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Ā·18 December 2025
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Ā·18 December 2025
Fiorentinaās nightmare knows no borders and now extends to the Conference League as well. Paolo Vanoliās team loses the last match of the League Phase against Lausanne with a score of 1-0. The coach is now just one step away from being sacked, and on Sunday he will play his last chance to stay at the Franchi against Udinese, as Gianluca Di Marzio had already anticipated in recent days.
This result, in addition to further worsening the mood of the team, which sits last in the Serie A standings, condemns the Viola to play the playoffs due to their 15th place finish in the first phase of the competition. Two extra matches that can only have a negative impact on the overall season. Their opponent in the round of 32 will be either Jagiellonia or Omonia.
For the Viola, this is their twelfth defeat in 21 matches this season: an endless nightmare that now sees the shocking relegation to Serie B as an endpoint that is as unexpected as it is increasingly plausible.
Fiorentinaās nightmare run continues in the first half of the Conference League match as well. Only 4 shots, none on target, against Lausanne.
The xG stat is worrying, stuck at 0.10. The Swiss side didnāt create much either, but were more dangerous. The real protagonist of these rather dull 45 minutes was the fog. Extremely thick. The referee even suspended the match for a few dozen seconds due to poor visibility, but then decided to continue.
In the 59th minute, things go from bad to worse with Lausanne taking the lead.


Kana-Biyik breaks through on the left, dazzling Nicolussi Caviglia with feints, crosses to the far post where Fortini is well behind the play, and Sigua heads it in to punish an imprecise Martinelli. Itās a dark night for the Viola, who are swaying dangerously and seem to struggle every time the opponents appear in the final 30 meters.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in š®š¹ here.
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