Vote of confidence for Mihajlovic
October 24, 2011 14:25:14 UK
Fiorentina coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has been given a vote of confidence in the build-up to the game with Juventus even though his side are on a four-match winless streak.
Sinisa Mihajlovic's Fiorentina team have struggled of late.Club owner Andrea Della Valle backed Mihajlovic in the wake of the 2-2 home draw against Catania, a result that left La Viola tenth in the table.
Fiorentina play Juve on Tuesday before facing Genoa on Sunday and are currently 15.00 to beat the Turin giants 1-0.
However, Juve are 8.00 to win the match 2-1 and 1.00 to claim this season's Serie A title.
When asked whether he was thinking about axing Mihajlovic, Della Valle told Gazzetta dello Sport: "Absolutely not. I have full confidence in Sinisa and he is not under threat. He is not at fault.
"I can understand the fans' disappointment but we have all the ingredients to do well. Now we must focus on the games against Juventus and Genoa and get as many points as possible in those two games."
I have full confidence in Sinisa and he is not under threat. He is not at fault.
Andrea Della Valle
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Italy international striker Alberto Gilardino is set to return to the starting line-up on Tuesday after coming on for the last six minutes of Saturday's draw. He has been out for five weeks with a knee injury and will partner Stevan Jovetic in Fiorentina's attack.
Juventus come into the game on the back of a run of four draws in five matches, including a 2-2 draw with Genoa on Saturday.
Juve, who are unbeaten this season, are third in the Serie A table, two points behind current leaders Udinese.
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