Fiorentina Soccer Season 2012-2013: Forza viola!

Fiorentina’s 2012-2013 soccer season got off to a great start this year, with Florence’s team (called Viola by the Florentines) beating Udinese 2-1 on Saturday evening. Italians and Europe in general are fanatical about their football teams, and going to a Fiorentina game is an unforgettable experience.  Check out TheOffSide for a full recap of the Fiorentina-Udinese game in English.

Here’s the squad and schedule for the upcoming season.
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Fiorentina Players 2012-2013

Head Coach–Vincenzo Montella
Emiliano Vivano (Starting Goalie)
Norberto Murara Neto (Backup Goalie)
Cristiano Lupatelli (Backup Goalie)
Facundo Roncaglia (Right Back Defender)
Matija Nastasic (Central Defender)
Gonzalo Rodriguez (Left Back Defender)
Mattia Cassani (Right midfielder)
Alberto Aquilani (midfielder)
David Pizarro (midfielder)
Borja Valero (midfielder)
Manuel Pasqual (midfielder)
Stevan Jovetic (Forward)
Mounir El Hamdaoui (Forward)
Adem Ljajic (Backup Forward)
Haris Seferovic (Backup Forward)

Fiorentina 2012-2013 Schedule