Serie A: Fiorentina and Torino meet in a clash between two winless teams

Fiorentina and Torino face each other at the Franchi in a delicate meeting between two of Serie A’s most disappointing teams. Both sides have lost their opening two league matches and remain without a point.

Fiorentina entered the season after a major transfer campaign, but the changes have yet to produce results. The team is looking to its home crowd for a spark, after supporters have had little to celebrate beyond the club’s centenary festivities.

Torino arrive in similarly poor form and are also out of the Coppa Italia following their defeat by Monza. For coach Fabio Abate, the start has been discouraging.

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It is a difficult match against an opponent that started like us, but it is also a great opportunity that we will try to make the most of.

Fiorentina coach Fabio Grosso described the match as difficult because Torino began the season in much the same way. He also presented it as a chance for his team to respond. “It is a difficult match against an opponent that started like us, but it is also a great opportunity that we will try to make the most of,” Grosso said before the game.

Grosso acknowledged that Fiorentina, like several other clubs, made extensive changes during the transfer window. He said the market could influence a team, but that period had now ended. Fiorentina’s focus, he added, was on developing the squad’s potential and correcting errors made so far. Dodô and Amir Richardson’s teammate Atta are under assessment for physical problems, according to the report.

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We made a lot of moves, as did other clubs. We know how much the transfer market can influence things, but it is over now.