Vanoli: ‘Fiorentina needed shift to new objective, Piccoli diamond in the rough’

Paolo Vanoli recognises Fiorentina took some time to ‘focus around what is a new objective’ of Serie A safety and calls Roberto Piccoli ‘a diamond in the rough’ after the 4-1 win over Cremonese.

This was a huge test for the Viola, as they were only one point ahead of Cremonese and the relegation zone going into the Stadio Giovanni Zini.

Although there were a few wobbles, including a David De Gea save in the opening 120 seconds, they ran out 4-1 winners with goals from Fabiano Parisi...