Fiorentina lose Kean again for big Week 33 relegation battle with Lecce

FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 22: Moise Kean of ACF Fiorentina reacts through the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Artemio Franchi on March 22, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Picture by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)

Moise Kean is out of the Fiorentina squad for Monday’s relegation battle with Lecce, so Paolo Vanoli has restricted choices after the Convention League.

It kicks off on the Stadio By way of del Mare in Lecce on Monday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

That is going to be an enormous sport within the battle to keep away from the drop, as whereas Pisa and Verona are basically doomed, there may be yet one more spot remaining for relegation into Serie B.

Cremonese have been held to a 0-0 draw by Torino, leaving Lecce within the backside three, however a victory would ship them leapfrogging over Jamie Vardy’s aspect.

Fiorentina will not be completely out of the woods but, as they’re at present on 35 factors, eight away from Lecce.

Vanoli has to get his workforce targeted after Thursday’s Convention League quarter-final in opposition to Crystal Palace, the place they gained 2-1, however have been eradicated 4-2 on mixture.

Kean missed that sport with a recurring ankle concern and continues to be not recovered, so was left behind together with Fabiano Parisi, Niccolò Fortini and Tariq Lamptey.

The excellent news is that Marco Brescianini and Nicolò Fagioli are within the travelling occasion, although Marin Pongracic and Robin Gosens will not be at 100 per cent.

Fagioli and Albert Gudmundsson had been suspended final week in opposition to Lazio in Serie A, so needs to be comparatively nicely rested.

Dodo missed the Crystal Palace sport although a ban.

Fiorentina squad for Lecce:

Balbo, Braschi, Brescianini, Christensen, Comuzzo, Dodo, De Gea, Fabbian, Fagioli, Fazzini, Gosens, Gudmundsson, Harrison, Kospo, Kouadio, Lezzerini, Mandragora, Ndour, Piccoli, Pongracic, Puzzoli, Ranieri, Rugani, Solomon

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