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Juventus have to score at least two goals in Florence

Fiorentina crushed Juventus in Torino thanks to Salah's two phenomenal goals, but Montella has no intention to defend in the rematch

Fiorentina and Juventus are enjoying excellent games and results this season in home and European competitions, and both teams have a nice chance to earn the title in the TIM Cup which Florence has been waiting for since 2001, and Torino since 1995. Montella's team is enjoying the great results since in the last 19 matches they lost only once, and it was in Rome against the tough Lazi, a month ago. That defeat didn't shake them up because after that they kicked Roma out of the European League, and they confirmed their good shape on Saturday by beating the strong Sampdoria at their Artemio Franchio. In the first half stopper Rodriguez shook Sampdoria's goal frame, but later Diamanti and Salah sealed the deal. The great Salah was Montella's key figure with two goals, and in the first Cup match against Juventus, and his amazing speed will be the biggest threat for Allegria's team in the rematch.

Fiorentina reached the finale of this competition last year, and now Montella wants the trophy:

- I think this will be an open and a very tough match. We're meeting a strong team who are extremely competitive both at home and away. Despite that, we want to play. This is a type of a match in which you should play openly, without trying to calculate. This is going to be a good match for us and our fans. We have to know our qualities and how to use them against the opponents. We have a small advantage considering the results from the first head-to-head, but playing against Juventus should give us a special motivation. I believe Juventus will attack us with full strength.

Except for the longer injured forwards Rossi and Bernadeschi, and goalkeeper Tatrusaun, Montella can't count on the suspended midfielder Badelj either. That means that in Fiorentina's starting eleven we'll see the return of veteran Pizarro who should play next to Mati Fernandez and Borj Valero. At the top of the offense we except the experienced goalgetter Mario Gomez, and the phenomenal Salah should be supported by Diamanti or Joaquin.

Juventus have been waiting for the Italian Cup trophy for twenty years, and with the new title they would become the most successful team in the history of this competition. To pass into the finals Juventus have to score minimum two goals in regular time, but they rarely dominate against Fiorentina. Besides, in the last five away matches on Artemio Franchi, only once they won with the insufficient 0-1. Despite the fact that away matches in Florence is uncomfortable for any team, it's clear that Juventus have a chance to pass, despite the defeat in the first head-to-head. The defeat against Florence was the first one in the last 29 matches, and after that they hit a 5-game winning run without a conceded goal, among which the excellent match against Borussia stands out. On Saturday Juventus weren't that great against Empoli, and the fact that goalkeeper Buffon was one of the best players supports that, but Allegri's team scored the wanted three points to secure the safe championship finals.

Allegri wishes to switch the pressure onto the hosts:

- We'll turn over the negative result from the first head-to-head in Florence. It won't be easy. At this moment they're the favorites because the score from the first match goes in their favor. They're passing through a good period, they're playing good football, and their results are good. That's why we'll have to play an intelligent match. We know we're up against a match with a team who have goo techniques and who can play well, but we also know that we don't have to win in the first 30 minutes of the match. It's going to be a long one, so we have to be careful. It's not easy to win in Florence. For them, just like for us, this is an important game because finals are an important goal. We know we have the capability to score two goals, but we can score them in the last ten minutes, so we don't need to be nervous and rush to score, because they won't be easy.

The biggest surprise with Juventus was the fact that midfielder Marchisio is competing to play because we're talking about a player whom we've expected to be out for a long time because of an injury. He should play in the midfield center next to Vidal and Perey. Unlike Marchisi, veteran Pirlo and best midfielder Pogba are still out because of injuries. Except for them, backs Asmoah and Caceres have problems for some time, as well as midfielder Romulo. Young forward Morata should return, and Allegri could give goalkeeper Storati another chance on the goal.

Fiorentina, thanks to two goals by the fast Salah, beat Juventus 2-1 and are now defending that advantage in the rematch. Coach Montella said that he will defend the advantage from the first match by attacking Juventus, and considering his team's gamestyle that's no surprise because they're the most dangerous when they can do counterattacks. Fiorentina are technically the most primed up team of the league who are dangerous in each segment of the match after the purchases they did during the winter. They have the dangerous distant shot Diamanti, a couple of extremely fast players among which Salah takes the first place, and a couple of dangerous jumpers with set pieces like Gonzal Rodriguez, Basanta and Mario Gomez.
Juventus have to attack because without at least two goals Allegri's team have no way to enter the finals, and this is a competition in which they want to win because they didn't earn a trophy in 20 years. Tevez and Morata can score two goals to any defense, but considering Fiorentina's strength, they will have to achieve more because their midfield without Pirlo, Pogbo and Marchisi didn't do well against Empoli. On Saturday Empoli reached chances way too easy in front of the happy Bouffon, and now Marchisio will return. But, he will play next to Vidal and Pereyro who are thinking more about offense than defense so stoppers and Storari will have to do double work.
All points to that that we will see a match as Fiorentina's coach announced: very open in which we shouldn't lack chances and goals.