Fiorentina continue to dream of fourth place ahead of their clash against Como, who need to get back on track

Fiorentina and Como will meet at the Franchi in a lunchtime kick-off. Important points are at stake for both sides, with the Viola’s three-game winning run having come to an end against Inter on Monday. The Viola now want to bounce back to continue their pursuit of fourth place.

Como, meanwhile, have started to slide down the table after three consecutive defeats to Atalanta, Bologna and Juve, and they need a victory to stop their situation from becoming more complicated.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Fiorentina have won each of their last four games against Como across all competitions without conceding goal, including games in Serie B (in 2003/04), Coppa Italia (in August 2004) and Serie A (November 2024).

Como will play a Serie A away game against Fiorentina for the first time since a 3-1 defeat on 7th May 1989; overall, Como have only won three of their 12 previous away games against the Viola in the competition (D2 L7).

DID YOU KNOW?

Fiorentina have picked up more than 40 points after 24 games in a Serie A season (42) for only the third time in the last 16 campaigns, after 2013/14 (44, finished 4th) and 2015/16 (46, finished 5th).

Fiorentina have won seven of their last 10 home league games (D1 L2) and only Napoli (28) and Inter (27) have gained more points in home matches than Viola in the current Serie A campaign (24, level with Lazio).

Como have picked up only seven of their 22 points this season in away games (32%): only Venezia (25%) have recorded a lower percentage of points gained in away matches in Serie A in 2024/25.

PLAYERS

Only Santiago Castro (born in 2004) is younger than Lucas Beltrán (2001) among players who have scored at least four goals and provided at least four assists in Serie A this season (4G+4A); however, the Fiorentina striker has scored only once in his last 12 starting games in the current league season (in January against Lazio).

Patrick Cutrone, who scored a brace against Fiorentina in May 2018 in Serie A, has netted six goals in the current league season: the last Como player to score more in a single Serie A campaign was Dan Corneliusson in 1985/86 (seven).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Kean (Fiorentina); Fadera (Como)

Cautioned: Richardson, Zaniolo, Gosens, Mandragora, Fagioli, Palladino (Fiorentina); Moreno, Vojvoda, Cesc Fabregas (Como)

REFEREE

PICCININI (ZINGARELLI – D’ASCANIO) IV: RUTELLA, VAR: MARINI, AVAR: MANGANIELLO

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Hellas Verona-Fiorentina (Sunday 23 February, 15:00 CET)

Como-Napoli (Sunday 23 February, 12:30 CET)

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