Vincenzo Italiano, coach of Fiorentina, one of the Italian First Football League (Serie A) teams, said that Medipol Başakşehir, which they will host in the UEFA European Conference League, is a strong team that defends well, yet they want to win the fight.
Italiano answered the questions at the press conference held at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, where the match will be played with Nikol Milenkovic, before the Group A 5th week match.
Stating that Medipol Başakşehir is a strong team, the Italian coach said, “We will try to win the match tomorrow. We will try to give our opponent more difficulties than the first match. We also have the tools to do this. We will try to show our own game. It is a difficult match because it is very good. They’re playing ball.” said.
When asked whether Medipol Başakşehir has not conceded a goal in the group yet and whether they have a plan for this, Italiano said, “It’s a very good team to defend. It concedes few goals. We had a lot of chances in the first match, especially in the first half, we could have scored the first goal before them, but in the second half they had the opportunity. We will try to open the door of the Başakşehir defense tomorrow, we will see if we can do it.” gave the answer.
Referring to Argentine midfielder Nicolas Gonzalez’s situation, Italiano said: “Gonzalez will not play tomorrow. He is not 100 percent in shape. He is in pain. He is not suitable to play in tomorrow’s game.” made its assessment.
MILENKOVIC: “WE CARE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE LEAGUE”
Fiorentina’s Serbian defender Nikol Milenkovic emphasized that they will play against a very strong team tomorrow night.
Reminding the Inter match, which they lost 4-3 with a last-minute goal in Serie A, Milenkovic said, “We are united. We have to show our ambition in the game and play to win. We did this in the Inter match, but we lost in the final. It was disappointing but it passed, we are looking at the next game. Conference. We care about the League and we can stand up again with the good result we will get here.” used the phrases.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina completed the preparations for the Medipol Başakşehir match with a training session at their facility.