Venezia, Italy — On May 12, 2025, Fiorentina dey face Venezia for wetin go be crucial match for Serie A. Both teams dey struggle, with Venezia needing win to avoid relegation while Fiorentina wan secure their place for Europe after dem lose for Conference League semifinals against Real Betis. Unfortunately, Fiorentina no go get de service of their star striker, Moise Kean, and also Cataldi no fit play.
Moise Kean, wey score almost 30 goals this season, dey miss because him get muscle injury wey keep am on the sidelines. Coach Palladino hopeful say Kean go recover before dem meet Bologna for final match of the season, but for now, na other players like Fagioli and Beltran go need step up.
Palladino don make some changes to the line-up as dem shift from their usual 3-5-2 formation to 3-4-2-1 to fit cope without Kean. According to reports, Fiorentina don win 4 out of 5 matches wey dem play without Kean, indicating say di team fit handle him absence. “We need to show we fit score without Kean, because we no fit depend on one player,” Palladino talk.
For di other side, Venezia manager Di Francesco sabi say dis match be their last chance to stay alive for Serie A. Dey don struggle throughout di season, and dem need every point wey dem fit get. Di game go take place for Penzo Stadium, and fans dey expect high tension as both teams dey battle for survival and glory.
Venezia go line-up like dis: Radu; Schingtienne, Idzes, Candè; Zerbin, Kike Perez, Nicolussi Caviglia, Busio, Ellertsson; Yeboah, Gytkjaer. On di other hand, Fiorentina go set dey like dis: De Gea; Pongracic, Marì, Ranieri; Dodò, Mandragora, Fagioli, Gosens; Richardson, Ndour; Beltran.
Analysis show say without Kean, Fiorentina fit still make impact even though dem miss di confidence wey him bring. Ex-players like Lorenzo Amoruso dey talk say di team fit play more unpredictably when Kean no dey. Amoruso explain say, “Di players dey tend to look for passes to Kean too much, but now dey fit share di goals.”
Palladino and him boys get major pressure to perform as dem push for European football. Time go tell if dem go fit overcome di odds and secure victory against Venezia.
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