On Feb 14th, Spezia will play host to Fiorentina in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Spezia is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Salernitana. Simone Verdi scored the first goal for Salernitana in the 3rd minute, then Rey Manaj tied it up for Spezia in the 12th minute . Spezia is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Fiorentina, recorded a 3-2 win against Atalanta. Krzysztof Piątek scored the first goal for Fiorentina in the 9th minute on a penalty shot, but Davide Zappacosta got the equalizer for Atalanta in the 30th minute on a penalty shot , but luckily for Fiorentina it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Fiorentina is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
Fiorentina and Spezia last played eachother at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Sun Oct 31st. Fiorentina won by a score of 3 to 0. Dušan Vlahović scored the first goal for Fiorentina in the 44th minute on a penalty kick, then Dušan Vlahović added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Odriozola In the end, Spezia was frustrated by Fiorentina’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fiorentina ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Cristiano Biraghi and Krzysztof Piątek have been the hottest scorers for Fiorentina in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Spezia’s most prolific scorer has been Daniele Verde. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.