Sead Kolasinac get knock but e play for Bosnia-Herzegovina against Italy. Gianlucca Scamacca no dey available, and Isak Hien go miss the match. Nikola Krstovic go likely start as striker. For Lecce side, Medon Berisha, Francesco Camarda and Kialonda Gaspar no fit play, while Lassana Coulibaly and Riccardo Sottil dey struggle with injuries.
Tiago Gabriel go start for Lecce defence, and e don win plenty duels for Serie A this season. Possible line-up for Lecce na Falcone; Veiga, Gabriel, Siebert, Gallo; Ramadani, Ngom; Pierotti, Gandelman, Banda; Stulic. For Atalanta, possible line-up na Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Bernasconi; De Ketelaere, Zalewski; Krstovic.
Analysts dey predict tough match for Lecce because dem no dey score plenty goals. Dem dey joint-lowest scorers for Serie A with Parma, and no player don score more than three league goals. Atalanta get more firepower, and even though dem no too strong away, dem fit take advantage of Lecce anxiety.
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