La Viola facing another survival battle

LIVERPOOL fans are familiar enough with uncertainty over club finances and their owners’ intentions to have some sympathyfor their opponents tonight.

La Viola facing another survival battle
Tue, 29 Sep, 2009 - 01:00
David Shonfield

Fiorentina are a club that literally have come back from oblivion.

Seven years ago they were relegated, went bankrupt and ceased to exist. They restarted in the fourth tier of Italian football with new owners, and their subsequent revival has been almost miraculous.

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