Fiorentina carpe diem. With a centre forward who looks like Batistuta, the people have gone crazy

Florence, 11 November 2024 – Stomach in turmoil, feeling dizzy, the heart that goes down to the dance floor and dances like John Travolta on the dance beat of Staying'alive. Then the neurons come into play, antibodies to every illusion. Carpe diem, let's enjoy the now, then we'll see what will be. Our life is like this, moments of fury, joy and emotional intensity. Then there are tears and everything else. But this, for now and fortunately, is another story, an emotional game in which everyone participates with all of themselves. There are those who pretend nothing is happening, almost out of superstition. There are those who instead dive straight into any obstacle: let's get the needle and thread ready, that thing needs to be sewn onto the shirt. We joke, we discuss, we put into play everything that this city can be: ironic, sarcastic, extreme, amused and fun. The fact is that ranking that's it. And there are two weeks to take a look at it every now and then and smile at something unexpected.

Why the Fiorentina surprised his people. As Trap did, and then Prandelli, Montella and Sousa to follow. Different stories, same strong emotion as the autumn leaves fell on the asphalt of a happy city. But enthusiasm is never the same. Even if you then happen to think things you can't say. That Kean reminds you of Batistuta, for example. No, come on. But the idea of ​​the group devoted to the relentless striker is certainly that, except that Batigol lasted nine seasons, Moise started two months ago. But one thing is certain. Florence wanted a centre forward. He saw many pass by and go away without leaving a trace and then here is a boy who was looking for a house for

find himself. You gave him the house and he keeps his promise. And then. Then you have two defenders who grew up here. It's the dream of every Viola fan, who loves to feel like a parent of boys who have become footballers in their own backyard.

Ranieri the new captain. And then that young man with red hair who until the day before yesterday you didn't even know. The club believed in him, the coach bet on him. Voilà, now the red purple Comuzzo it's also blue. Magic tricks. And in the curve Vasco also feels the urge: "Imagine if it were always Sunday, with the away game free and Fiorentina first in the standings". How beautiful to dream, imagine, fantasize. Because then this season began in the midst of many doubts. Kean was a gamble. Won. De Gea was out of the loop. Pradè believes in it. Another winning episode. Having some doubts was more than legitimate, bowing before the evidence of the facts was an obligation. One sends it back, the other puts it in. In the image of the third goal scored against Verona there is the synthesis of something that goes well beyond. A charismatic goalkeeper and a relentless attacker. What more do you want? Oh yes of course, young players hungry like wolves: for revenge, to emerge, to show the world that they are worth much more than what their coaches thought a year ago, when they struggled to find a starting shirt. And then? Then a coach who knew how to question himself and have the humility to put together the pieces of a team that started almost from scratch and turn to a philosophy inspired by pragmatism. If you have a centre forward then learn to defend yourself and then play simple. The theorem is working, and it's still missing God, appeared and left the scene after having made us see again that beauty that we love so much around here.

Ok, we are only at the beginning of a different season, with that big group at the top, up there. And then January will arrive, a month that has told us too many disappointments. But does anyone have any intention of betraying a city that dreams? Fighting for the Champions League this time does not seem crazy. But in the meantime Carpe diem, happiness is precious.