Fiorentina on FM26 - La Viola Suffers
2025-26: 'ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SEASONS IN MODERN HISTORY' (Wikipedia). Palladino resigns before even a ball is kicked. Pioli sacked in November. Paolo Vanoli appointed. Artemio Franchi under renovation REDUCED TO 22,000 seats. And yet: Gabriel Batistuta remains A DIVINE LEGEND in Florence. You've come to save La Viola.
Why choose Fiorentina?
Because Fiorentina is LA VIOLA — the most beautiful colors in Italian football, and Gabriel Batistuta as an incarnate god. 'Batigol' refused to leave for 9 years despite THE ABSENCE OF TROPHIES — because he LOVED Florence. He scored 168 goals in this jersey and the Florentine people still love him like a living god. Fiorentina in 1961 was the FIRST ITALIAN CLUB to win a European title (Cup Winners' Cup against Rangers). Roberto Baggio shone here before Batistuta. But 2025-26 is a catastrophe: Palladino resigns before the season even starts, Pioli sacked in November after a dreadful start, Paolo Vanoli appointed. The Artemio Franchi (43,147 nominal seats) is under renovation — reduced to only ~22,000 seats, limiting revenues and atmosphere. Conference League only. In FM26, you arrive to SAVE La Viola from a negative spiral and bring glory back to the city of the arts.
Florence and La Viola: a unique identity
Florence, city of the Renaissance, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci. And Batistuta. This elegant, passionate city deserves better. 5 Coppa Italia, Scudetto 1956 — little for a club of this cultural standing. In FM26, recruit players who understand this identity — craftsmen of beautiful, elegant play, not soldiers.
Tactics: rediscover Florentine elegance
Fiorentina has historically played technical, attacking football. Vanoli (pragmatic) tries to stabilize. In FM26, the urgency is finding ONE SYSTEM and sticking to it. 4-2-3-1 with possession play and creative wingers — Sottil, Beltran are real weapons.
Objectives: emerge from the crisis
Season 1: return to Europa League (minimum). Seasons 2-3: target Champions League. Long term: 6th Coppa Italia and perhaps the 2nd Scudetto since 1969.
La Viola is Florence, beauty, Batistuta. In FM26, bringing glory back to the city of the Renaissance is the most AESTHETIC mission in Italian football. Forza Viola!