2017–18 ACF Fiorentina season

The 2017–18 season was the 91st season in ACF Fiorentina's history and their 80th in the top-flight of Italian football. Fiorentina competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, missing out on European football for the first time since the 2012–13 season following an eighth-place finish in the 2016–17 season. ACF Fiorentina are the first club in the history of football to wear 5 player kits.[2]

Fiorentina
2017–18 season
PresidentMario Cognigni
ManagerStefano Pioli
StadiumStadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A8th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Giovanni Simeone (14)
All:
Giovanni Simeone (14)
Highest home attendance34,690 vs Cagliari
(13 May 2018, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance7,038 vs Sampdoria
(13 December 2017, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance26,092[1]

On 6 June 2017, coach Paulo Sousa was replaced after two seasons at the helm by former Fiorentina player and Inter coach Stefano Pioli, who signed a contract tying him to the Florence club for two seasons with the option of a third.[3]

On 4 March 2018, club captain Davide Astori died in his sleep while staying in a hotel in Udine prior to Fiorentina's match against Udinese, proven to be caused by cardiac arrest determined from an autopsy conducted two days later.[4]

In the league Fiorentina finished just outside the European spots in 8th, while they were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia. New signing Giovanni Simeone, son of Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone, finished as the club's top scorer with 14 goals in total, all of them coming in Serie A.

Players

Squad information
Last updated on 20 May 2018
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
22 Michele Cerofolini GK (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 19) Youth Sector 2017 2019 0 0
57 Marco Sportiello GK (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 26) Atalanta 2017 2018 39 0
97 Bartłomiej Drągowski GK (1997-08-19)19 August 1997 (aged 20) Jagiellonia Białystok 2016 2021 4 0
Defenders
2 Vincent Laurini RB (1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 29) Empoli 2017 2018 22 0
3 Cristiano Biraghi LB (1992-09-01)1 September 1992 (aged 25) Pescara 2017 2018 34 1
4 Nikola Milenković CB (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 (aged 20) Partizan 2017 2022 16 0
13 Davide Astori (Captain)[note 1] CB (1987-01-07)7 January 1987 (aged 31) Cagliari 2015 2019 91 3
15 Maximiliano Olivera CB / LB (1992-03-05)5 March 1992 (aged 26) Peñarol 2016 2021 25 0
20 Germán Pezzella CB (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 27) Real Betis 2017 2018 34 1
26 Luca Ranieri LB (1999-04-23)23 April 1999 (aged 19) Youth Sector 2017 — 0 0
31 Vitor Hugo CB (1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (aged 27) Palmeiras 2017 2021 19 1
51 Petko Hristov CB (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 (aged 19) Slavia Sofia 2017 2022 0 0
76 Bruno Gaspar RB (1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (aged 25) Vitória de Guimarães 2017 2022 15 0
Midfielders
5 Milan Badelj (Captain)[note 2] DM / CM (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 29) Hamburg 2014 2018 108 6
8 Riccardo Saponara AM (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 26) Empoli 2017 2018 28 2
10 Valentin Eysseric AM / LW (1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 26) Nice 2017 2021 21 1
14 Bryan Dabo CM (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 26) Saint-Étienne 2018 2021 10 1
17 Jordan Veretout CM (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 25) Aston Villa 2017 2021 36 8
19 Sebastián Cristóforo CM (1993-08-23)23 August 1993 (aged 24) Sevilla 2017 2021 22 0
24 Marco Benassi CM (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 23) Torino 2017 2022 35 5
28 Gil Dias AM / LW (1996-09-28)28 September 1996 (aged 21) Monaco 2017 2019 27 2
73 Marco Meli AM (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (aged 18) Youth Sector 2017 0 0
Forwards
9 Giovanni Simeone CF / ST (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 22) Genoa 2017 2022 38 14
11 Diego Falcinelli CF / ST (1991-06-26)26 June 1991 (aged 27) Sassuolo 2018 2018 12 0
21 Riccardo Sottil CF / RW (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 19) Youth Sector 2016 0 0
25 Federico Chiesa AM / RW (1997-10-25)25 October 1997 (aged 20) Youth Sector 2016 2021 63 9
27 Simone Lo Faso SS / AM / LW (1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (aged 20) Palermo 2017 2018 2 0
32 Gabriele Gori CF / ST (1999-02-13)13 February 1999 (aged 19) Youth Sector 2017 — 0 0
77 Cyril Théréau CF / ST (1983-04-24)24 April 1983 (aged 35) Udinese 2017 2019 20 5
Players transferred during the season
6 Carlos Sánchez DM / CM (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 32) Aston Villa 2016 2018 33 2
7 Rafik Zekhnini CF / ST (1998-01-12)12 January 1998 (aged 20) Odds 2017 2022 1 0
11 Ianis Hagi AM / RW (1998-10-28)28 October 1998 (aged 19) Viitorul Constanța 2016 2019 2 0
30 Khouma Babacar CF / ST (1993-03-17)17 March 1993 (aged 25) Youth Sector 2009 2019 99 27
40 Nenad Tomović CB / RB (1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 30) Genoa 2012 2020 126 1

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
5 June 2017 DF Vitor Hugo 26 Palmeiras €8M [6]
16 June 2017 DF Nikola Milenković 19 Partizan €5.1M [7]
19 June 2017 DF Bruno Gaspar 24 Vitória de Guimarães €4M [8]
1 July 2017 FW Jaime Báez 22 Spezia Loan return
1 July 2017 DF Ricardo Bagadur 21 Benevento Loan return
1 July 2017 MF Sebastián Cristóforo 23 Sevilla €2.5M Obligation to buy exercised
1 July 2017 DF Kevin Diks 20 Vitesse Loan return
1 July 2017 MF Matías Fernández 31 Milan Loan return
1 July 2017 GK Luca Lezzerini 22 Avellino Loan return
1 July 2017 MF Jacopo Petriccione 22 Ternana Loan return
1 July 2017 FW Ante Rebić 23 Eintracht Frankfurt Loan return
9 July 2017 MF Carlos Sánchez 31 Aston Villa €3M Obligation to buy exercised [9]
12 July 2017 FW Martin Graiciar 18 Liberec €1.5M [10]
17 July 2017 DF Petko Hristov 18 Slavia Sofia €1.7M [11]
17 July 2017 FW Rafik Zekhnini 19 Odds €1.5M [12]
25 July 2017 MF Jordan Veretout 24 Aston Villa €7M [13]
9 August 2017 MF Marco Benassi 22 Torino €10M [14]
9 August 2017 MF Valentin Eysseric 25 Nice €3.5M [15]
16 August 2017 FW Giovanni Simeone 22 Genoa €15M €15M + €3M in bonuses [16]
31 August 2017 FW Cyril Théréau 34 Udinese €2M [17]
30 January 2018 MF Bryan Dabo 25 Saint-Étienne Undisclosed [18]

Loans in
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
15 August 2017 MF Gil Dias 20 Monaco Loan 2-year loan with an option to buy [19]
15 August 2017 DF Cristiano Biraghi 24 Pescara €0.5M Loan with an obligation to buy for €2M [20]
18 August 2017 DF Germán Pezzella 26 Real Betis €0.5M Loan with an option to buy for €10M [21]
28 August 2017 DF Vincent Laurini 28 Empoli €0.4M Loan with an obligation to buy for €1.6M [22]
31 August 2017 FW Simone Lo Faso 19 Palermo €0.3M Loan with an obligation to buy for €2.7M [23]
18 January 2018 FW Nino Kukovec 16 Maribor Loan Loan with an obligation to buy after two years [24]
31 January 2018 FW Diego Falcinelli 26 Sassuolo Loan Swapped for Khouma Babacar [25]

Total spending: €66.5M

Out
Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
1 July 2017 MF Sebastián Cristóforo 23 Sevilla Loan return
1 July 2017 DF Sebastian De Maio 30 Anderlecht Loan return
1 July 2017 DF Gonzalo Rodríguez 33 San Lorenzo End of contract [26]
1 July 2017 FW Giuseppe Rossi 30 Unattached End of contract
1 July 2017 DF Carlos Salcedo 23 Guadalajara Loan return [27]
1 July 2017 FW Cristian Tello 25 Barcelona Loan return
5 July 2017 MF Josip Iličić 29 Atalanta €5.5M [28]
10 July 2017 MF Borja Valero 32 Internazionale €5.5M €5.5M + €1.5M in bonuses [29]
11 July 2017 GK Luca Lezzerini 22 Avellino Undisclosed [30]
23 July 2017 DF Hrvoje Milić 28 Olympiacos €1.5M [31]
24 July 2017 FW Federico Bernardeschi 23 Juventus €40M [32]
27 July 2017 GK Ciprian Tătărușanu 31 Nantes €2.39M [33][34]
27 July 2017 DF Ricardo Bagadur 21 Brescia €0.3M [35]
2 August 2017 MF Matías Vecino 25 Internazionale €24M [36]
11 August 2017 GK Giacomo Satalino 18 Sassuolo €0.5M [37]
4 September 2017 MF Matías Fernández 31 Necaxa Free [38]

Loans out
Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
4 July 2017 DF Kevin Diks 20 Feyenoord Loan [39]
7 July 2017 FW Jan Mlakar 18 Venezia Loan Loan with an option to buy [40]
8 July 2017 DF Lorenzo Venuti 22 Benevento Loan [41]
11 July 2017 FW Gaetano Castrovilli 20 Cremonese Loan [42]
12 July 2017 FW Martin Graiciar 18 Liberec Loan [43]
21 July 2017 FW Simone Minelli 20 Trapani Loan [44]
22 July 2017 MF Andy Bangu 19 Vicenza Loan [45]
21 August 2017 FW Jaime Báez 22 Pescara Loan [46]
22 August 2017 FW Nikola Kalinić 29 Milan €5M Loan with an obligation to buy for €20M [47]
26 August 2017 MF Andrés Schetino 20 Esbjerg Loan Loan with an option to buy [48]
31 August 2017 FW Ante Rebić 23 Eintracht Frankfurt Loan Loan with an obligation to buy for €4M [49]
31 August 2017 DF Nenad Tomović 30 Chievo €0.3M [50]
31 August 2017 FW Joshua Pérez 19 Livorno Loan [51]
29 December 2017 DF Gilberto 24 Fluminense Loan 12-month loan [52]
31 January 2018 FW Khouma Babacar 24 Sassuolo Loan Swapped for Diego Falcinelli [53]
31 January 2018 MF Carlos Sánchez 31 Espanyol Loan [54]

Total income: €84.99M

Pre-season and friendlies
12 July 2017 FriendlyFiorentina7–0Val di Fassa TeamMoena, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gori  7', 10'
Sottil  8'
Maganjić  52', 66'
Schetino  79'
Hagi  83'		 Report Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cesare Benatti
Attendance: 1,500
15 July 2017 FriendlyFiorentina11–0Trentino TeamMoena, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Olivera  4'
Hagi  15', 45'
Vitor Hugo  18'
Meli  28'
Babacar  44'
Schetino  55'
Gori  61'
Báez  63'
Cristóforo  65'
Maganjić  75'		 Report Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cesare Benatti
Attendance: 1,500
19 July 2017 FriendlyFiorentina5–0TrentoMoena, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Babacar  2' (pen.)
Zekhnini  7'
Hagi  43'
Gori  76'
Casagrande  84' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cesare Benatti
Attendance: 1,500
22 July 2017 FriendlyFiorentina1–1BariMoena, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Báez  73' Report Improta  33' Stadium: Campo Sportivo Cesare Benatti
Attendance: 1,500
29 July 2017 FriendlySporting CP 1–0 FiorentinaLisbon, Portugal
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dost  28' Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
1 August 2017 FriendlyEintracht Braunschweig 2–3 FiorentinaSalzgitter, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hernández  26', 67' Report Chiesa  10', 12'
Olivera  15'
Milenković  78'		 Stadium: Stadion am Salzgittersee
Attendance: 1,932
6 August 2017 FriendlyWolfsburg 0–2 FiorentinaWolfsburg, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2:00) Report Kalinić  39'
Chiesa  51'		 Stadium: AOK-Stadion
Attendance: 4,782
10 August 2017 FriendlyPistoiese0–3FiorentinaPistoia, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2:00) Report Eysseric  27' (pen.)
Babacar  51' (pen.)
Rebić  85'		 Stadium: Stadio Marcello Melani
13 August 2017 FriendlyFiorentina0–0ParmaViareggio, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Torquato Bresciani
23 August 2017 Trofeo Santiago BernabéuReal Madrid 2–1 FiorentinaMadrid, Spain
22:45 CEST (UTC+2:00) Mayoral  7'
Ronaldo  34'		 Report Veretout  4' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2017–18 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Milan[lower-alpha 1] 38 18 10 10 56 42 +14 64 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
7 Atalanta 38 16 12 10 57 39 +18 60 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Fiorentina 38 16 9 13 54 46 +8 57
9 Torino 38 13 15 10 54 46 +8 54
10 Sampdoria 38 16 6 16 56 60 −4 54
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[58]
Notes:
  1. Milan was originally banned from European competition due to violations against Financial Fair Play regulations.[55] They appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and the ban was overturned on 20 July 2018.[56][57]
  2. Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 9 13 54 46  +8 57 8 5 6 27 22  +5 8 4 7 27 24  +3

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLLWWLDLWWWLLDDWDDWDDLLWLDWWWWWWDLLWWLL
Position2020108101212119771091271098791111111111101099977999888
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
20 August 2017 1Internazionale3–0FiorentinaMilan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Icardi  6' (pen.), 15'
Perišić  79'		 Report Sánchez  14' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 51,752
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
27 August 2017 2Fiorentina1–2SampdoriaFlorence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tomović  29'
Badelj  30',  50'
Chiesa  88'		 Report Praet  2'
Caprari  32'
Quagliarella  35' (pen.),  90+3'
Silvestre  80'
Torreira  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,611
Referee: Daniele Doveri
10 September 2017 3Hellas Verona0–5FiorentinaVerona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) B. Zuculini  34'
Valoti  87'		 Report Simeone  2',  41'
Théréau  10' (pen.)
Astori  24'
Veretout  62'
Dias  89'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 18,181
Referee: Antonio Damato
16 September 2017 4Fiorentina2–1BolognaFlorence
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Badelj  16'
Chiesa  51'
Pezzella  69'		 Report Palacio  9',  52'
Di Francesco  28'
Helander  76'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 23,802
Referee: Paolo Valeri
20 September 2017 5Juventus1–0FiorentinaTurin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barzagli  23'
Mandžukić  52'		 Report Laurini  37'
Badelj  50'  66'
Astori  64'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 35,652
Referee: Daniele Doveri
24 September 2017 6Fiorentina1–1AtalantaFlorence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chiesa  12',  40'
Biraghi  51'		 Report Spinazzola  13'
De Roon  30'
Mancini  58'
Castagne  75'
Freuler  90+4'
Cristante  90+5'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 21,390
Referee: Luca Pairetto
Note: Bryan Cristante was cautioned for dissent while a substitute.
1 October 2017 7Chievo2–1FiorentinaVerona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tomović  8'
Castro  25', 46'
Radovanović  61'		 Report Simeone  6'
Veretout  81'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
15 October 2017 8Fiorentina2–1UdineseFlorence
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Théréau  28', 57'
Veretout  54'		 Report Samir  53',  72' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,156
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
22 October 2017 9Benevento0–3FiorentinaBenevento
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chibsah  40'
Cataldi  66'		 Report Benassi  18'
Pezzella  45'
Babacar  47'
Théréau  66' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito
Attendance: 10,887
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
25 October 2017 10Fiorentina3–0TorinoFlorence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Benassi  29'
Astori  41'
Simeone  66'
Babacar  75' (pen.)		 Report Baselli  18'
Rincón  61'
Barreca  73'
Moretti  76'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 22,459
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
29 October 2017 11Crotone2–1FiorentinaCrotone
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Budimir  17',  47'
Trotta  18'
Simić  74'
Cordaz  76'		 Report Astori  39'
Benassi  44'
Chiesa  62'
Babacar  74'		 Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida
Attendance: 8,906
Referee: Fabio Maresca
5 November 2017 12Fiorentina2–4RomaFlorence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Veretout  9'
Simeone  39'
Pezzella  52'		 Report Gerson  5', 30'
Manolas  50'
Gonalons  67'
Perotti  87'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,026
Referee: Marco Di Bello
19 November 2017 13SPAL1–1FiorentinaFerrara
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Borriello  40'
Paloschi  42'
Oikonomou  75'  90+1'
Viviani  90+2'		 Report Pezzella  28'
Benassi  60'
Sánchez  66'
Chiesa  80'		 Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 12,124
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
26 November 2017 14Lazio1–1FiorentinaRome
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) De Vrij  25'
Radu  87'
Milinković-Savić  90+7'		 Report Astori  11'
Laurini  49'
Babacar  90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Davide Massa
3 December 2017 15Fiorentina3–0SassuoloFlorence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Simeone  32'
Benassi  39'
Veretout  42'
Chiesa  71'		 Report Berardi  56'
Magnanelli  72'
Cannavaro  80'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 23,398
Referee: Luca Banti
10 December 2017 16Napoli0–0FiorentinaNaples
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Diawara  86'
Callejón  90'
Rog  90+3'		 Report Badelj  36'
Veretout  51'
Gaspar  88'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 44,417
Referee: Michael Fabbri
17 December 2017 17Fiorentina0–0GenoaFlorence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Théréau  26'
Badelj  82'		 Report Brlek  27'
Rosi  67'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 21,043
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
22 December 2017 18Cagliari0–1FiorentinaCagliari
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) João Pedro  72'  90+3'
Barella  90+1'		 Report Vitor Hugo  52'
Babacar  82'
Chiesa  90+4'		 Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Attendance: 14,297
Referee: Marco Di Bello
30 December 2017 19Fiorentina1–1MilanFlorence
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Simeone  71'
Veretout  82'		 Report Romagnoli  39'
Çalhanoğlu  74'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 30,213
Referee: Luca Banti
5 January 2018 20Fiorentina1–1InternazionaleFlorence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Veretout  55'
Astori  87'
Simeone  90+1'		 Report Valero  11'
Ranocchia  28'
Icardi  55',  89'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,428
Referee: Paolo Valeri
21 January 2018 21Sampdoria3–1FiorentinaGenoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Quagliarella  30', 60', 68'
Torreira  86'		 Report Eysseric  33'
Pezzella  39'
Sánchez  80'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,083
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
28 January 2018 22Fiorentina1–4Hellas VeronaFlorence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Benassi  35'
Dias  53'
Pezzella  66'
Biraghi  82'		 Report Vuković  11'
Kean  20', 46',  45+2'
Caracciolo  35'
Valoti  48'
Fares  49'
Ferrari  55'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 22,796
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
4 February 2018 23Bologna1–2FiorentinaBologna
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pulgar  44'
Mbaye  64'
Poli  83'		 Report Mirante  41' (o.g.)
Chiesa  71'
Biraghi  82'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 19,301
Referee: Daniele Doveri
9 February 2018 24Fiorentina0–2JuventusFlorence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Dias  37'
Veretout  67'
Théréau  84'
Biraghi  89'		 Report Lichtsteiner  24'
Alex Sandro  39'
Bernardeschi  56'
Higuaín  86'
Benatia  90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 32,563
Referee: Marco Guida
18 February 2018 25Atalanta1–1FiorentinaBergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Petagna  45+1',  79'
Mancini  70'		 Report Simeone  9'
Badelj  16',  31'
Benassi  48'
Milenković  83'  85'
Veretout  86'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 17,261
Referee: Fabio Maresca
25 February 2018 26Fiorentina1–0ChievoFlorence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Biraghi  6'
Simeone  26'		 Report Meggiorini  82' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 21,225
Referee: Rosario Abisso
11 March 2018 28Fiorentina1–0BeneventoFlorence
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Vitor Hugo  25'
Badelj  54'
Pezzella  62'		 Report Guilherme  49'
Lombardi  72'
Del Pinto  79'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,381
Referee: Fabrizio Pasqua
18 March 2018 29Torino1–2FiorentinaTurin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) De Silvestri  13'
Falque  23'
Niang  71'
Belotti  86'		 Report Veretout  59'
Biraghi  76'
Pezzella  85'
Benassi  90'
Théréau  90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 16,401
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci
31 March 2018 30Fiorentina2–0CrotoneFlorence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Simeone  3'
Cristóforo  30'
Pezzella  32'
Veretout  43'
Chiesa  62'
Olivera  78'		 Report Ricci  16'
Mandragora  18'
Stoian  18'
Capuano  49'  57'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 22,710
Referee: Paolo Valeri
3 April 2018 27Udinese0–2FiorentinaUdine
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hallfreðsson  27'
De Paul  67'		 Report Veretout  29' (pen.)
Pezella  44'
Vitor Hugo  56'
Chiesa  57'
Saponara  67'
Simeone  71'		 Stadium: Dacia Arena
Attendance: 15,450
Referee: Luca Banti
Note: Postponed due to Fiorentina player Davide Astori's death; originally scheduled for 4 March 2018.
7 April 2018 31Roma0–2FiorentinaRome
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Džeko  58'
El Shaarawy  75'
Juan Jesus  85'
Peres  90+1'		 Report Benassi  7'
Vitor Hugo  14'
Simeone  39'
Laurini  43'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 41,728
Referee: Michael Fabbri
15 April 2018 32Fiorentina0–0SPALFlorence
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Saponara  24'
Vitor Hugo  82'		 Report Everton Luiz  44'
Vitale  69'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,651
Referee: Daniele Orsato
18 April 2018 33Fiorentina3–4LazioFlorence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sportiello  7'
Veretout  16', 31' (pen.), 54',  45+3'
Pezzella  75'
Chiesa  82'		 Report Murgia  14'
Luiz Felipe  27'
Luis Alberto  39', 72',  84'
Cáceres  45'
Felipe Anderson  70'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 24,008
Referee: Antonio Damato
21 April 2018 34Sassuolo1–0FiorentinaReggio Emilia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Peluso  34'
Politano  41'
Berardi  43'
Lemos  47'
Adjapong  72'
Rogério  87'
Consigli  90+3'		 Report Dabo  6'  30'
Laurini  42'
Benassi  90'		 Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore
Attendance: 10,739
Referee: Massimiliano Irrati
29 April 2018 35Fiorentina3–0NapoliFlorence
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Laurini  24'
Simeone  34', 62', 90+3'
Badelj  45+1'
Eysseric  78'		 Report Koulibaly  8'
Albiol  33'
Callejón  37'
Milik  60'
Insigne  76'
Mário Rui  79'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 26,206
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
6 May 2018 36Genoa2–3FiorentinaGenoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bertolacci  19'
Spolli  53'
Rossi  64'
Lapadula  68'
Pandev  71'
Zukanović  83'		 Report Badelj  29'
Benassi  43'
Gaspar  51'
Biraghi  61'
Saponara  63'
Eysseric  77'
Dabo  80',  81'
Chiesa  83'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,893
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
Note: Ervin Zukanović was sent off for dissent while a substitute.
13 May 2018 37Fiorentina0–1CagliariFlorence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pezzella  41'
Biraghi  66'
Veretout  90+4'  90+5'		 Report Pavoletti  37',  86'
Barella  68'
Ceppitelli  90+6'
Caligara  90+7'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,690
Referee: Paolo Valeri
Note: Fabrizio Caligara was cautioned for dissent while a substitute.
20 May 2018 38Milan5–1FiorentinaMilan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Çalhanoğlu  23',  34'
Kessié  26'
Cutrone  41', 59'
Kalinić  49'
Bonaventura  76'		 Report Simeone  20'
Pezzella  22'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56,968
Referee: Michael Fabbri

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2017–18 Coppa Italia
13 December 2017 Round of 16Fiorentina3–2SampdoriaFlorence
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Babacar  2'
Veretout  59' (pen.), 90' (pen.)		 Report Barreto  39',  47'
Ramírez  77' (pen.)
Strinić  81'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 7,038
Referee: Rosario Abisso
26 December 2017 Quarter-finalsLazio1–0FiorentinaRome
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lulić  6'
Strakosha  79'		 Report Gaspar  35'
Veretout  83'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonio Damato

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
22 GK Michele Cerofolini 000000
57 GK Marco Sportiello 37037000
97 GK Bartłomiej Drągowski 501+2020
Defenders
2 DF Vincent Laurini 22020+2000
3 DF Cristiano Biraghi 35134110
4 DF Nikola Milenković 17014+2010
13 DF Davide Astori[note 1] 27125120
15 DF Maximiliano Olivera 704+3000
20 DF Germán Pezzella 35134110
26 DF Luca Ranieri 000000
31 DF Vitor Hugo 21113+611+10
51 DF Petko Hristov 000000
76 DF Bruno Gaspar 1706+9020
Midfielders
5 MF Milan Badelj 27227200
8 MF Riccardo Saponara 20010+8020
10 MF Valentin Eysseric 2318+1310+20
14 MF Bryan Dabo 1016+4100
17 MF Jordan Veretout 381036822
19 MF Sebastián Cristóforo 703+4000
24 MF Marco Benassi 37535520
28 MF Gil Dias 2829+1820+10
73 MF Marco Meli 000000
Forwards
9 FW Giovanni Simeone 401436+2140+20
11 FW Diego Falcinelli 1203+9000
21 FW Riccardo Sottil 000000
25 FW Federico Chiesa 38635+1620
27 FW Simone Lo Faso 200+2000
32 FW Gabriele Gori 000000
77 FW Cyril Théréau 20516+4500
Players transferred out during the season
6 MF Carlos Sánchez 1113+6120
7 FW Rafik Zekhnini 100+1000
30 FW Khouma Babacar 1851+15421
40 DF Nenad Tomović 202000

Last updated: 20 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 9 FW Giovanni Simeone 14 0 14
2 17 MF Jordan Veretout 8 2 10
3 25 FW Federico Chiesa 6 0 6
4 24 MF Marco Benassi 5 0 5
30 FW Khouma Babacar 4 1 5
77 FW Cyril Théréau 5 0 5
7 5 MF Milan Badelj 2 0 2
28 MF Gil Dias 2 0 2
9 3 DF Cristiano Biraghi 1 0 1
6 MF Carlos Sánchez 1 0 1
10 MF Valentin Eysseric 1 0 1
13 DF Davide Astori[note 1] 1 0 1
14 MF Bryan Dabo 1 0 1
20 DF Germán Pezzella 1 0 1
31 DF Vitor Hugo 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Totals 54 3 57

Last updated: 20 May 2018

Clean sheets
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
1 57 GK Marco Sportiello 14 0 14
Totals 14 0 14

Last updated: 20 May 2018

Disciplinary record
No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia Total
     
57 GK Marco Sportiello 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 DF Vincent Laurini 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
3 DF Cristiano Biraghi 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 DF Nikola Milenković 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF Davide Astori[note 1] 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
15 DF Maximiliano Olivera 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DF Germán Pezzella 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
31 DF Vitor Hugo 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
40 DF Nenad Tomović 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
76 DF Bruno Gaspar 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
5 MF Milan Badelj 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
6 MF Carlos Sánchez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF Riccardo Saponara 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF Valentin Eysseric 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 MF Bryan Dabo 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
17 MF Jordan Veretout 10 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 1
19 MF Sebastián Cristóforo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 MF Marco Benassi 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
28 MF Gil Dias 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Giovanni Simeone 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
25 FW Federico Chiesa 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
30 FW Khouma Babacar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
77 FW Cyril Théréau 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals 84 3 2 2 0 0 86 3 2

Last updated: 20 May 2018

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  1. On 4 March 2018, Astori died while staying in a hotel in Udine prior to Fiorentina's match against Udinese.[59][60]
  2. After 4 March 2018, captain Davide Astori's death, Badelj was given the captaincy.[5]

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