ACF Fiorentina says midfielder Alberto Aquilani will be out for two weeks with an Achilles injury. Aquilani was expected to make his first start for Fiorentina against Catania this weekend. Aquilani began his career at Roma and, after a brief loan spell at Triestina, returned to the Serie A club where he became a regular in the Roma side during the 2005–06 season.
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Quality is not enough to overcome Napoli
Quality and ideas are not enough for Fiorentina to overcome a ruthless and cynical Napoli in the second match of Serie A championship 2012/2013. “I’m sorry that my goal is not served much. Sorry again, especially because we played better than Naples and we put them constantly in trouble,” said the purple striker, Stevan Jovetic.
ACF Fiorentina to make Luca Toni bid
ACF Fiorentina have signed 2006 World Cup winner Luca Toni in the last hours of the Serie A trading. The Tuscan team was looking for a new striker and the 35-year-old centre-forward was available on a free transfer. Toni, also linked with Spanish club Malaga this summer, recently left Al Nasr following his 2012 January switch from Juventus.
Fulham bid to trump Fiorentina for Berbatov
Juventus have jumped into pole position to buy Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United, following Fiorentina earlier agreeing a fee with the Red Devils for the Bulgarian striker. Berbatov, who had flown to Munich to then catch an onward flight to Florence, did not make his connection and instead has remained in Germany while Juventus bid to agree a deal with Manchester United.
Serie A, ACF Fiorentina opens with win
Fiorentina used two goals from Stevan Jovetic to open the season with a 2-1 winning start against a weakened Udinese at the Artemio Franchi stadium in the firs saturday match of the Italian Serie A. Another good news for the city of Florence is after the match, Fiorentina co-owner Andrea Della Valle confirmed that Jovetic will not be sold in the current transfer window.
Women-basket, Italy overwhelmed by Texas
Aggies Roll Past All-Star Italy, 93-46 in Florence, Italy. Texas A&M will travel to Venice tomorrow and will play the third of a four-game tour on Thursday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. In the Florence’s game Senior Kristi Bellock scored 26 points to lead the Texas A&M women’s basketball team to a 93-46 rout of All-Star Italy on Tuesday evening inside the Palazzetto dello Sport in San Marcellino.
Women-basket, Texas A&M vs All Star Italy
The Texas A&M women’s basketball team began action on its summer tour of Italy with a hard-fought, 61-57 loss to All-Star Italy on Sunday evening. Texas A&M is scheduled to play All-Star Italy again on Tuesday, Aug. 21, in Florence. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. Florence time.
Pizarro signs, Viviano injured for 2 weeks
Fiorentina have described the deal with the Roma midfielder David Pizarro. The 34 year-old Chilean player is expected to Florence in the coming hours, he’s ready for a two year contract. There is also waiting for the findings goalkeeper Viviano, injured during the game with the club turkish. The first response is that Viviano will be out for two weeks.
Niccolò Campriani received the keys of the city
After the excitement of the Olympic podium with two medals – silver and gold in London 2012 – for the shooter Florentine Niccolò Campriani also the joy of another award: “the Key of the City of Florence”, one of the highest honors the city, that the young champion has received from Mayor Matteo Renzi in the hall Clement VII inside Palazzo Vecchio.
Campriani returned home with silver and gold
The first thing done in Italy’s Olympic shooting gold Niccolò Campriani was a visit to relatives in Emilia affected by the earthquake. The Olympic champion has made a break with her parents near Carpi (Modena) where there are some cousins of his mother, who were the first to see the medals won by the close in London.