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Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games, Fiorentina–Lazio, Monza-Bologna, Ivan Juric’s Roma debut against Udinese and the Derby della Madonnina Inter–Milan.
We begin at 11.30 UK time (10.30 GMT) at the Stadio Franchi, where Fiorentina are still seeking their first victory and host high-flying Lazio.
At 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), struggling Monza and Bologna go head-to-head, then Juric makes his debut replacing sacked Daniele De Rossi on the Roma bench against surprise leaders Udinese at 17.00 UK time.
Inter go for a record seventh consecutive Milan Derby victory at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), with Paulo Fonseca already hanging by a thread.
3 – Nuno Tavares made his 3rd assist in the current Serie A: no Big-5 European 2024/25 defender did better than the Lazio player so far (3 also for Óscar Mingueza, Celta Vigo). Left.#FiorentinaLazio
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Mario Gila header the decisive factor so far. De Gea made several saves, Provedel one big early save.
Fiorentina give it away in midfield and Dia is going clear, but Comuzzo only watches the ball and plucks it off his foot.
The Viola then immediately counter, Dodo gets away down the right, but the pull-back for Kean is the wrong pass and intercepted.
Biraghi into the book for taking down Isaksen, who is really putting himself about today.
They had been doing that several times with set plays and finally Mario Gila nodded it in! Nuno Tavares with the free kick and Gila got in front of Comuzzo to get the header from six yards.
Almost great from Fiorentina with a back-heel flick at the near post from Colpani, but it’s beyond Kean and Bove, who did not see that coming.
Lazio stepping up the pressure now, Noslin sparks the counter-attack and finds Boulaye Dia, the ferocious low drive was going into the far bottom corner, but De Gea gets a hand to it!
Mario Gila gets his head to the Isaksen corner, De Gea only pushes it away, but there’s nobody ready to pounce on the rebound for Lazio.
It’s on target, Nuno Tavares snapshot from a long way out that bounces in front of De Gea, but the Fiorentina goalkeeper smothers.
Dodo cross from the right, Kean shapes up well for the volley from 13 yards, but turns it wide of the near post.
Lazzari surges forward down the Lazio right, floats a ball across the face of goal, but Noslin can’t get there as he flings himself at it.
Fiorentina corner kick routine finds Mandragora outside the box, but he smashes it well wide.
Isaksen into the book for a clumsy collision with Biraghi.
Bove gets his head to the Dodo cross, but it loops over the bar.
Mazy run down the left from Isaksen, lays it off for Zaccagni, whose right-foot curler from close range is parried at the near post by De Gea!
Kean tries to chest down a long ball, but he’s crowded out between two defenders.
Nuno Tavares blasts the free kick well over for Lazio, who are in their bright yellow third kit.
Cataldi trips Isaksen again right on the edge of the area, but outside.
Gosens is booked for a late challenge on Isaksen.
The answer is: he didn’t. It was a ridiculous reaction save from Provedel!
Cataldi steals the ball in midfield, finds Kean, who sends Colpani clear, but Provedel sticks out a foot to deflect the finish onto the upright!
Very aggressive Lazio start here, first a free kick and then a corner, twice Mario Gila nearly gets a clean header.
Some confusion there, as a free kick was awarded to Lazio just outside the box. And we mean just outside, the VAR had to have a good look at that. Huge risk for the Viola with Zaccagni taken down by Martinez Quarta.
Fiorentina: De Gea; Martinez Quarta, Comuzzo, Biraghi; Dodò, Mandragora, Cataldi, Bove, Gosens; Colpani; Kean
Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Patric, Gila, Tavares; Guendouzi, Castrovilli; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Noslin
Legend of Italia ’90.
Out come the teams at the Stadio Franchi, which is undergoing restructuring work, so only 20,000 here at the moment.