Totti, Batistuta and Ribery feature in Fiorentina centenary friendly at Artemio Franchi | OneFootball

Totti, Batistuta and Ribery headline a special Fiorentina friendly tonight to mark the club’s centenary.

According to Football Italia, Fiorentina legends face a Serie A legends side under the Operazione Nostalgia banner. The match is at the Stadio Artemio Franchi with kick-off at 20:00 CET [19:00 BST].

Club great Gabriel Omar Batistuta lines up with fellow Viola alumni Adrian Mutu, Francesco Toldo and Giuseppe Rossi.

Roberto Baggio is in attendance but arrived in a suit and without boots, indicating he is not set to play. He performed the ceremonial kick-off then departed to a standing ovation.

Inter vice president Javier Zanetti and Antonio Di Natale are among those featuring for the Serie A selection. In total, five members of Italy’s 2006 World Cup winners are involved, namely Totti, Simone Barone, Massimo Oddo, Marco Amelia and Luca Toni.

Cesare Prandelli coaches the Fiorentina side, while Roberto Donadoni leads the Serie A legends, Operazione Nostalgia.

Source: Football Italia

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