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                                         Fiorentina could not win at home!!!!!!
                         It was the night of the goalkeepers making great saves!
           Fiorentina 0 - 0 Steaua Bucharest

Substitutions: 46' Jorgensen out, Zauri in         77' Stancu out, Szekely in
                        74' Almiron out, Kuzmanovic in   88' Moreno out, Tiago Gomes in
                        81' Montolivo out, G. Pazzini in   93' Semedo out, Kapetanos in

UEFA Champions League Group Stage F	Played	Points
Bayern Munich	1	3
Fiorentina	2	2
Lyon	1	1
Steaua Bucharest	2	1

   
Fiorentina must win this match at the Artemio Franchi Stadium in front of their fans.

Here is the starting eleven formation for Fiorentina by Coach Cesare Prandelli:
Sebastien Frey, Dario Dainelli, Gamberini, Juan Manuel Vargas, Adrian Mutu, Alberto Gilardino, Riccardo Montolivo, Jorgensen, Santana, Almiron, and Melo

Here is the starting formation for Steaua Bucharest:
Zapata, Ogarau, Goian, Radoi, Semedo, Moreno, Nicolita, Marin, Lovin, Ghionea, and Stancu.


What was supposed to be a victory at the Artemio Franchi ended up with a goalless draw.  The protagonists of the match were both goalkeepers keeping a clean sheet.

Good for Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey.

Fiorentina ends with 53% ball possession oas opposed to 47% from Steaua Bucharest. Yet, Fiorentina could not break Steaua's defense.

I am still saying that Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli takes too long to make changes when it comes to forward Giampaolo Pazzini. This time Prandelli brought Pazzini until the 81st minute when he substituted midfielder Riccardo Montolivo.

I want to see more playing time for Pazzini.  Guys, it saddens me to see goalkeeper Marco Storari just warming up the bench as second choice goalkeeper when he could have opted to go to another club as first goalkeeper.   Frey is the top in Fiorentina and I don't think Storari will have much playing time... if, he gets some minutes.

Last UEFA Champions League Result:
-  Olympique Lyon 2 - 2 Fiorentina, Wednesday, September, 17, 2008

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE F         FIORENTINA 0 - 0 STEAUA BUCHAREST Tuesday, September 30, 2008  Artemio Franchi Stadium  Florence, Italy
Fiorentina		Steaua Bucuresti
16(3)	Shots (on Goal)		7(2)
20	Fouls		24
4	Corner Kicks		1
6	Offsides		2
53%	Ball Possession		47%
0	Yellow Cards		2
0	Red Cards		0
2	Saves		3

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE F

 FIORENTINA 0 - 0  STEAUA BUCHAREST
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
 Artemio Franchi Stadium
 Florence, Italy

11:30 a.m. USA Pacific time

Referee: Michael Riley (ENG)

Assistant referee: Darren Cann (ENG), Michael Mullarkey (ENG)

Fourth official: Andre Marriner (ENG)

UEFA Delegate: Robert Sterckx (BEL)

UEFA Referee observer: Günter Benkö (AUT)

LINEUPS

 Were you satisfied with the result, yes, no, and why?  Who was the player of the match? Was the referee fair?





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