[Centraal] AC Fiorentina

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Op vrijdag 2 juli 2004 10:59 schreef DRIX het volgende:
Een paar jaar geleden waren ze nog in de race voor het kampioenschap. Met rui costa en batistuta

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Op donderdag 2 september 2004 14:33 schreef DIGGER het volgende:
Het zag er gisteravond voor de Coppa Italia anders best aardig uit, de aanvalscombinaties die Fiorentina op de mat wist te leggen.

OK, tegenstander is geen Serie A ploeg natuurlijk, maar het spelletje klopte, er zat een tactiek achter en de combinaties liepen toch vrij redelijk.

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Op donderdag 2 september 2004 14:35 schreef Chen het volgende:

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beetje Fortuna Sittard effect

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Op donderdag 2 september 2004 14:35 schreef Chen het volgende:

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beetje Fortuna Sittard effect

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Preview Roma - Fiorentina

Stadio Olimpico 12/9/04 (15.00)

Roma and Fiorentina have experienced contrasting summers. While the Viola have been adding quality to their squad, the capital outfit have waved goodbye to some major figures who have proved crucial during their recent success.

Boss Fabio Capello joined Juventus, taking Jonathan Zebina and Emerson with him. Walter Samuel was sold to Real Madrid, while the club’s pre-season was marred with the shock resignation of Cesare Prandelli as Coach.

That has left new boss Rudi Voller with precious little time to prepare for the new season. Francesco Totti should be available despite an ankle problem but the German has defensive struggles to solve.

Cristian Chivu is injured, new signing Matteo Ferrari is suspended, while Philippe Mexes has been banned by FIFA for six weeks – pending an appeal. Dellas, who is struggling for fitness himself, Cufre and Candela will all be drafted in as cover. Egyptian striker Mido is also a worry with a calf problem.

The Viola will definitely prove to be some stiff opposition for the capital club. After all, this is a club who signed the likes of Ujfalusi, Maresca, Jorgensen, Portillo and even Fabrizio Miccoli this summer. But is Coach Emiliano Mondonico the right man to gel them together?

Roma (probable): Pelizzoli; Panucci, Dellas, Cufre, Candela; Mancini, Perrotta, De Rossi, D’Agostino; Totti, Cassano

Fiorentina (probable): Cejas; Viali, Dainelli, Ujfalusi; Maggio, Piangerelli, Maresca, Chiellini; Jorgensen, Rigano, Miccoli

Ref: To folllow

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Fiorentina: infortunio per Cejas, salta la Roma

Sospetto stiramento per il portiere argentino

FIRENZE - Infortunio per Christian Cejas nel corso dell'allenamento di stamattina. Per il portiere argentino della Fiorentina si teme uno stiramento. Cejas ha lasciato lo spogliatoio con le stampelle e salterà certamente la partita
dell'Olimpico contro la Roma.

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Op vrijdag 10 september 2004 15:31 schreef Sloggi het volgende:
Cejas geblesseerd tegen Rome?

Mijn Italiaans is niet zo goed

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Op vrijdag 10 september 2004 15:19 schreef Dylan Dog het volgende:
Lekker...

Ik heb in mijn Italiaanse superelf nog voor de draft al de volgende Florentijnen weten te strikken:
- Cejas
- Ujfalusi
- Portillo
- Riganò

Ik hoop nog op Fontana...

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Op vrijdag 10 september 2004 15:46 schreef ZIOPPA het volgende:

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Hoe ziet je elftal er verder uit?

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Op vrijdag 10 september 2004 16:03 schreef Dylan Dog het volgende:

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Ik heb nu aangegeven welke spelers ik graag wil hebben. Iemand nog spelers die aan te raden zijn, type 'dark horses'? Wellicht dat ik daar nog een bod op kan doen. Heb Eremenko en Fava al opd e lijst staan, evenals Fontana, Tonetto en Konan.

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Renaissance of Fiorentina
By Tom McCoy
BBC Sport


Bankrupted by years of mismanagement, Fiorentina were relegated to Italy's fourth division, Serie C2, in 2002.
One of Italy's most famous clubs lost its badge, name and even the right to wear the famous all-violet kit.

Just two years later, Fiorentina have announced their return to Serie A with a £20m summer spending spree.

BBC Sport looks at the extraordinary fall and rise of Fiorentina.

WHERE DID IT ALL GO WRONG?
Fiorentina's troubles began under former owner Vittorio Cecchi Gori, an ambitious media mogul who borrowed £20m from the club's coffers to keep his empire afloat.

AC FIORENTINA'S DEMISE
November 2001: Players protest after going unpaid for three months
May 2002: Fiorentina relegated to Serie B for only the second time in their history
August 2002: Italian FA expel Fiorentina from Serie B because of financial problems

By 2001 Fiorentina were a club in crisis - Gori faced charges of money laundering and cocaine possession and briefly handed control to his 82-year-old mother Valeria.

Unable to pay stars like Rui Costa and Nuno Gomes, Fiorentina ended the 2001-02 season in 19th place, dropping out of Serie A for only the second time in their history.

But when Gori was unable to raise the necessary money to register the team in Serie B, Italy's soccer authorities threw Fiorentina out of the division and the club, albeit briefly, ceased to exist.

Thanks to the intervention of wealthy businessman Diego Della Valle, a new club was formed under the name Fiorentina 1926 Fiorentia and allowed to compete in Serie C2.

With all the players released and the new club forbidden to even play in purple, the only remaining connection to Fiorentina was club captain Angelo di Livio, who accepted a massive pay cut to stay in Florence.

VIOLA'S RETURN TO SERIE A

May 2003: 'Fiorentia' win Serie C2 and rise to Serie C1
August 2003: Controversially fast-tracked to Serie B on 'sporting merit'
June 2004: Defeat Perugia in play-off to return to Serie A

HOW DID THEY RETURN TO SERIE A SO QUICKLY?

A new squad was assembled and despite a slow start, Fiorentia comfortably won Serie C2.
In May 2003 Della Valle brought back the rights to the Fiorentina name and badge.

Three months later a controversial ruling from the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) allowed Fiorentina to skip Serie C1 and move up to Serie B.
Catania, Genoa, Cosenza and Salernitana ended the 2002-03 season in the Serie B relegation zone but a row over an ineligible player fielded by one of Catania's opponents saw all four teams escape relegation.

However, financial problems at Cosenza saw them subsequently expelled from Serie B with the FIGC controversially ruling Fiorentina should take the remaining place on "sporting merit".
With 24 teams starting last season in Serie B, the federation agreed five promotion spots would be available with the sixth-placed team earning a two-leg play-off against the fourth weakest Serie A side.

Fiorentina claimed sixth spot to grab the play-off place and after a 1-0 win in Perugia, 45,00 fans, including Batistuta, crammed into the Stadio Artemio Franchi to watch them seal promotion with a 1-1 draw.

WHAT NEXT FOR FIORENTINA?

Della Valle's deep pockets and the club's glamorous image mean Fiorentina can attract top-class players.

During the summer Della Valle financed the signing of 14 new players, including Juventus pair Fabrizio Miccoli and Enzo Maresca, Parma playmaker Hidetoshi Nakata and Udinese's Martin Jorgensen - all proven Serie A performers.

The Viola's fairytale return may owe much to Della Valle's millions and some favourable decisions from Italy's footballing authorities.

But for the Fiorentina tifosi, it is Di Livio who will be remembered as the club's guardian angel.

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Viola lose injured Rigano

Newly promoted Fiorentina have lost key striker Christian Rigano to injury for the next four weeks.

The forward made his Serie A debut at Roma on Sunday but his game was cut short by a muscle strain.

There were fears that the problem was a recurrence of the injury which he sustained in pre-season.

However, the Viola have insisted that isn’t the case which will be of some relief to the medical team.

That after boss Emiliano Mondonico seemed to suggest that he only selected him to play after getting clearance from them.

"They told me that he was fit and so I selected him," the tactician said after the 1-0 defeat.

"We will have to make in-depth checks in the week as to the extent of Rigano's condition. His absence is a huge loss to us, more than some would believe."

Rigano, who will be out for around 30 days, will probably be replaced by Javier Portillo in attack.

The 30-year-old joins goalkeeper Sebastian Cejas on the sidelines after he was ruled out until November.

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De Argentijn Ezequiel González was dinsdagavond in het duel tussen Panathinaikos en Rosenborg (2-1) de grote man bij de thuisploeg. De aanvaller maakte niet alleen beide treffers voor de Griekse kampioen, maar speelde ook een imponerende wedstrijd. Vrijwel al het gevaar van Panathinaikos kwam van hem af.

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Op zaterdag 18 september 2004 16:54 schreef ZIOPPA het volgende:
En de nieuwe shirts..

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Ongeveer hetzelfde als vorig seizoen; iets strakker en iets doffer paars. Bevalt me wel. Nu de drie strepen van Adidas nog weg..

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Inter free Cuper for Fiorentina

The Nerazzurri have terminated Hector Cuper’s contract, so he is preparing a return to work for Fiorentina or Majorca, but Fatih Terim is also on the trail.

The Argentine had been picking up his pay cheques regularly since the club sacked him on Oct 19 2003, as his £2.4m a season contract didn’t expire until 2005.

The decision to terminate the deal with “reciprocal satisfaction” at this moment in time suggests that Cuper is ready for a return to work and there are two high-profile solutions.

He has been heavily linked with the Fiorentina post, now vacant after Emiliano Mondonico’s resignation, but his former club Real Majorca are also looking for a tactician after they fired Benito Floro this week.

However, the Viola are also looking increasingly close to Fatih Terim’s shock comeback. The Turk walked out after a row with then-President Vittorio Cecchi Gori, but never hid his affection for the city of Florence and its fans.

“I can confirm I met with director general Fabrizio Lucchesi today,” confirmed Terim’s agent Moreno Roggi, “and told him we were more than ready for a return to Fiorentina."

"This is a team that has stayed in his heart and he would even be willing to accept a six-month contract. After all, he knows he has unfinished business here.”

Viola director Lucchesi is hedging his bets, as an official decision will only be made next week.

“Alberto Malesani did good work here,” he noted, “while Gigi De Canio and Dino Zoff are both good Coaches.”

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Op donderdag 18 november 2004 21:55 schreef _michel_ het volgende:
ik vond Batistuta ook altijd goed

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Op donderdag 28 december 2006 19:55 schreef Urquhart het volgende:
Sinds dat ik in Florence ben geweest heb ik sympathie voor deze club.