Napoli star Alessandro Buongiorno has withdrawn from the Italy squad for games against Norway and Moldova and has been replaced by Fiorentina’s Luca Ranieri.
Luca Ranieri admits he was ‘not used to being up there’ after scoring the potentially decisive Fiorentina goal in the Conference League semi-final away to Real Betis.
Raffaele Palladino feels that there is ‘one regret’ about Fiorentina’s performance in their 2-1 victory over Celje in the first leg of the Conference League
Fiorentina defender Luca Ranieri calls for ‘more respect’ for Edoardo Bove after mixed reports on whether he would be able to continue his career in Italian football after his medical emergency.
Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes mocked Fiorentina defender Luca Ranieri after the Tuscans lost the Conference League Final to Olympiacos on Wednesday. Ranieri and Paredes had a confrontation during Roma’s 2-1 win over Fiorentina in December 2023.
There was controversy around the Olympiacos goal that won the Conference League Final, but Fiorentina players were also guilty of stopping to complain rather than focus on play.
Fiorentina slumped at the last hurdle in the second consecutive Europa Conference League season, losing 1-0 to Olympiacos in the Athens final. Ayoub El Kaabi’s 116th-minute winner inspired the Greek giants to their first-ever European title.
Luca Ranieri added to his surprising goal tally for this season and did just enough to give Fiorentina victory over Torino for top four ambitions. This was a head-to-head for European places, the Viola trying to break into the top four and Toro sitting six points behind them.
Vincenzo Italiano sees winning the Conference League group and avoiding the play-offs as ‘a step forward from last season,’ but the Nico Gonzalez injury overshadowed it.