The Viola coach confirms his habit: against Inter, the new addition Faraoni is in immediately. And Allegri’s record is now a distant memory.
Call him the formation-shifter. Vincenzo Italiano, with the lineup against Inter in the match of the 22nd matchday, fielded the 136th different formation in 136 games on the Fiorentina bench. In charge in Florence since the 2021/22 season, the Karlsruhe-born coach has consistently made at least one change from the previous matches. Against Inter, it was enough to include the new acquisition Faraoni, making his first start.
Since his time at Spezia, where he had a very extensive squad, a true master of rotation the coach has always embraced the strategy of significant changes from game to game. Allegri’s record, at 112, was already surpassed in September of last year. The story, which began with a Fiorentina-Cosenza match in the Coppa Italia on August 13, 2021, continues. What novelty will he come up with in Lecce next Friday?”
