Cagliari-Fiorentina

Considering our recent play at home, this weekends game should give us a chance for a good result. However, our recent form which caused us to get a draw against Milan and beat some other relegation strugglers cannot continue forever. Our inability to earn points on the road against teams like Catania makes these home games even much more important. However, we get Fiorentina this weekend, not another relegation struggler so a win is not in the cards like it might be otherwise.

Fiorentina has been an inconsistent team this year but they are slowly moving back up toward the top of Serie A. Even with the improved play of teams like Lazio and Napoli, Fiorentina still has to feel they can grab the final Champions League spot, especially considering Roma is doing so poorly. Their key player is Gilardino, the former Milan man. He has scored eight goals this year even with time missed for suspension so he will be a threat to score this weekend. Some good news is that Mutu wont play so maybe their offense will be inconsistent and we can surprise them.

Cagliari has been great at home with their most recent game being a 5-1 drubbing of Bologna. We seem to be a much better team at home, but that is true of most teams. If Acquafresca and Jeda can perform like they did against Bologna and not Catania, then we have a chance. With Canini still recovering from injury, our defense will continue to be tested and Marchetti will have to be on his toes.

With Cagliaris good run of late at home and Fiorentina being a top but inconsisent team, this is a hard game to pick. We did manage to beat them 2-1 last year as we were making a push for survival. However to expect Cagliari to win this game is a bit much. While I thought we could steal a win last week in Catania, I think we might be the victims this week. It should be an entertaining game though. The good news is that relegation is wide open and losses in games against Fiorentina dont kill us. Lets hope my feelings on this game are wrong.

Prediction

Cagliari 1-2 Fiorentina

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