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Vincenzo Montella returned to the club where he made his name as a player and where he started his coaching career in a caretaker spell. Fiorentina have put together a talented squad that has finished fourth twice under Montella, but those three clubs above them, including Roma, pulled away last season, leaving them thirteen points behind third-placed Napoli. Roma have strengthened well over the summer -their only significant loss Mehdi Benatia to Bayern Munich – so this opening day clash could prove an early test of whether or not Fiorentina could put up more of a fight for the Champions League. They lined up in a 4-1-3-2 with David Pizarro behind a narrow midfield band of Joshua Brillante, Borja Valero and Juan Vargas, while Roma went with a 4-3-3 as Gervinho and new signing Juan Iturbe switched flanks either side of Francesco Totti. It would make for a tepid start to the teams’ domestic seasons. Fiorentina sat back and allowed Roma to have the ball, while the home side pressed very high up the pitch. This was an extremely effective defensive tactic for Roma, as Fiorentina were completely unable to keep the ball and mount attacks, but it also meant […]
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