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Fiorentina is coming off a season in which they finished in 8th place, just missing out on qualifying for the Europa League. The team has a solid scorer in striker Nikola Kalinic but they will have to replace a number of starters who left in the off-season. Fiorentina will have a new manager this season in Stefano Pioli and a lot of new players. Whether the newcomers are good enough to get Fiorentina into a top 6 position and a European spot is the question for 2017-2018.
Fiorentina Serie A Odds
Odds To Win Serie A: +5000 (Field)
Fiorentina is not a real threat to win Serie A but they are not a team that is likely to be relegated. The question is whether or not they have enough talent to compete for a European spot. Two years ago the team was good enough, as they finished in 5th place but last year they fell to 8th place.
Fiorentina Competitions in 2017-18
Serie A
Coppa Italia
What's New?
The team added Nikola Milenkovic from Partizan Belgrade, Bruno Gaspar from Guimares, Vitor Hugo from Palmeiras, Martin Graiciar from Slovan Liberec, Rafik Zekhnini from Odds BK, Jordan Veretout from Aston Villa, Valentin Eysseric from Nice, Marco Benassi from Torino and Gil Dias on loan from Monaco.
What's Gone?
The team lost Josip Ilicic to Atalanta, Borja Valero to Inter Milan, Federico Bernardeschi to Juventus, Ciprian Tatarusanu to Nantes and Matias Vecino to Inter Milan. They also loaned Nikola Kalinic to AC Milan.
Fiorentina 2017-18 Predictions
Things are going to look different for Fiorentina this season with a new manager and a lot of new players. Stefano Pioli is expected to have a starting lineup of Sportiello, Gaspar, Vitor Hugo, Milenkovic, Oliviera, Badelj, Veretout, Tello, Saponara, Chiesa and Simeone. He is expected to use a 4-2-3-1 formation this season.
Fiorentina is a tough team to predict this season simply because of the turnover. They were 10-1 at home last season but they played to 8 draws, outscoring opponents by a combined 34-23. The team went 6-9 on the road with 4 draws, being outscored by a combined 34-29.
With the turnover for Fiorentina, the 2017-2018 season could come down to how well the young players do. One of those players is Federico Chiesa who made his debut last season. He scored three goals and added three assists in limited action. He is already attracting a lot of transfer attention with the big boys like Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United, Liverpool and others trying to get him.
Fiorentina finished in 8th place last season but they were just a +6 in goal differential. The team played well at home but they didn’t get nearly as many points as they could have, playing to eight home draws. They will need to be better this season because they may struggle on the road.
Fiorentina is not a real contender for the top of the table in Serie A but they might have enough to get into the top six and qualify for a European spot. It is tough to peg exactly where Fiorentina will finish because they are such a young team with a new manager. They may need a full season under Pioli before they reach their full potential.
Fiorentina has the look of a team that is going to finish just inside the top ten but outside of the top six. That should put them into a finish similar to last season when they finished in 8th place. If things go really well the team might challenge for 6th place but a more realistic outcome is an 8th or 9th place finish.
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