ACF Fiorentina returned to Serie A, following a two-year absence after the bankruptcy of the previous incarnation of the club. Fiorentina returned only due to the expansion in terms of the number of top-league teams, and therefore had to significantly strengthen the squad in pre-season. Dario Dainelli, Giorgio Chiellini, Hidetoshi Nakata, Fabrizio Miccoli, Martin Jørgensen, goalkeeper Cristiano Lupatelli, Enzo Maresca, Tomáš Ujfaluši and Javier Portillo were among the highly rated players to sign up for Fiorentina, either permanently or on loan. With this squad, Fiorentina was expected to challenge for a place on the top half of the table, but slipped into the relegation battle that affected more than half of the Serie A clubs during the dramatic season. In the end, a strong finish to the season under incoming coach Dino Zoff saved La Viola from relegation, with an emotional 3–0 victory against Brescia confirming their survival.
Players
Goalkeepers Sebastián Cejas Marco Roccati Cristiano Lupatelli Francesco Palmieri
Defenders Dario Dainelli Giorgio Chiellini Mirko Savini Tomáš Ujfaluši Christian Maggio Daniele Delli Carri William Viali Antonio Aquilanti
Midfielders Christian Obodo Luis Helguera Angelo Di Livio Luca Ariatti Hidetoshi Nakata Enzo Maresca Martin Jørgensen Marco Donadel Luigi Piangerelli Gaetano Fontana
Forwards Christian Riganò Fabrizio Miccoli Javier Portillo Giampaolo Pazzini Enrico Fantini Valeri Bojinov
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 — 16th 12 September 2004 29 May 2005 Coppa Italia Group stage — Quarter-finals 14 August 2004 16 March 2005
Last updated: 29 May 2005
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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