German Pezzella is the leader of this new Pioli Fiorentina, after Badelj left this summer: "I'm happy that we could keep Davide (Astori, ed) 's armband because there's Florence in its all in it, with him. The city guides us and has made us grow into who we are today. We have to fight for him" has said the Argentinean to Il Corriere dello Sport.
The Viola's leader comes from Argentina and is only 27: "It's strange to think about it, when I played at River there were 35-years old players in the locker room (Vitor Hugo and him are the oldest, ed). Everyone here are young, but know when you can make jokes and when you shouldn't". Simeone, his teammate has been called up by the Selecciòn: "It's the best, in the national team jersey lies all my euphoria for football. And Giovanni (who's scored for his debut, ed) really has a fire inside of him".
Fiorentina could become a surprise this season: "Simeone has gotten a tattoo of the Champions League logo, he says playing it has always been his dream. It would be for me too, but let's not get too carried away. In this Serie A, Juve remains the favorite while Roma, Napoli and Inter are behind them on the same level. I've told Icardi, they can have some setbacks in the beginning of the season but the Nerazzurri are strong. There are then 5-6 teams, and we are one of them. It doesn't say we can't do it though: do you remember Leicester?".
