"Fiorentina are two-time Serie A champions, six-time Coppa Italia winners and have finished in the top half of Italy's top flight in 10 of the past 13 seasons. La Viola have been Europa Conference League runners-up in two of the past three years and were semi-finalists last season. The team finished 2024/25 in sixth place, too, after winning 19 of their 38 Serie A fixtures."
"Raffaele Palladino's departure for Atalanta over the summer saw Fiorentina appoint ex-AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli to take charge but that proved anything but an inspired appointment. Pioli, in his second spell as Viola head coach, lasted just 14 matches, winning only four, all of which were in European competition, and was dismissed in early November. He has been replaced by Paolo Vanoli but the ex-Rangers player isn't faring much better with one win - you guessed it, in the Conference League - from seven."
"The weekend's home defeat by Hellas Verona prompted familiar whistles from the Artemio Franchi crowd, after Gift Orban's controversial late winner in second half stoppage time. Fifteen games without a win is, unsurprisingly, the joint-longest winless run in Europe's major leagues this season, along with the seemingly doomed Wolverhampton Wanderers. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week."
Fiorentina maintain a strong historical record with domestic trophies, consistent top-half finishes, and deep Europa Conference League runs. The team closed 2024/25 in sixth with 19 Serie A wins but has since plunged into a 15-match league winless streak. Summer managerial change brought Stefano Pioli, who won only in Europe and lasted 14 matches before dismissal, and successor Paolo Vanoli has produced just one Conference League victory from seven. Recent controversial defeats and sustained low morale compound the on-field struggles, leaving relegation to Serie B a looming possibility despite some positive performance metrics.
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