Asleep as the wheel, Romania showed little confidence before the break with the exception of a few intriguing efforts by Fiorentina’s Adrian Mutu. The lightening quick counter attack of CSKA Moskova’s Miloš Krasi? and Milan Jovanovi? resulted in the Standard Liège striker pouncing on a close range rebound off the crossbar to give the White [...]

Posted on March 30th, 2009 by Dan
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Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu has joined Romania on international duty for their World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Austria. “My left knee is still causing me some pain, but for me that is normal and I will play,” he admitted, as quoted by Eurosport. “I can promise fans that despite the pain, I will give [...]

Posted on March 28th, 2009 by Dan
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Adrian Mutu was ecstatic after Fiorentina’s 1-0 win over Siena, scoring in the 72nd minute to win the Tuscan derby. The win means La Viola maintained two-point distance between themselves and Genoa in the battle for fourth place. “It was an important victory and a massive derby,” said Mutu after the match. “Siena may not [...]

Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by Dan
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two goals Sunday to give Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Fiorentina in Serie A, a confidence boost for the Italian leaders only days after being eliminated from the Champions League. Ibrahimovic brought his goal tally in the league to 17. He first scored in the 11th minute and then added a [...]

Posted on March 17th, 2009 by Dan
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The Viola missed to secure their coveted fourth place in Serie A. Palermo recorded a victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi with 2-0. It was the visitors who managed to take the lead at the outset of the second half. Frey made a fantastic reaction save on Miccoli from point-blank range after a failed clearance [...]

Posted on March 10th, 2009 by Dan
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Fiorentina are in the midst of a fairly inconsistent spell, having managed to record just one victory in their past five matches in all competitions, with that coming against a struggling Chievo side a couple of weeks ago. On that day, the Viola emerged triumphant thanks to a last-gasp goal by Adrian Mutu, which was [...]

Posted on March 6th, 2009 by Dan
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In the 21st in Serie A, Sestu lobbed Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey from the edge of the penalty area following a long ball out of defense. Bonnazzoli drew Fiorentina level two minutes later. Franco Semioli fought to keep the ball in play, cut it back to Adrian Mutu and when Mutu’s shot was blocked by [...]

Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by Dan
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