Vincenzo Montella acknowledges that the three games to play in the next week for Fiorentina are key, whilst concerns over energy can be put to one side.
La Viola travel south on Sunday evening to face Napoli, before a home test against Milan next Wednesday followed by a trip out to Sampdoria in Week 31.
Vincenzo Montella acknowledges that the three games to play in the next week for Fiorentina are key, whilst concerns over energy can be put to one side.
La Viola travel south on Sunday evening to face Napoli, before a home test against Milan next Wednesday followed by a trip out to Sampdoria in Week 31.
Whilst this run of fixtures begins just four days after the team’s Europa League elimination to Juventus, the time to focus on recovery the team’s energy levels is not yet arrived, according to their Coach.
“This is a key period with three testing games in a week,” Montella began in his Press conference today.
“We have to drive on in these games, then we'll be able to recover our strength after a gruelling 10 days when we get back to playing one match a week.
“Tomorrow we know it is also important for Napoli as they in the fight for second and third place.
“From the experience in midweek, we hope to come out with greater strength, I hope that Valero was referring to this. We would have been stronger, anyway, if we had won.
“I'd like to reiterate my thanks to the fans now that a bit of time has passed for the tribute they gave us after our defeat on Thursday.
“We're disappointed but we have no regrets. We gave it our best shot and very nearly pulled it off. Now we'll turn all our attentions to the League.
“I do not know who between us and Napoli has come out of the Europa League the worse for wear, but there is great economic disparity between the teams built for the Champions League and those who began the season without that competition.
“I hope we do not come out of the San Paolo disappointed.”
Giuseppe Rossi is back in training with the team, after his latest knee injury.
“Rossi? He's only just started running again. Being here with us will be good for him but we mustn't rush him back.”
Montella has named a 23-man squad to travel to Naples, with Anderson not included as he has suffered a calf strain in training this morning, which will sideline him for 10 days, the club report.
Fiorentina squad to face Napoli: Ambrosini, Aquilani, Borja, Bakic, Compper, Cuadrado, Diakite, Fernandez, Gomez, Ilicic, Joaquin, Lupatelli, Matri, Neto, Pasqual, Rodriguez, Roncaglia, Rosati, Ryder, Savic, Tomovic, Vargas, Wolski