Fiorentina were able to put their Serie A misfortunes behind them to claim their third Conference League victory of the campaign with a 2-1 win at home against Dynamo Kyiv on Thursday evening: Moise Kean, Mykola Mykhaylenko and Albert Gudmundsson with the goals.
Moise Kean has struggled to replicate the form that made him a key figure for Fiorentina last season. Despite signing a contract extension over the summer, the Italian forward has scored just twice in Serie A and is widely seen as underperforming compared to expectations.
Moise Kean hopes Paolo Vanoli can ‘get Fiorentina on the right path’ and thanks Edin Dzeko for ‘defending’ the team against fan insults. ‘He is a leader, he sets a great example.’ The Viola are in a deep crisis that just seems to be getting worse, as they have for the first time gone the opening 13 Serie A rounds without a single victory.
New Fiorentina coach Paolo Vanoli previewed the upcoming fixture against Juventus, while offering updates on the availability of Moise Kean and Robin Gosens.
Moise Kean is eager to be involved when Fiorentina face Juventus this weekend, and there is growing confidence that he could return to the starting lineup.
Inter Milan forward Francesco Pio Esposito is set to start for Italy against Norway tonight, replacing the injured Moise Kean and partnering Mateo Retegui in attack.
Moise Kean’s withdrawal from Italy’s camp for their November matches has become a source of concern for Fiorentina, who are now closely monitoring his condition.
Fiorentina striker Moise Kean has been forced to withdraw from the Italy national team squad as a result of his latest injury, and has been replaced by
There is bad news for Fiorentina coach Paolo Vanoli on his debut, as top scorer Moise Kean is out of the squad to face Genoa with an injury. It kicks off at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday at 14.00 GMT.
Moise Kean urged Fiorentina to show greater character and take responsibility for their season after the Viola battled back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Bologna at the Stadio Franchi.
Fiorentina completed the comeback from 2-0 down to hold Bologna 2-2 in stoppages with Albert Gudmundsson and Moise Kean penalties, after Emil Holm was sent off.
Fiorentina coach Stefano Pioli would have liked to meet his former club Milan ‘at another time’ and says a decision on Moise Kean’s availability will be made tomorrow: ‘He’s feeling good.’ Pioli’s Fiorentina are still winless in six Serie A matches and visit Milan at San Siro on Sunday.
Fiorentina’s medical director, Luca Pengue, rules out a serious ankle injury for Moise Kean, but the Italy international continues training separately ahead of a Serie A game against Milan.
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Gennaro Gattuso has two enforced changes to make and could be tempted into shuffling his tactics around as a result for the upcoming World Cup qualifier
Francesco Pio Esposito could be in line to earn his first start for Italy against Israel in Tuesday evening’s World Cup qualifier, as Moise Kean was unable to train on Sunday and is unlikely to start in Udine according to the latest updates.
Federico Dimarco has won praise for his key assist for Moise Kean in Italy’s World Cup qualifying win over Estonia. Today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews, praise the Inter Milan wingback as one of Italy’s outstanding performers.
Italy will be forced into changes for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Israel, as Alessandro Bastoni is suspended and Moise Kean probably injured.