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FIORENTINA DIRECTOR ROBERTO GORETTI: "FANS ARE RIGHT: WE CAN'T GET RELEGATED."
Fiorentina's crisis deepens with 25 fewer points than last season. Goretti backed angry fans, saying the team "went backwards" and must fix their lack of confidence immediately.
After Fiorentina's 3-1 loss to Sassuolo, director of sport Roberto Goretti said the fans were right to call out the players for not showing up. He insisted, We can't give up or let ourselves get relegated.
Fiorentina started strong at Mapei Stadium, with Rolando Mandragora scoring a penalty after a bit of a disagreement with Moise Kean about who should take it.
But the team fell apart before halftime, thanks to a deflected shot from Cristian Volpato and a header from Tarik Muharemovic on a corner. Ismael Koné then sealed the deal for Sassuolo after the break, making it 3-1.
Instead of coach Paolo Vanoli, Goretti spoke at the press conference after the game.
We started well, but games are long now, and we just didn't play together as a team for the whole time, Goretti said.
After losing to Atalanta, we asked our fans to support us, and they really came through. We asked them to be there, and they were, but maybe we weren't.
We just have to keep working and admit that we have what it takes to fix the problems the team is clearly having.
The fans did listen to Edin Dzeko's plea to keep supporting the team, as about 4,000 of them came to Reggio Emilia and kept singing until the end.
After the game, they made their feelings known, chanting that the team was laughable while the players stood there and took it.
"We had seen some good signs in recent games, but today we went backwards," Goretti said.
Every time we just sent easy crosses into the box, it showed that the players aren't connecting well, and you can see they lack confidence.
Now we have to deal with a really tough situation, but we can't give up. We can't lose any more ground, and we can't let ourselves get relegated.
It's hard to believe, but Fiorentina has 25 fewer points than they did at this point last season.
Plus, no team that has failed to win any of its first 14 games has ever avoided relegation.
Vanoli is the third coach this season, after Stefano Pioli was fired. Daniele Galloppa coached one Conference League match as an interim manager.
We need to look at everything critically, which sometimes means making tough calls. We have to understand the situation, be realistic, and know what to do.
The coach is staying in his job, though.
The tension within the team was clear when Kean and Mandragora argued about who should take the penalty until Captain Luca Ranieri stepped in to take Kean away.
"I didn't like that, and it's not the first time it's happened, so I liked it even less," Goretti said.
TIRED OR TOUGH? THE CONFLICTING ITALIAN MEDIA REPORTS ON SCOTT MCTOMINAY’S PERFORMANCE
Scott McTominay and Napoli suffer Champions League elimination after a 3-2 home defeat to Chelsea's clinical Joao Pedro.
Scott McTominay had a rough night as Napoli crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday. The reigning Serie A champs missed out on a play-off spot after losing at home to Chelsea.
It was a wild night in the Champions League, and Napoli ended up as one of the biggest letdowns. Even with home advantage against Liam Rosenior's team, they only managed to finish 30th overall. Chelsea, on the other hand, walked away with sixth.
McTominay, along with Manchester United loanee Rasmus Hojlund, couldn’t stop Napoli from falling 3-2 in Naples. Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez opened the scoring, but Napoli hit back before halftime thanks to Antonio Vergara and Hojlund.
But after the break, Joao Pedro bagged a brace and sealed Napoli’s fate. The Italian press didn’t hold back in their reviews of McTominay’s performance.
Il Napolista gave McTominay a 6 out of 10. They liked his grit but pointed out he lost possession a few too many times in midfield. Still, they said he was a threat going forward—enough to give Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez something to worry about. But in the end, it just wasn’t enough for Conte’s side.
Il Messaggero also gave him a 6. They called his first half “average”, even though the game was played at a high level. After halftime, they thought he looked tired and didn’t live up to his usual standards.
Corriere dello Sport was a bit more generous with a 6.5. They praised his fighting spirit—classic Premier League style—and said he gave it everything he had. But as Serie A’s current MVP, expectations are high, and he just couldn’t find the goals Napoli needed.
Essere Partnopei matched that 6.5 rating. They praised his energy and said he was as active as ever, moving the ball well. Still, his efforts couldn’t keep Napoli from being knocked out.
Napoli Magazine skipped the ratings but said McTominay wasn’t at his best. He’s a key player for Conte and stayed committed, but it wasn’t enough to push Napoli into the next round.
"DON'T JUMP SHIP!" — ANTONIO CONTE’S EXPLOSIVE WARNING TO NAPOLI STARS AFTER JUVENTUS ROUT
Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund fail to fire as Juventus crush Napoli 3-0. Discover Conte’s defiant post-match reaction.
Napoli just fell nine points behind in the Serie A title chase after Scott McTominay and the rest of the squad took a heavy 3-0 loss against Juventus.
The defending champs barely put up a fight at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Juventus looked sharp, closing the gap with Napoli to just a single point. Right now, Gli Azzurri sit fourth with 43 points, Juventus are right behind on 42, and Inter still lead the pack with 52. If Antonio Conte’s side wants to catch up, they’ve got a lot of work to do.
McTominay played the whole match for Napoli but couldn’t change the game. Frustration was obvious for the visitors. Rasmus Hojlund, on loan from Manchester United, struggled again and didn’t make much of a difference up front. While his parent club edged out Arsenal 3-2 in London, Hojlund missed two decent chances in Turin. He hasn’t scored for Napoli since late December.
Romelu Lukaku finally got back on the pitch after his injury, but with just 12 minutes left, the result was already settled. Juventus were two goals up—Jonathan David bagged the first, Kenan Yildiz added another, and Filip Kostic finished things off near the end with a third.
Napoli are still missing another Scot, Billy Gilmour, and creative midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is out hurt as well. Next up, Chelsea comes to Naples on Wednesday night. Napoli really needs a win to stay in the hunt for a Champions League play-off spot.
Conte faced up to the defeat but made it clear Napoli aren’t about to give up on the Scudetto—even with all these injuries.
Conte didn’t sugarcoat things:
“As long as it was 1-0, it felt close—like we might grab a draw,” he said. “But after their second goal, things opened up, and then they scored a third. Credit to them, but also to my guys. There’s not much to say or criticise. Even here in Turin, they gave everything.
“Sometimes you get past these obstacles, sometimes you don’t. For the first time in my career, I had to bring on a player [Giovane]. I’d never even seen him in training—a kid who just joined us Saturday. That tells you something about what we’re dealing with right now.
“But we’re not quitting. We know the situation, and we’ll keep pushing. It feels like we’re out at sea in a storm, but we’re not bailing. If someone wants to jump ship, fine—they can swim to shore. The rest of us are staying on board, ready to fight with everything we’ve got, whatever comes our way.”
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