# 2010–11 ACF Fiorentina season

The 2010–11 season was ACF Fiorentina's 85th season in Italian football and their 73rd season in the first-tier, Serie A. This was also the sixth consecutive season for the club in the top-level division of the Italian football league system.
After five seasons at the helm of the Tuscan club, Cesare Prandelli was succeeded by Siniša Mihajlović, with the former taking the role as head coach of the Italy national team. For Fiorentina, this was also the first season from the last three that Fiorentina did not compete in a European competition, after finishing 11th the previous season.

## Players
### Squad information

    Last updated on 22 May 2011
    Appearances include league matches only
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age at end of season) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Frey | GK | (1980-03-18)18 March 1980 (aged 31) | Parma | 2005 | 175 | 0 |
| 33 | Andrea Seculin | GK | (1990-07-14)14 July 1990 (aged 20) | Südtirol | 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Vlada Avramov | GK | (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 32) | Treviso | 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Luca Lezzerini | GK | (1995-03-24)24 March 1995 (aged 16) | Youth Sector | 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Artur Boruc | GK | (1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 31) | Celtic | 2010 | 26 | 0 |
| 89 | Neto | GK | (1989-07-19)19 July 1989 (aged 21) | Atlético Paranaense | 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Per Krøldrup | CB | (1979-07-31)31 July 1979 (aged 31) | Everton | 2006 | 117 | 3 |
| 5 | Alessandro Gamberini | CB | (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 29) | Bologna | 2005 | 165 | 5 |
| 14 | Cesare Natali | CB | (1979-04-05)5 April 1979 (aged 32) | Torino | 2009 | 37 | 0 |
| 23 | Manuel Pasqual (Captain) | LB / LM | (1982-03-13)13 March 1982 (aged 30) | Arezzo | 2005 | 172 | 3 |
| 25 | Gianluca Comotto | CB / RB / RM | (1978-10-16)16 October 1978 (aged 32) | Torino | 2008 | 74 | 0 |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri | RB | (1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 23) | Lazio | 2009 | 52 | 2 |
| 30 | Nikola Gulan | LB / DM / LM | (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 22) | Partizan | 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Michele Camporese | CB | (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 19) | Youth Sector | 2011 | 9 | 1 |
| 40 | Cristiano Piccini | RB / RM | (1992-09-26)26 September 1992 (aged 18) | Youth Sector | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Marco Donadel | DM / CM | (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 28) | Milan | 2005 | 184 | 4 |
| 6 | Juan Manuel Vargas | LW / LB / LM | (1983-10-05)5 October 1983 (aged 27) | Catania | 2008 | 80 | 12 |
| 7 | Mario Santana | RW / LW / AM | (1981-12-23)23 December 1981 (aged 29) | Palermo | 2006 | 108 | 15 |
| 17 | Amidu Salifu | CM | (1992-09-20)20 September 1992 (aged 18) | Vicenza | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Riccardo Montolivo | DM / CM | (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 26) | Atalanta | 2005 | 189 | 13 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| | DF | Felipe | 25 | EU | Udinese | Transfer | Summer | | Undisclosed | |
| 89 | MF | Gaetano D'Agostino | 28 | EU | Udinese | Co-ownership | Summer | 2013 | €4.5M | udinese.it |
| | GK | Pierluigi Gollini | 15 | EU | SPAL | Transfer | Summer | | Undisclosed | firenzeviola.it |
| | MF | Michel Panatti | 16 | EU | Monza | Loan | Summer | 2011 | N/A | firenzeviola.it |
| 84 | GK | Artur Boruc | 30 | EU | Celtic | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | €1.2M | violachannel.tv |
| | FW | Simone D'Anna | 20 | EU | Virtus Casarano | Transfer | Summer | | Undisclosed | firenzeviola.it |
| 24 | MF | Alessio Cerci | 23 | EU | Roma | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | €4M | violachannel.tv |
| | GK | Isaia Bertolacci | 14 | EU | Lucchese | Transfer | Summer | | Undisclosed | calciomercato.com |
| 89 | GK | Neto | 21 | Non-EU | Atlético Paranaense | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | €3M | violachannel.tv |
| | DF | Giacomo Lepri | 20 | Non-EU | Paganese | Transfer | Winter | | Undisclosed | firenzeviola.it |
| 85 | MF | Valon Behrami | 25 | EU | West Ham United | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | €2M | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Amidu Salifu | 18 | Non-EU | Vicenza | Co-ownership | Winter | 2014 | €2.4M | violachannel.tv |
Total spending: ~€17.1 million

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 15 | DF | Ondřej Mazuch | 21 | EU | Anderlecht | Transfer | Summer | €1.3M | rsca.be |
| | MF | Savio Nsereko | 20 | EU | 1860 Munich | Loan | Summer | | violachannel.tv |
| | DF | Ramzi Aya | 19 | EU | Reggiana | Co-ownership | Summer | | violachannel.tv |
| | DF | Samuele Bettoni | 20 | EU | Reggiana | Co-ownership | Summer | | violachannel.tv |
| | FW | Lorenzo Morelli | 22 | EU | Juve Stabia | Co-ownership | Summer | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| | FW | Jefferson | 22 | EU | Eupen | Loan | Summer | | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Pape Moussa Diakhatè | 21 | Non-EU | Eupen | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | |
| 19 | DF | Massimo Gobbi | 29 | EU | Parma | End of contract | Summer | | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Andrea Paolucci | 23 | EU | Andria BAT | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Lorenzo Tafi | 19 | EU | Prato | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| | FW | Lorenzo Morelli | 22 | EU | Gavorrano | Co-ownership | Summer | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Giacomo Lepri | 19 | EU | Paganese | Co-ownership | Summer | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Massimiliano Tagliani | 21 | EU | Ravenna | Co-ownership | Summer | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| | FW | Samuel Di Carmine | 21 | EU | Frosinone | Co-ownership | Summer | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| | FW | Piergiuseppe Maritato | 21 | EU | Reggiana | Loan | Summer | | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Francesco Di Tacchio | 20 | EU | Frosinone | Loan | Summer | | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Francesco Di Tacchio | 20 | EU | Frosinone | Co-ownership | Summer | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Giacomo Lepri | 20 | EU | San Marino | Co-ownership | Winter | Undisclosed | sanmarinocalcio.com |
| 15 | MF | Cristiano Zanetti | 33 | EU | Brescia | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| 28 | MF | Mario Bolatti | 25 | EU | Internacional | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | violachannel.tv |
| 20 | MF | Papa Waigo | 26 | EU | Grosseto | Loan | Winter | | violachannel.tv |
| | MF | Savio Nsereko | 21 | EU | Chernomorets Burgas | Loan | Winter | | violachannel.tv |
| | DF | Felipe dal Belo | 26 | EU | Cesena | Loan | Winter | | violachannel.tv |
Total income: ~€1.3 million

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position | Final position | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | Matchday 1 | — | 9th | 29 August 2010 | 22 May 2011 |
| Coppa Italia | Third round | — | Round of 16 | 26 October 2010 | 14 December 2010 |
Last updated: 22 May 2011

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Juventus | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 58 | |
| 8 | Palermo | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 56 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 51 | |
| 10 | Genoa | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 51 | |
| 11 | ChievoVerona | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 46 | |
* ↑ As Internazionale won the 2010–11 Coppa Italia and already qualified for the Champions League, Palermo entered the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualification round as the cup runners-up.
* 1 2 Fiorentina finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa, Genoa 1–1 Fiorentina.
* ↑ Chievo finished ahead of Parma and Catania on head-to-head points: Chievo: 6 pts, Parma: 5 pts, Catania: 4 pts.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 May 2011. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches
### Coppa Italia
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Frey | | 11 | 11 | -13 | 990 | 11 | −13 | | | (−) denotes goals conceded |
| 2 | DF | Krøldrup | | 20 | 22 | | 1874 | 19 | | 3 | | |
| 4 | MF | Donadel | | 28 | 31 | 1 | 2345 | 29 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 5 | DF | Gamberini | | 35 | 36 | 1 | 3225 | 35 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 6 | MF | Vargas | | 19 | 24 | 4 | 1667 | 24 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | MF | Santana | | 22 | 30 | 5 | 2006 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | FW | Jovetić | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Babacar | | 6 | 21 | 2 | 710 | 18 | | 3 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | Mutu | | 18 | 20 | 4 | 1521 | 20 | 4 | | | |
| 11 | FW | Gilardino | | 35 | 36 | 12 | 3060 | 35 | 12 | 1 | | |
| 14 | DF | Natali | | 16 | 20 | | 1404 | 20 | | | | |
| 15 | MF | Zanetti | | 5 | 7 | | 452 | 6 | | 1 | | Transferred to Brescia |
| 16 | DF | Felipe | | 3 | 6 | | 303 | 5 | | 1 | | Loaned out to Cesena |
| 18 | MF | Montolivo | | 29 | 29 | 2 | 2546 | 29 | 2 | | | |
| 20 | DF | Papa Waigo | | 1 | 2 | | 86 | 1 | | 1 | | Loaned out to Grosseto |
| 21 | MF | D'Agostino | | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1339 | 20 | 3 | 1 | | |
| 22 | MF | Ljajić | | 15 | 28 | 3 | 1601 | 26 | 3 | 2 | | |
| 23 | DF | Pasqual | | 33 | 34 | 1 | 2997 | 34 | 1 | | | |
| 24 | MF | Cerci | | 20 | 27 | 8 | 1601 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF | Comotto | | 17 | 22 | | 1683 | 20 | | 2 | | |
| 27 | FW | Seferovic | | | 3 | | 92 | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 29 | DF | De Silvestri | | 25 | 28 | 1 | 2228 | 26 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 28 | MF | Bolatti | | 3 | 13 | | 429 | 10 | | 3 | | Transferred to Internacional |
| 30 | DF | Gulan | | 6 | 9 | | 536 | 6 | | 3 | | |
| 31 | DF | Camporese | | 8 | 11 | 1 | 824 | 9 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 32 | MF | Marchionni | | 15 | 26 | 2 | 1432 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 35 | GK | Avramov | | 3 | 3 | -4 | 300 | 1 | −2 | 2 | −2 | (−) denotes goals conceded |
| 36 | MF | Carraro | | 1 | 1 | | 90 | | | 1 | | |
| 39 | DF | Masi | | | 1 | | 8 | | | 1 | | |
| 84 | GK | Boruc | | 26 | 27 | -29 | 2340 | 26 | −29 | 1 | | (−) denotes goals conceded |
| 85 | MF | Behrami | | 11 | 13 | | 966 | 13 | | | | |
| 89 | GK | Neto | | | | | | | | | | |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| 1 | 11 | FW | | Alberto Gilardino | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | 24 | FW | | Alessio Cerci | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | MF | | Mario Santana | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 21 | MF | | Gaetano D'Agostino | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | MF | | Juan Manuel Vargas | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | FW | | Adrian Mutu | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 22 | FW | | Adem Ljajić | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 9 | FW | | Khouma Babacar | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 18 | MF | | Riccardo Montolivo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 32 | MF | | Marco Marchionni | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | MF | | Marco Donadel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | DF | | Alessandro Gamberini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | DF | | Manuel Pasqual | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 29 | DF | | Lorenzo De Silvestri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 31 | DF | | Michele Camporese | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 49 | 5 | 54 |
Last updated: 22 May 2011