Fresh out of their away win against AS Roma, Fiorentina have to contend with several key players’ injuries. Subbing for Cerci 9 minutes into the second half, Italian-Brazilian midfielder Amauri suffered an abductor tendon lesion. With a 3-week prognosis ahead of him, Amauri is therefore off the cards until season’s end. Placing their hopes in Amauri to avert relegation, Fiorentina also have to contend with Cerci’s injury.
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Kick off of the most modern train in Europe
Italo, the most modern train in Europe, will begin running on April 28. Thanks to railway liberalization, for the first time in the world a private operator, NTV, with a totally private investment of 1 billion euro, brings competition to Italy. NTV will initially start with services on the Naples – Rome – Florence – Bologna – Milan corridor and the network will be later extended to Salerno, Torino and Venezia by the end of the year, when the entire fleet of 25 Alstom AGV trainsets will be available.
A risky heart operation in the last Perugini’s book
“A Tear in the Heart” (Con un buco nel cuore) by Sasha Perugini is the story of a woman who plays tough: never afraid, never complaining, not even when faced with a significant heart operation. The author, director of Syracuse University in Florence, Italy, tells her experience in Italian with self-irony and lightness even in the most dramatic moments.
Revealed secrets of the Medusa by Caravaggio
Extraordinary pictures showed unequivocally the genesis and the timing of the “First Medusa” by Caravaggio. This masterpiece anticipates the most famous “shield” exhibited at the Galleria degli Uffizi. This is the work presented at the Foreign Press Association headquarters in Rome by art historian Mina Gregori and some university professors.
Archbishop Betori elevated Cardinal
Pope Benedict XVI has inducted 22 new Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals. Florence Archbishop Giuseppe Betori was among those who were officially elevated to the new role. Betori, 65 next saturday, was Secretary General of the CEI from April 2001 to October 2008 and appointed archbishop of the Tuscan city in September 2008.
Camporese: Fiorentina played a good first half
“The result does not reflect what happened during the match”. Delio Rossi’s words after the match vs Roma are very clear. Michele Camporese spoke in mixed zone at the end of the match: “Unfortunately the result took that direction. We are young and we can make mistakes at time. Roma won’t concede anything, I was impressed by their performance.
ACF Fiorentina exit from Coppa Italia
AS Roma in Coppa Italia wins the match against ACF Fiorentina and goes to the quarterfinals where it will meet Juventus. In the yesterday match at Olympic stadium great first half of Fiorentina but AS Roma scores 3 goals. Fiorentina exit from the competition.
ACF Fiorentina coach asks for “consistency”
“Against Roma we want to maintain consistency in our performances”. The Viola coach Delio Rossi spoke to the press on the eve of the Coppa Italia match away to Roma.