Fiorentina v Napoli, Pioli: "We'll face them with our own ideas" | OneFootball

The Serie A restarts after the break for the national teams and the Franchi will immediately be the stage for a big match: Fiorentina against Napoli, scheduled for Saturday, September 13 at 20.45.

Fiorentina-Napoli, Pioli: “We want to play it with our ideas”

After two consecutive draws against Cagliari and Torino, the Viola team is looking for the first seasonal victory against the champions of Italy. On the eve of the challenge, Stefano Pioli spoke to Sky Sport, presenting the match and analyzing the hottest topics.

“Finally at home, ready to give it all”

Pioli has emphasized the importance of finding the friendly public: “We are excited, we can't wait for tomorrow evening to live this match together with our fans. We know the difficulty of the challenge, Napoli won the championship last year and has further strengthened with a top-level coach. But we want to play it with our ideas, with our qualities, and put everything on the field to get the best possible result”.

Napoli seen by Pioli

The Viola coach has no doubts about the strength of the opponent: “Napoli is a complete team, organized and rich in offensive solutions. They will surely try to play the game and win, but it's the same thing we want to do too”.

The Viola attack and the comparison with the National team

On the possible Piccoli-Kean tandem, Pioli responded like this: “It could resemble the one seen in the National team with Kean and Retegui. Perhaps Retegui is more of a box striker, while Piccoli likes to roam and move more. But in football everything is possible: the important thing is that the players believe in it, are available and understand the style of play to put on the field”.

Kean, added value

The coach has spent important words for the new Viola striker: “Having Kean means having a very strong striker, who attacks the depth well and who, despite an excellent past season, still has room for improvement. For us, he is an additional arrow”.

The challenge within the challenge: Pioli vs Conte

Pioli's return to Florence coincided with the desire to confront the best technicians. Tomorrow the face to face will be with Antonio Conte: “Antonio is one of the best coaches in Europe and the world. He has always given a very strong identity to his teams and won everywhere. It will be a game made of strategies, but in the end, the technical quality and the choices of the players will always make the difference”.

The conditions of Gudmundsson

Closure dedicated to the conditions of the Icelandic striker: “He is better, he has worked mainly in the pool without loading on the ankle until yesterday. Today he did something more. We will evaluate until the last, because he is a player who gives us many solutions. We will decide tomorrow morning”.

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