Fiorentina, Raffaele Palladino believes in Champions.
Florentin is still in the race for a European placement, even for the Champions League: “I would say that the leap forward with the small ones came at the right time – the words of purple coach Raffaele Palladino after the victory with Empoli ’We are happy with what we are doing in a week that was complex. Important players have been missing. We gave an important response: we have to continue like this because we have to make this season great. Richardson says we can aim for the Champions League? I am pleased that Richardson is optimistic and ambitious, as is the group. We must not preclude ourselves from anything”.
The victory came without having had available Dodo, who had appendicitis surgery and will leave the hospital tomorrow, and Kean, who has been in Paris for several days for personal matters. Palladino on the purple center forward stressed that: “In these days we have been in touch often by messages. He should return tomorrow night to Florence and then on Tuesday I will talk to him”. On Thursday Fiorentina will play the Conference League semifinal against Betis Sevilla in Spain and on Sunday the challenge at the Olimpico against Roma that is increasingly worthwhile for the race for Europe.
Palladino also hopes to have Fagioli in top condition: “He has had a fever these days and that is why he did not start the game from the start. I think the turmoil of the past weeks he’s overcome it–added the coach–Some psychological backlash is normal that there may have been, he suffered that. But now he is fine”.
At the end of the match, President Rocco Commisso, who will leave tomorrow to return to the United States, congratulated Palladino and the team for their achievements so far. “It was an important victory that we want to dedicate to Dodo and Kean, who are going through difficult times, but also to our fans. The league still puts all the goals in front of us. Do I believe in the Champions League? Yes, of course. We play for everything in Serie A and in the Conference. We can achieve both goals”.
The comment of young purple midfielder Richardson. A great goal, along with yet another excellent performance, is once again Rolando Mandragora was among the protagonists: “I am happy to have scored a good goal. I am even happier for the goal scored by Adli. He deserves all this. This is what family means to us. We are very happy to have won this game that was very important for us”.
