On Sunday (17th) at 15:00 local Italian time (21:00 Beijing time), in the 33rd round of Serie A, Juventus will visit the Stadio Artemio Franchi to challenge Fiorentina.
Defenders: 2-Motta, 6-Grosso, 15-Barzagli, 17-Traoré, 19-Bonucci, 43-Sørensen
"In my opinion, playing at the Stadio Artemio Franchi will be very difficult. Fiorentina is a good team; they have Mutu back, along with excellent players like Vargas and Montolivo. Of course, Santana's injury is a loss for them; he is an important player. However, Fiorentina has been performing exceptionally well at home recently, so it will be very tough for us tomorrow."
Goalkeepers: 1-Buffon, 13-Manninger, 30-Storari
Forwards: 10-Piero, 20-Toni, 32-Matri
Juventus' squad of 20 players for the away match against Fiorentina:
Del Neri stated that instead of meticulously calculating points, it would be better to focus on playing every remaining game well—"In my view, there's no need to think too far ahead. We just need to concentrate on each match week by week." Del Neri urged his entire team to continue their winning streak—"If we can win tomorrow, we will keep striving for a Champions League spot. We are not far from fourth place, but previously we kept winning one and losing the next. There have been too many injuries this season, which hasn't helped us maintain consistency, and consistency is exactly what we've lacked all season."
Regarding tactics, Del Neri introduced that he would continue using Matri as the central striker, with Toni or Piero playing as the second striker. Buffon will return to start—"Marco (Storari) wants to play, and that’s understandable. He is a valuable player, and I respect him a lot. However, I have no doubts about Buffon. He was injured before, but now he is ready to play."
The last-minute victory over Genoa over the weekend undoubtedly gave Del Neri confidence—"The team has been improving steadily, and the return of injured players has improved the squad. Despite the hot weather on Sunday, the players showed great condition."
At 14:00 on Saturday afternoon, Coach Del Neri held a routine pre-match press conference at Vinovo. Currently, Juventus is six points away from the Champions League spots and two points away from Europa League qualification. This round features Napoli vs Udinese and Roma vs Palermo, which is obviously a great opportunity for Juventus. However, Del Neri is fully aware that Fiorentina won't be easy to deal with—"I think all matches, including our match against Fiorentina, are very difficult to predict."