Florence smiles

Hard not to remember that Fiorentina-nineties. In those years in which calcium was the best league in Europe, the Florentine team was not the best team in Serie A but one of the most attractive, and goals from Batistuta, Rui Costa's magic or Francesco Toldo stops remain intact in the retina of the amateur. Later joined Pedja Mijatovic after concluding his career at the Bernabeu. Since then a lot has happened in the Artemio Franchi: Cecchi Gori was the family who built that team but who plunged the club into a severe economic crisis with the entry of the new century, but in the city that was the birthplace of the Renaissance was expected that Viola does not complete in those difficult moments his career and the club was refounded, but not end there for the historic difficulties Italian side. But today, with the machine installed in third place in Serie A, Fiorentina live happy days with a new team and aspirations.

The Fiore, who had recovered the old coat and a name nearly identical to the previous one, then got back to Serie A from the C2 and relive the good old days of hand Cesare Prandelli, Italy coach today, and stars as Adrian Mutu and, above all, Luca Toni, the only club Golden Boot. However the Tuscan team was involved in the betting scandal of Calcium and was stripped of the square had been for the Champions League. Since then the club has experienced ups and downs, alternating good seasons that led to Europe or semifinals of Cup UEFA as the previous campaigns in which made ​​headlines more for matters not pleasant and excess flirted with relegation.

But this year the Fiorentina wanted things to be different in the summer and did everything he could to it that way. For the bench was hired Vincenzo Montella, who had staged a great season in charge of Catania. The former Sampdoria striker Rome and wanted to form a team that apostase for the ball and in that sense they guided the club's technical secretary, who was one of the most animated Calciomercato, and so far we can say that the success has been tremendous.

So mainly the international goal came Viviano, Roncaglia Argentine defenders and Gonzalo (1'5M €), formerly of Espanyol and Villarreal respectively, as well as central and Savic Tomovic, for rail came skilled Colombian Square and Cassani (3'5M €) midfield football filled with arrivals Pizarro, formerly of Roma, Inter and City, Aquilani (€ 8M) from Liverpool after being given in the last two seasons at Juventus and Milan, Matias Fernandez (5 '5 M €), another former Villarreal would come from Sporting Portugal, and the Spanish Borja Valero (€ 7M) was hired to attack the Moroccan El Hamdaoui from Ajax and the icing was returning late in Luca Toni .

In total fifteen new players arrived, difficult to adapt quickly as refurbished equipment. Besides it was not all signings, but there were significant casualties like Montolivo, who concluded contract and signed for Milan in addition to Swiss midfielder Behrami, who was hired by Napoli with a fixed viola Gamberini behind by about 8 '5 million. In the last moments of the market was also sold Serbian central promising 19 Matija Nastasic the City for fifteen million euros in addition to the international transfer of Montenegrin Savic. Finally, transfers and income figures in virtually equated.

However, one of the biggest contracts of the year was undoubtedly the continuity of Stevan Jovetic. Montenegrin striker, who had already shown a good performance since coming to Florence Partizan in 2008, exploded last season, becoming one of the best footballers of Calcium scoring fourteen goals and showing quality, vision and overflow. In a Class which aroused the interest of half of Europe but eventually the club continued to remain the Medici's Artemio Franchi.

Montella's team

Montella was clear that the parties had to earn through the ball and good treatment for this, as we said, populate the midfield with players with good technique and vision. Behind them lies a central defense with three keys which are Gonzalo Rodriguez, who is recovering the good feelings that made ​​him one of the best center in the Spanish league, and Roncaglia, Free Boca arrived in one of the best Fiore movements in the summer market. Joining them was the first manager Tomovic deal with the difficult task of supplying Nastasic, although in recent days is Savic who is earning a place in the eleven.

The winger has the whole band at your disposal. The left is owned by Pasqual, in Florence since 2005, while the right is for Square. The Colombian deserves a special mention, is that after arriving in Italy in 2009 and did not find the necessary continuity in the Udinese came this summer to Fiorentina on loan (and had been transferred to Lecce last year) to become one of the revelations of Serie A. Square is all speed and overflow, a dagger from the right which becomes, coming from behind in one of the most powerful offensive weapons of Montella. And when the party's future catches you off guard when the opponent is attacking whom Roncaglia coverage makes moving to the right.

The midfield consists of three players, with the veteran Pizarro usually the first contact with the ball. After a decade in the Calcio, Chilean remains at 33 years a major player in Italy. Difficult angle on the left is located Borja Valero, one of the great bargains of the Serie A this summer and a fixed Montella, and clairvoyance is that the Spanish has been one of the top Italian league appearances this season. They are right to teams in our league when referring to the economic superiority of the two great, but it is also true that leak opportunities like joining an affordable price players like former Villarreal.

The remaining seat has occupied for much of the season with Brazilian Romulo irregular occurrences of Matías Fernández, although in the last two games has been the holder Aquilani taking the opportunity with good game and three goals as the lack of marking this past weekend week against Atalanta. Alberto did not match at Anfield the 25 million it cost his move and tried to regain his football in Turin and Milan, getting a dropper. This summer is definitely dissociated Liverpool and is now recovering in Florence that level that led him to excel in Rome. After starting the season injured, Aquilani has shown in the last two days which can be very important for Montella plans. It is very probable that he was overrated in his day, but a good footballer.

In the attack is fixed Jovetic, who began the season by scoring four goals in three games. Beside him have alternated the Serb Ljajic, the talented El Hamdaoui ( author of a goal against Milan ) and Luca Toni everlasting. At 35, the striker world champion in 2006 was about to run out of this team last summer, rejected by several clubs that was offered, but again found its place in the Artemio Franchi and has restored confidence doing does best scoring four goals in ten appearances, several from the bench.

Target Europe

After thirteen days, Fiorentina stood third in the standings after winning the last five games, including the San Siro in Milan two days ago. Despite having a template fairly new doubt on the club's board will consider anything but in European competitions after the effort of the last transfer window, but it was difficult to predict that in such a short time the Viola would be at positions Champions League tie with Napoli, one point behind Inter and Juventus five. Without disputing any European competition this year will not be any obstacle to focus in Serie A, and perhaps again make Florence one of the capitals of Italian football.