2011/12 Fiorentina Home Football Shirt (XL)

Condition: 9/10 Superb. Slight wear to the Lotto manufacturer logo on the upper chest

Size: Adult Extra Large (slim fitting)

Chest Measurement: 39-41 Inches / 99-103 CM

Manufacturer: Lotto

Colour: Purple, white trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2011/2012

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Lotto Fiorentina home football shirt from the 2011/12 season.

The condition of this original football jersey is 9/10 - Superb. Slight wear to the Lotto manufacturer logo on the upper chest (see photos).

 

In June 2010, the Viola bid farewell to long-time manager Cesare Prandelli, by then the longest-serving coach in the team's history, who was departing to coach the Italy national team. Catania manager Siniša Mihajlović was appointed to replace him. The club spent much of the early 2010–11 season in last place, but their form improved and Fiorentina ultimately finished ninth. Following a 1–0 defeat to Chievo in November 2011, Mihajlović was sacked and replaced by Delio Rossi.

After a brief period of improvements, the Viola were again fighting relegation, prompting the sacking of Sporting Director Pantaleo Corvino in early 2012 following a 0–5 home defeat to Juventus. Their bid for survival was kept alive by a number of upset victories away from home, notably at Roma and Milan. During a home game against Novara, trailing 0–2 within half an hour, manager Rossi decided to substitute midfielder Adem Ljajić early. Ljajić sarcastically applauded him in frustration, whereupon Rossi retaliated by physical assaulting his player, an action that ultimately prompted his termination by the club. His replacement, caretaker manager Vincenzo Guerini, then guided the team away from the relegation zone to a 13th-place finish to end the turbulent year.

To engineer a resurrection of the club after the disappointing season, the Della Valle family invested heavily in the middle of 2012, buying 17 new players and appointing Vincenzo Montella as head coach. The team began the season well, finishing the calendar year in joint third place and eventually finishing the 2012–13 season in fourth, enough for a position in the 2013–14 Europa League.