In tonight’s fixture between Fiorentina and Inter there will be many battles on and off the pitch. Aside from the obvious battle between the teams for the victory, there will be a number of key battles between individuals Gazzetta dello Sport underline.
On the pitch, there will be the battle between Argentine strikers Mauro Icardi of Inter and Fiorentina’s Giovanni Simeone, one between Italian national team wingers Antonio Candreva (Inter) and Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) and finally a battle between central defender Milan Skriniar (Inter) and German Pezzella (Fiorentina) both of whom were the respective sides big summer signings in defence.
This game, the first fixture of 2018 for each side, will also see Inter duo Borja Valero and Matias Vecino return to the Stadio Artemio Franchi for the first time since their summer departures.
Moreover, the match will see Inter come up against former manager Stefano Pioli, who himself will be in a tactics battle with now Inter manager Luciano Spalletti