Palladino: "Magical night dedicated to Barone. Now we need to improve with the small ones"

Florence, March 16, 2025 - Mister is beaming Raphael Palladino after the triumph of his Fiorentina against Juventus. A game of absolute substance, attacked in the first half and closed in the second. In goal Gosens, Mandragora and Gudmundsson, which confirms its growth and very good levels. "We try to study our opponents in the best possible way. It is obvious that we had little time to prepare, we played on Thursday, then we only had one day because we didn't train on Friday: it wasn't easy. We made things difficult for Juve, I liked the team spirit. It was a magical night, we are happy to have given it to the fans. Now we have to take a step with the teams lower than us in the standings". The European fight is getting more and more exciting... "We have to fight on ourselves, we want to take Fiorentina as high as possible: I don't want to be a diplomat, but I'm sincere and we've been up and down. I like the team's spirit, we're growing, I see good things in training, guys who are growing, tonight I liked everything about the team: we attacked, we accepted one-on-one duels, our courage was rewarded". How did you overcome the criticism? “When you encounter difficulties, the coach's job is to work harder to give serenity and confidence to the team. I tried to work on the mental aspect, many individual meetings, pats on the back, confidence and self-esteem because I saw disappointment in the defeats. This is a group of good guys, workers, who came out of it together. This victory goes to Joe Barone who even if I didn't know him, remained in everyone's hearts”. The victory over Juventus in Florence is worth double... "When you arrive in Florence, on the first day they ask you to beat Juventus. You can feel the importance of this match from the first day. The team was fantastic today, both those who started and those who came on as substitutes. A great synergy was created, we have to continue like this." Now the team dinner? "Let's see, in the meantime I gave everyone two days of rest..." Comuzzo how are you managing it? "He can do everything in the three-man defense, the third on the right, on the left and also the center. In the cup we don't have Pablo Marì, so this rotation is necessary. But Pietro is a soldier who plays wherever I put him." Alessandro Latini