Fniorentina may be without Luca Ranieri and Arthur Atta for Sunday evening's 20.45 kick-off in the 11th round of Serie A, with both players still not back in regular training with the rest of the squad. The concern for Fiorentina is straightforward, because those are not minor absences for a home game of this size.
Fiorentina's squad problem
Ranieri has made only four Serie A appearances this season and logged 310 league minutes, while Atta has played five league matches. If either misses out against Juventus, P. Vanoli loses another player who has been part of the rotation rather than a late emergency option.
The setting matters too. Fiorentina are 16th in Serie A with 8 points after 10 games, so the margin for error is already thin before the rivals arrive at the Franchi. Sunday night is not the place they wanted more uncertainty.
Juventus' possible returns
Juventus are dealing with their own fitness checks, but the mood around their squad is a little better. Weston McKennie and Zeki Çelik have both returned to partial team training, which points to progress ahead of the trip to Florence.
McKennie has seven Serie A appearances and 537 league minutes this season, and Juventus have had enough injury noise already without losing another regular midfield piece. Çelik's return to partial work is less advanced, but it still gives Juventus a stronger outlook than Fiorentina's.
Juventus sit seventh in Serie A with 17 points after 10 games, and they have won their last two matches. The Franchi fixture is still live on the injury front, though, and the biggest concern on the home side remains whether Ranieri and Atta are fit enough to make the bench at all on Sunday evening.
Daniele Orsato has been backing Andrea Colombo for Fiorentina-Juventus despite the debate that followed Lazio-Cagliari, and the referee appointment is another part of a match that is already carrying plenty of strain before kick-off.
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