Parma vs Fiorentina Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Parma will fancy their chances to inflict further pain on the fallen giant of Fiorentina as the home team welcome I Viola to the Ennio Tardini this weekend.
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Parma preview: Competitive Parma
Over the summer, with Cristian Chivu departing Parma for Internazionale, Parma took the decision to appoint Mikel Arteta’s former assistant coach Carlos Cuesta, and he has overseen a steady start to the campaign that has gradually improved.
However, the home team do now come into this one on the back of a seventh defeat of the season in Serie A as they suffered a 1-0 loss to nine-man Lazio a fortnight ago, due to a late winner scored by Tijjani Noslin.
Fiorentina preview: Woeful Fiorentina
Having been a giant of Italian football that has repeatedly threatened to win the UEFA Europa Conference League in recent years, Fiorentina are rock-bottom with just one victory in 16 matches so far this season.
I Viola did, though, finally get themselves a first win of the season in spectacular fashion at the Artemio Franchi last weekend as they annihilated Udinese by five goals to one with Moise Kean also scoring a much-needed brace in the second-half of that match.
Parma team news: A few issues
Parma are dealing with a few injury issues as goalkeeper Zion Suzuki remains sidelined, while Enrico Del Prato, Alessandro Circati and Gaetano Pio Oristanio are doubts, too.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Corvi; Britschgi, Lovik, Valenti, Valeri; Adrian Bernabe, Nahuel Estevez, Keita; Djuric, Mateo Pellegrino, Benedyczak
Unavailable: Suzuki (Injured), Ndiaye (Injured), Frigan (Injured)
Questionable: Del Prato (Injured), Circati (Injured), Oristanio (Injured)
Fiorentina team news: Ranieri suspended
Versatile defender Luca Ranieri is now missing through suspension for I Viola, with full-back duo Tariq Lamptey and Robin Gosens both still sidelined due to injury.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): David de Gea; Pongracic, Comuzzo, Kospo; Dodo, Ndour, Fagioli, Mandragora, Parisi; Gudmundsson, Kean
Unavailable: Ranieri (Suspended), Lamptey (Injured), Gosens (Injured)
Questionable: Pablo Mari (Injured), Mandragora (Injured)
Parma vs Fiorentina prediction
Parma will seek to get themselves on the front foot. They have been better when playing at the Ennio Tardini in Emilio-Romagna, but they are facing a Fiorentina side that will finally have found some confidence. I Viola will head to Parma seeking to get themselves on the front foot once again and both teams scoring may well be a good bet, albeit siding with the away team surely again appears good value.
Parma vs Fiorentina tip: Double chance – Fiorentina to win or draw
