It won’t be the first time Aleksandar Vlahovic – until recently a prodigious Fiorentina striker – plays against his former love Viola as a rival, archenemy, “traitor”.Emotional as they are, Fiorentina’s supporters can’t stand the fact he left Viola to join their much-hated rival Juventus in the January transfer window. What stands between love and hatred is that tiny line of choice? Vlahovic crossed it in an unforgivable directionSo they’re preparing another “warm” encounter for one of the most prominent Serie A strikers tonight at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, as two sides meet in the return leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals.Artemio Franchi’s outfit lost 1-0 in the first leg and are considered underdogs to go through to the finals, where Inter await after trashing their city rivals AC Milan 3-0.Inter defeats Milan in a derby that nobody wantedIf Bianconeri manage to top the rivals, they’ll reach the Coppa Italia finals for the 21st time in their history. The Old Lady is without Federico Chiesa, Kaio Jorge, Weston McKennie, Manuel Locatelli and Arthur. Denis Zakaria and Adrien Rabiot are the only centre midfielders available, while Paulo Dybala will start on the bench.Sparks are flying between Allegri and Dybala: Out of all the people, you have the nerve to ask that?Eight of Fiorentina’s 14 goals in the competition were scored from set-pieces, and Viola lost just one of their last seven away games across all competitions. COPPA ITALIA – SEMIFINALSTuesdayInter – AC Milan 3-0 (2-0) /first leg 0-0//Lautaro 4,40, Gosens 82/Wednesday22:00 Juventus – Fiorentina /first leg 1-0/
