Late news
Giovanni Stroppa copes with his defensive crisis by shifting Matías Moreno into the center of defense with fullback Ridgeciano Haps pushed back to his left. Fiorentina loanee Simon Sohm continues in midfield. Paolo Vanoli, making his (second) debut as Viola coach at a stadium he knows well, has shaken things up quite a bit. Luca Ranieri slides in at leftback with Alex Jimenez on the right and Viery partnering Radu Drǎgușin in the center. The midfield is as predicted but further forward, it’s Alieu
Njie on the left wing with Franco Mastantuono on the right and Beto at striker. In short, nobody predicted this.
Lineups
Venezia (3-5-2): Stanković; Haps, Moreno, Schiengtienne; Sagrado, Sohm, Busio, Pérez, Hainaut; Adams, Yeboah
Fiorentina (4-3-3): de Gea; Ranieri, Viery, Drǎgușin, Jimenez; Atta, Fagioli, Ndour; Njie, Beto, Mastantuono
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