Fiorentina – Bologna

Bologna will resist a tired Fiorentina

Fiorentina have been playing some very strong teams recently. In addition to the fact that the Florentines have already played seven games since the beginning of the year, the last four have not been the easiest. On Wednesday, the Fiorentina side faced Torino in the Italian Cup quarter-finals. Vincenzo Italiano's charges managed to beat the Bulls 2-1 and now they will take on Cremonese. Interestingly, the coach himself predicted a semi-final against Roma in the event of the team's success. The Italian international noted his side's high motivation to progress to the next round, which is why the Turin side's starting line-up was nearly full strength. The problem for the team could be the fact that they had played almost the same squad three days earlier against Lazio. By the way, they drew with Rome. But it could have been a win, had Milenkovic converted his chance towards the end of the game. Prior to that, the Pitmen faced Torino (0-1 defeat) and Roma (2-0 defeat). The tightness of the calendar and difficult opponents have clearly worn down the Italian team. The manager will have to think about rotating the squad. It is worth noting that at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, Fiorentina have won four games in the league. Only one of them was by a margin of two goals or more (2-0 over Verona in September). There is also a 14-15 goal difference in home games. Bologna defeated La Spezia in the last round. "The Rossoblu dominated the encounter, leading to a legitimate 2-0 win. Even the absence of some players doesn't really affect Thiago Motta's side. Posh, Orsolini and Sansone came to the fore. They have helped Bologna to seven points in the last three rounds. Before that, the Rossoblu have shared points with Cremonese and beaten Udinese. A draw with the Grigiorossi should not be too worrying. It can easily be explained by fatigue after a tough encounter with Lazio in the Italian Cup. Fiorentina have won twice in their last five meetings with Bologna. Both victories were by one goal margin. There were two more draws and the last game saw the Rossblu take a three-goal lead to 2-1. Against a tired opponent, Tiago Motta's men should perform well now. If they do concede, it is unlikely to be by more than one goal.