12 Sep 1998: Gabriel Batistuta of Fiorentina celebrates during the Serie A match against Empoli at the Stadio Communale in Florence, Italy. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport
Francesco Totti, Gabriel Batistuta and Francesco Totti are among the ex-Italian and Serie A stars playing this evening at the Artemio Franchi in a special match between Fiorentina and Serie A legends.
The match kicks off at 20:00 CET [19:00 BST] at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence. Football Italia is among the accredited media.
It’s a match played to celebrate Fiorentina’s centenary, between legends of La Viola and Serie A – Operazione Nostalgia legends.
Gabriel Omar Batistuta joined the team of Fiorentina legends, which also includes, among others, Adrian Mutu, Francesco Toldo, Giuseppe Rossi and Franck Ribery.
Roberto Baggio is also at the stadium, but when he was announced by the speaker, the Divin Codino arrived in a suit and without his football boots, suggesting he won’t play tonight.
Baggio kicked the game off and then left the field, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd.
Among the players who will feature in the Serie A legends team are Inter vice President Javier Zanetti, Francesco Totti and Antonio Di Natale.
A standing ovation for Roberto Baggio as he returns to the Franchi to celebrate #Fiorentina‘s centenary 😍💜 pic.twitter.com/TbIE0nr1dZ
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There are, overall, five 2006 Italy World Cup winners: Totti, Simone Barone, Massimo Oddo, Marco Amelia and Luca Toni.
The coaches are Cesare Prandelli for Fiorentina and Roberto Donadoni for Serie A legends – Operazione Nostalgia.
Football Italia is among the accredited media and will soon release a video about this special match.
List of players
Fiorentina legends
- Sebastien Frey
- David Pizarro
- Angelo Di Livio
- Giuseppe Rossi
- Adrian Mutu
- Dario Dainelli
- Manuel Pasqual
- Martin Jorgensen
- Sandro Cois
- Francesco Toldo
- Borja Valero
- Luca Toni
- Mauro Bressan
- Moreno Torricelli
- Giampaolo Pazzini
- Massimo Gobbi
- Gonzalo Rodriguez
- Francesco Flachi
- Gabriel Omar Batistuta
- Tomas Ujfalusi
- Marco Donadel
- Gianmatteo Mareggini
- Nuno Gomes
- Franck Ribery
Legends
- Francesco Totti
- Javier Zanetti
- Antonio Di Natale
- Christian Abbiati
- Marco Amelia
- Simone Barone
- Valeriy Bojinov
- Vincent Candela
- Antonio Candreva
- Daniele Conti
- Stefano Fiore
- Diego Fuser
- Fabio Galante
- Giuliano Giannichedda
- Cristiano Lucarelli
- Davide Moscardelli
- Aldair
- Massimo Oddo
- Max Tonetto
- Francesco Valiani
- Giuseppe Viali
- Sergio Volpi
