Fiorentina, Raffaele Palladino announces an absence and a starter against Pafos
The words of Raffaele Palladino
These are the statements made in a press conference by Fiorentina coach Raffaele Palladino on the eve of the Artemio Franchi match against Pafos FC, valid for the fourth day of the Conference League.
"Tomorrow Pongracic starts from the beginning. He has worked well this period, è he has been out a long time, for us è he is an important player that we need to recover. He needs to regain physical condition and minutes, that is why he will be a starter. On the other hand, Gudmundsson will not be among the summoned players, è he only returned to the group two days ago, but he is working very well. Since Friday, he should be back on a permanent basis and we hope to recover him 100% for the challenge with Inter'Inter" began the Fiorentina coach.
"With Pafos, the goal è to make a great performance against a very good team, first in their league and who beat APOEL who beat us last round. They know how to play well in both defense and offense. We don't want to lose any more points on the road and a win would move us up in the standings, bringing us closer to our goal of finishing in the top eight and avoiding the playoff round. We have to be focused to the max" continued the former Monza coach.
"I know everyone is already focused on the challenge with Inter, but our attention must be exclusively on tomorrow's challenge, as pitfalls are always around the corner. A false step would be a shame, we care so much about this competition. We will start thinking about the Nerazzurri from Friday. This team has great balance and can split the competition. We need to do well with Pafos, so that we can get to the championship match" added the former Genoa striker.
"Tomorrow I will field the best possible lineup. I have 23 players and 4 goalkeepers who are fantastic: I know that whoever I put on the field will give 100 percent. We will have to have balance, victory or defeat does not shift, we have to play with everyone with serenityà. Compared to the knockout in Nicosia, it will be important to put something more, because in the conference there are teams that defend low to break on the counterattack. We need to be good on preventive and perceive danger, but those who take the field I have no doubt will give their best" concluded Raffaele Palladino.
