Although Fiorentina lost to Napoli, Palladino believes that the team has shown great courage and fighting spirit

In the 28th round of the 2024/25 Serie A, Fiorentina was defeated by Napoli 1-2 after Gudmundsson scored a goal when they were ahead. Although they failed to win, Fiorentina coach Palladino said that his team had shown courage and fighting spirit in this game, and believed that this would accumulate confidence and morale for the team.

McTominay's shot in the 26th minute caused Fiorentina goalkeeper De Gea to lose his grip, and then Lukaku scored directly, helping Napoli take the lead 1-0. In the 60th minute of the second half, Lukaku assisted Raspadori to score, expanding Napoli's lead to 2-0.

In the 66th minute, Gudmundsson received a pass from Keane and scored a long shot from the top of the penalty area, helping Fiorentina to equalize the score 1-2.

In the end, Fiorentina lost to Napoli 1-2 away. After 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5 rounds, Fiorentina is currently ranked 8th in the standings with 45 points, and still has to face many challenges in striving for European qualification.

Fiorentina coach Palladino said, "We played against a very strong team, whose lineup was built to compete for the Serie A championship. However, Fiorentina showed great courage and fighting spirit and played a wonderful game. Although we fell behind in the first half, we still maintained our competitiveness and caused a lot of trouble for the opponent in the second half."

"I need to continue working hard with the team, but this game will help us gain confidence and boost morale. I have no complaints about the players' performance and we will have a real decisive battle."

Fiorentina will host Panathinaikos in the second leg of the UEFA European Association League round of 16. In the first leg, Fiorentina lost 2-3 to their opponent, which means that Palladino's team must score more than two goals or even keep a clean sheet to advance to the quarterfinals.

Palladino continued, "Faccioli's condition is steadily improving. I think he is a top player with excellent skills and ideas about football. His arrival has improved our overall strength, which is exactly what we need."

"We have a big impact on the absence of Gudmundsson, who was out for a while due to injury. He is getting back on track but we still need Florencho, Kopani and Adli to return as soon as possible."