To gain access to the semi-finals for the second year in a row, Fiorentina will have to overcome the Turin obstacle tomorrow (6.00 pm at the Franchi stadium).
To do this, the Viola team will have to avoid making the same mistakes against the grenade that cost them the home defeat in the championship and the booing of the fans, but they will also have to try to shake off the tensions of the Amrabat case that have enlivened this eve.
The Moroccan midfielder, one of the protagonists with his national team at the World Cup in Qatar, has ended up in the crosshairs of Barcelona who have already been following him for some time: the Viola club, from what has been leaked, does not now intend to deprive itself of the player and has rejected the Blaugrana club's offer of 4 million for the loan and 36 for the right to buy.
In the afternoon, Amrabat posted the phrase 'Follow him now, the future is not promised to anyone' on Instagram, hinting at the desire to make a career leap and not seeing him serene,
a few hours before an important match like tomorrow's, the coach and the club have decided to exclude him.
Among those called up for the first time are the latest signing Josip Brekalo (''He has only a few minutes in his legs but the qualities to be useful to us during the match, said Vincenzo Italiano) and Antonin Barak who the Viola club has just redeemed from Verona definitive title.
''We want to give our fans great satisfaction - said the Viola coach through official channels - We need to take the field with the same spirit as on Sunday against Lazio and giving continuity to the performance, we care a lot about the Italian Cup and we want to reach the semifinals .
We know Torino well, its strengths and weaknesses, to overcome it we will have to try to go faster than in the league match.
The support of our fans will be fundamental as always, we must all fight united''.
Compared to the away match with Lazio, Cabral could return to the starting position supported by Ikoné and Nico Gonzalez.