Stefano Colantuono did not hold the press conference but gave a statement to the newspaper. Here are the important notes.

...ABOUT THE MATCH

Tomorrow I expect a very difficult match against a team that is playing an important championship, with a semi-final of the Italian Cup to play and which is also progressing in the Conference League. It is a well-established team that has been playing together for some time with the same coach; to score points against opponents of this type you need to play an almost perfect match. I hope that this full week of work can deliver an attentive team to the field ready to play a great match.

…ABSENCES

Both we and Fiorentina will have some important absences but they probably disturb us more at the moment because we have players out who could give us a great hand. We will play with the boys available, they must understand the moment and that we must give everything on the pitch. We will not have Gyomber, Manolas, Boateng, Maggiore, Kastanos and Coulibaly will also be missing due to disqualification. These are heavy absences because the choices would have been wider but with those we have we must try to bring out our pride and play a game of great intensity.

…CANDREVA

Tomorrow Candreva will make 500 appearances in Serie A and everyone should congratulate him: Antonio is an important player who has been in big clubs and has won so much, here he is one of the most experienced and a leader of this team. We hope he can celebrate this milestone with a good performance and a positive result.

**Club Statement: **

Vincenzo Italiano will held the press conference before the match.