First point: the Coppa Italia round tomorrow night (21pm) will be played. The stamp on the decision came from the League, after having listened to the parties involved, namely Fiorentina and Empoli. Empoli who, while waiting for the Viola’s decision, had also given their availability not to oppose a possible postponement of the match if Fiorentina had requested it as a consequence of the Bove case.
This situation did not arise, especially after the player asked his teammates and managers to play. To play the match with the Azzurri.
So Viola football starts again and it does so immediately, tomorrow evening with the Coppa Italia, at the Franchi and then again at the Franchi, on Sunday at lunchtime for the match with Cagliari.
Chapter recovery of Fiorentina-Inter. Having said it again that the free spaces in a calendar that is more crowded than it could be, here is that the (double) chance of returning to Franchi with the Nerazzurri in the month of February is currently the most viable.
The right days? 12/13 or 19/20, in the case of both Fiorentina and Inter, who have already qualified for the next round of the Conference and Champions League and therefore will not be involved in those two dates reserved for the qualifying play-offs. It is curious that in February 2025, on the 9th, what should have been the return match between the two teams (Inter-Fiorentina) is scheduled.
It has also been clarified how Fiorentina-Inter will restart. The kick-off (resumption) will coincide with the 18th minute, that is, the first since the stoppage of the match, set with the interruption of the game for the Bove drama.
The score after 17 minutes was 0-0 and will remain so as the open VAR reiterated that Lautaro’s goal (a minute and a half before the stoppage) should have been disallowed as the assist for the attacker came from a ball that had already left the pitch along the sideline.
The rules. As for the players to be fielded, there are no particular restrictions. On the contrary. Palladino and Inzaghi will be able to change the formation compared to the one presented on Sunday. All the players who, at the time of the suspension of the match, were registered with the two clubs will be able to take the field for the match in question. However, the ‘future’ registered players of the two clubs are a different story. That is, any new purchases in the January market if Fiorentina-Inter is rescheduled in February, cannot be used and must be out of the list of players called up.
