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Fiorentina's Match With Debrecen Is Not A Foregone Conclusion - Cesare Prandelli

The coach has warned his side that the Hungarians won't roll over at the Artemio Franchi...

Nov 3, 2009 6:21:52 PM

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At the halfway stage of the Champions League group phase, Debrecen are one of only two sides not to have picked up a point, but Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli is concerned that Wednesday's match has already been written off as a home win,

He has explained that the Hungarians will be eager to pick up their first ever points in the Champions League in Italy.

"I think there's a feeling that this game is a foregone conclusion. In fact, it's not like that," Prandelli announced to Il Corriere dello Sport.

"I expect an attack-minded Debrecen, who will put us under pressure from a defensive point of view.

"We must not lose our balance - we will face a team who know how to play football, who know how to dribble and who know how to play the game in more than one way.

"We don't think that it will be an easy game, and it won't be. We know that the victory in Hungary was the result of hard work. Other people are presenting the game as a formality, but I swear that it isn't like that."

The Viola face Debrecen at 20:45 CET on Wednesday evening. Their progression to the next round will be almost guaranteed if they succeed and Liverpool fail to win at Olympique Lyonnais.

Anthony Wright, Goal.com