Massimiliano Alvini hints at a move to Fiorentina

Massimiliano Alvini, coach of Frosinone, whose team has had an excellent start to the season, is originally from Fucecchio. Speaking this morning on Radio 1 during the program “Radio Anch’io lo sport,” he responded as follows to a question about the possibility of coaching Fiorentina in the future: “I’m not a Fiorentina fan in the sense that I support the team, but I love Tuscan teams, the bell tower, and the Palio.”

“Fiorentina represents the best in Tuscany; it’s a glorious, important, and well-coached club,” added the coach of this season’s surprise team. Right now, I’m focused on taking Frosinone as far as possible.”

The numbers back up the Ciociari’s ambitions. After a 2-0 win over Torino on Matchday 10, thanks to goals from Ghedjemis and Calò, Alvini’s team climbed to 20 points and solidified its sixth-place standing in the standings. The victory came on the heels of a dramatic 4-4 draw with Atalanta. Heading into the match against Torino, Frosinone had won its last four Serie A home games, scoring 14 goals. They were also the team with the most goals scored in the first half-hour of play (10) and the most goals scored in the first half (14).

Their offensive output revolves around Antonio Raimondo, who has found the net eight times in the first ten matchdays. In Frosinone’s Serie A history, only three players have done better in a single season: Matías Soulé (11 goals in 2023–24), Federico Dionisi, and Daniel Ciofani (both with nine in 2015–16). Against Torino, however, the striker—born in 2004—was forced to leave the game after a hard tackle on his left ankle and was replaced by Birligea. Alvini described it as a “serious injury,” and Raimondo will almost certainly miss the match against Cagliari.

Another standout from the start of the season is Giacomo Calò, a midfielder with five goals and one assist in his first ten league appearances. His name has been at the center of the debate surrounding the national team: at a press conference in Coverciano, head coach Roberto Mancini explained that players aged 29–30 will not be called up “at this stage,” while acknowledging that Frosinone has “3–4 good ones.” Agent Vincenzo Pisacane had contested the exclusion of his client.