AS Roma Vs Fiorentina [1-0] – Serie A 2024/2025: Claudio Ranieri High Line Tactics & Wing Play – Tactical Analysis

AS Roma beat Fiorentina last Sunday in an entertaining match.

This helped the Giallorossi move closer to fourth place, which would qualify them for UEFA Champions League football next season.

In this AS Roma vs Fiorentina tactical analysis, we will explore Claudio Ranieri style of play and game management.

This football analysis examines Romas strengths, which help them win points consistently, and their weaknesses, which still need improvement.

At the same time, the Serie A tactical analysis will study Fiorentinas tactics under Raffaele Palladino and assess their performance to discover what they lacked at the Stadio Olimpico.

AS Roma Vs Fiorentina Lineups

Claudio Ranieri was brought to Roma from retirement to coach the team in an attempt to save them and avoid catastrophic results at the end of the season.

Ranieris current performance is a tremendous achievement: a series of 19 games without a loss (including 14 wins).

At the same time, Fiorentina lost a decisive game, dropping to eighth place in Serie A, which is especially costly for the European qualification spots.

Nevertheless, nothing can be confirmed yet since Fiorentina will still play Venezia, Bologna, and Udinese, fighting to qualify for Europe while waiting for the other teams to hopefully drop points.

Moreover, Fiorentina’s season can also end on a much more positive note.

They will play the second leg of the UEFA Conference League semi-finals on Thursday, with an opportunity to play the final at the Wrocław Stadium if they succeed in turning the tables on Real Betis.

Claudio Ranieri started the match according to the 3-5-2 formation with Mile Svilar as a goalkeeper, Mehmet Zeki Çelik, Gianluca Mancini and Evan Ndicka as centre-backs, Bryan Cristante, Manu Koné and Lorenzo Pellegrini as central midfielders, Matías Soulé and Angeliño as wingers, while Artem Dovbyk and Eldor Shomurodov formed the team’s attacking duo.

On the other hand, Raffaele Palladino opted for the 3-5-2 formation as well, with David de Gea as a goalkeeper, Pietro Comuzzo, Pablo Marí and Marin Pongračić as centre-backs, Amir Richardson, Rolando Mandragora and Cher Ndour as central midfielders, Fabiano Parisi and Robin Gosens as wingers, and Nicolò Zaniolo as a second striker beside Moise Kean, the team’s central striker.

As Roma Performance & Areas For Improvement

During the first part of the match, Roma relied on blocking Fiorentina’s build-up phase by applying continuous high pressing to oblige their opponent into committing errors.

They also relied on both wingers to penetrate or go for crosses to the box.

They were not capabl