Vanoli Seeks Point in Fiorentina Vs Genoa Before Juventus, Atalanta
Fiorentina vs Genoa is the best chance for Fiorentina to collect the point that would make Serie A survival feel secure before a harder finish against Juventus and Atalanta. Paolo Vanoli needs a result now, because the club is already close to safety and the pressure after this match shifts from the table to the roster.
Vanoli’s one-point target
Fiorentina can be relegated only if it loses all three remaining games, Cremonese wins all of its remaining games, and then Fiorentina loses a two-legged relegation playoff final. That is a long chain of results, but the Genoa match still carries weight because one point would leave the club even further from that path.
The immediate target is simple: avoid leaving this stretch empty-handed before Juventus and Atalanta arrive. Fiorentina has gone three straight games without a win, with lucky draws against Lecce and Sassuolo and a loss to Roma filling that run.
Cremonese and the cushion
Cremonese’s numbers help explain why Fiorentina is described as all but safe. It has won 6 games this season and only 1 of its past 21, so the side behind Fiorentina in the survival race would need an extraordinary finish just to keep the pressure alive.
That is why this match stands out as the best remaining chance to bank a point before the schedule tightens. Fiorentina’s next games after Genoa are against Juventus and Atalanta, two fixtures that leave less margin for a recovery if the team slips again.
Squad decisions after Genoa
The result also lands inside a wider evaluation of who stays. Paratici has told reporters he is going to reduce the squad size, Paolo Vanoli is gone after this season, and half of the roster is also expected to leave when the campaign ends.
Manor Solomon, Marco Brescianini and Jack Harrison are among the loanees under evaluation, while Albert Guðmundsson, Marin Pongračić, Robin Gosens and Roberto Piccoli are among the starters most likely to move on. A point against Genoa would not settle those decisions, but it would let the club move toward them from a position of near-safety rather than one last survival scare.
