Hellas Verona vs Fiorentina: Preview

Resolute Beans | Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Ciancaphoto Studio/Getty Images The season’s final international break is finished (sorry, Moise Kean) and Fiorentina settles in for the final stretch of the season. Despite some surprisingly good vibes of late, this team is still squarely in the danger zone and desperately needs a win. Fortunately, the next opponent is one of very few teams in Serie A that’s genuinely worse than the Viola themselves.

Yep, it’s 19th-place Hellas Verona. Lest anyone feel like this is an easy 3 points, though, don’t forget that the Scaligeri won the reverse fixture 1-2 . The match will be played on Saturday, 4 April 2026 , at 17:00 GMT/12:00 PM EST at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona.

The forecast calls for a glorious spring day with nary a cloud in the sky and temperatures around 16°C/61°F at kickoff. I’m also fascinated to see the atmosphere; Tuscan residents are still banned from traveling for Serie A games for the rest of the year but the gemellaggio between these sides means there could be some rollicking pre-match festivities and maybe even a few Viola fans sneaking into the arena. Three things to watch for 1.

Please, please, please no back 3 Dodô pulled up with an injury in an open training a few days ago, leading to terror that he might miss another chunk of time. Fortunately, he avoided serious injury and might even be ready for Saturday, but I’m already sweating the worst-case scenario, which is Vanoli repeating his Udinese experiment and switching to a back 3 in the Brazilian’s absence. In theory, it’s not the worst idea: Dodô’s dynamism is such that a like-for-like replacement isn’t available, so deputizing a couple guys to fill the void makes some sense.