In the next fixture of Serie A, 11th placed Fiorentina is locking horns with 2nd placed Juventus on their home turf at 1:15 AM (IST) on February 10th. This is by all means would be a nail biting contest since both the teams know the importance of winning this fixture of the game. For the home team, it would be another regular win for them given their current form. For the away team, things would not be so easy since they final got a victory in their last game, prior to that game they have lost the two earlier matches.
When: February 10, 1:15 AM IST
Where: Stadio Artemio Franchi Stadium, Italy
Head to Head Encounters: (6 matches)
Juventus Won – 5
Fiorentina Won – 1
Not decided – 0
Sportiello (GK), Biraghi, Astori, Pezella, Gaspar, Veretout, Badelj, Benassi, Chiesa, Simeone, Thereau
Recent form – W D D L L W
Buffon (GK), Lichtstenier, Benatia, Chiellini, Sandro, marchisio, Pjanic, Khedira, Bernardeschi, Higuain, Mandzukic
Recent form – W W W W W W
Fiorentina returned to winning ways by beating Bologna 2-1 in the Derby dell’Appenino and the victory moved them closer to seventh. Juventus and Napoli have been keeping the same pace across the last eight rounds, with both winning seven successive matches.
Fiorentina supporters are known to care about ruining Juventus’ season almost as much as doing well in the other 36 games of the season, which means the Viola will receive extra support from the home fans. At the same time, not even a million people cheering against them seems able to stop this Juventus side.