Fiorentina beat Pisa 3-0 in Coppa Italia derby before Napoli clash
Paolo Vanoli's side eased into the last 16 with a dominant Tuscan derby win, and Fiorentina fans are already talking up Sunday's league meeting with Napoli.
Fiorentina thrashed Pisa 3-0 in the Tuscan derby to reach the Coppa Italia last 16, a clean performance with no need for the fireworks. Head coach Paolo Vanoli, who took over from Fabio Grosso, has found both a cutting edge in front of goal and a defensive solidity that had been missing earlier in the season.
The win has fired up the Fiorentina fanbase, who took to social media ahead of Sunday's league fixture. "After Venezia and Pisa, let's beat the big sides too," read one of the most-shared comments. The Franchi is expected to sell out for a game the Fiorentina faithful see as a test of the new Vanoli era's credentials.
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Allegri's Napoli, fresh off a 1-0 win over Bologna, travel to the Franchi on Sunday 20 September (12:30 CET, 11:30 UK, 06:30 ET) to face a Fiorentina side on a run of good results — the same opponents they will meet again shortly after in the Coppa Italia last 16.
Source: AreaNapoli
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