Fiorentina can't get back on their feet

ACF Fiorentina remains mired in a deep crisis. The traditional club from Florence is fighting to avoid relegation to Serie B.

March 02, 2026

From: dl

Juventus' former sporting director, Fabio Paratici, took over at Fiorentina at the beginning of the year. However, his winter transfers have so far failed to produce the desired effect. La Viola are still mired in the relegation battle. On Monday evening, they suffered a 0-3 defeat at Udinese Calcio, leaving Fiorentina level on points with Lecce and Cremonese, currently 17th and 18th in the table.

Coach Paolo Vanoli remains under intense scrutiny after his predecessor Stefano Pioli was dismissed in early November. However, the situation at Fiorentina has not improved under the former Conte assistant.

Fiorentina (in orange) suffered a clear defeat at Udinese. © ANSA / Mattia Radoni

Most recently, they almost suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Conference League against Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok. Behind the scenes, Paratici is reportedly already working on his preferred summer coaching candidate, Roberto De Zerbi. The Italian most recently managed Brighton and Olympique Marseille.

Bologna has recovered

After a solid start to the season, FC Bologna also briefly slipped into a crisis. But the reigning cup winners have since recovered. On Monday evening, the eighth-placed team secured a last-minute victory against Pisa, who, like Hellas Verona, are teetering on the brink of relegation to Serie B.

Serie A: Monday's games

Pisa – Bologna 0:1
0:1 Odgaard (90th minute)

Udinese – Fiorentina 3:0
1:0 Kabasele (10th), 2:0 Davis (64th/penalty), 3:0 Buksa (94th)

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Inter	27	22	1	4	64:21	67
2.Milan	27	16	9	2	43:20	57
3. Naples	27	16	5	6	41:28	53
4. Roma	27	16	3	8	37:19	51
5. As	27	13	9	5	44:20	48
6. Juventus	27	13	8	6	46:28	47
7. Atalanta	27	12	9	6	37:24	45
8.Bologna	27	11	6	10	36:32	39
9. Sassuolo	27	11	5	11	34:36	38
10.Udinese	27	10	5	12	31:39	35
11. Lazio	27	8	10	9	26:27	34
12. Parma	27	8	9	10	20:32	33
13. Cagliari	27	7	9	11	29:36	30
14. Torino	27	8	6	13	27:47	30
15. Genoa	27	6	9	12	32:39	27
16. Fiorentina	27	5	9	13	30:42	24
17. Cremonese	27	5	9	13	21:38	24
18. Lecce	27	6	6	15	18:36	24
19. Step on	27	1	12	14	20:44	15
20. Hellas Verona	27	2	9	16	20:48	15