After a promising start to the 2021-22 season under new manager Vincenzo Italiano, a series of setbacks has slowed Fiorentina's ascent up the Serie A standings - with the latest coming against Lazio on Wednesday.

The Tuscan side were beaten by Pedro's second-half strike in a game of few clear-cut chances at Stadio Olimpico, leaving them eighth in the table with the same number of wins as losses and an equal tally of goals for and against.

Though they previously made light work of Cagliari in a 3-0 win last weekend, and now face lowly Spezia, Fiorentina have to face both Juventus and Milan in their next three fixtures, so maintaining their improvement on last term's lacklustre campaign will not come easily.

As they return to home soil on Sunday, the Viola have lost two of their last three Serie A matches at the Franchi, so cannot be complacent when pitched against lower-ranked opposition who they turned over with ease upon Spezia's first top-flight visit to the legendary Florentine venue.



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在新教练文森佐·意大利亚诺的带领下，佛罗伦萨在2021-22赛季有了一个充满希望的开局，但一系列的挫折减缓了佛罗伦萨在意甲排名上的上升——最近的一次是在周三对阵拉齐奥。

这支托斯卡纳球队在下半场被佩德罗的进球击败，本场比赛在奥林匹克球场的比赛中几乎没有明显的机会，使他们在积分榜上排名第八，胜率和输球数相同，双方的进球数相同。

尽管他们在上周3-0战胜卡利亚里的比赛中轻松取胜，现在面对的是地位低下的斯皮齐亚，但佛罗伦萨在接下来的三场比赛中还要面对尤文图斯和米兰，所以要想在上个赛季平淡的赛季中保持进步并不容易。

当他们在周日回到家乡的时候，紫军团已经输掉了在弗朗基的三场意甲比赛中的两场，所以在对阵低级别对手时，他们不能自满，因为他们在斯皮齐亚第一次在佛罗伦萨的顶级联赛中轻松击败了对手。