Fiorentina vs Juventus

Fiorentina need a victory to be sure of qualifying for the Conference League ahead of Atalanta and that's not the only motivation against arch-rivals.

Fiorentina need no motivation in this fixture, as Juve are their arch-rivals, a tension further exacerbated when Dusan Vlahovic moved in January and he is benched this evening. Dybala and Chiellini perhaps thought they’d played their final games in the 2-2 draw with Lazio, but are back in the starting XI. Fiorentina need a victory to be sure of qualifying for the Conference League ahead of Atalanta and that’s not the only motivation against arch-rivals Juventus, who start Paulo Dybala and Giorgio Chiellini.

Other than trying to send the likes of Giorgio Chiellini and Paulo Dybala (and Alvaro Morata?) (and Federico Bernardeschi?) out on a good note — you know, like ...

Here’s to hoping that if Juventus gets a 2-0 lead this time around they actually hold onto it ... unlike previous matches that have happened within the last week. Other than trying to send the likes of Giorgio Chiellini and Paulo Dybala (and Alvaro Morata?) (and Federico Bernardeschi?) out on a good note — you know, like what didn’t happen against Lazio — there really isn’t much of anything to play for. You can’t say that about the team Juventus will be lining up against, but for Max Allegri’s squad there’s definitely visions of beaches and vacations sneaking into some thoughts with very little at stake this weekend. For some, the emotions from Monday night’s home finale in which we said farewell to two of Juventus’ best players over the last decade are still lingering. The last one is definitely going to be Fiorentina fans saying a bunch of things that can’t be replicated in this corner of the internet toward Vlahovic.) This night, five days later, is the final hurrah for a season that is one most of us would like to forget — and not in a good way like the vibes we got earlier in the week.

Even though the Viola will be the favorites to win in front of the loud and enthusiastic Artemio Franchi crowds, it would be a shame if Juventus offered ...

Winning can never be guaranteed in football, and Fiorentina might emerge victorious at the end of the day. Until this day, a section of Fiorentina fans still celebrate the Heysel disaster in a shameful and sickening fashion. All except the Ultras group of one club.