Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p ACF Fiorentina returned to Serie A, following a two-year absence following the bankruptcy of the previous incarnation of the club. Fiorentina returned only due to the expansion in terms of the number of top-league teams, and therefore had to significantly strengthen the squad in pre-season. Dario Dainelli, Giorgio Chiellini, Hidetoshi Nakata, Fabrizio Miccoli, Martin Jørgensen, goalkeeper Cristiano Lupatelli, Enzo Maresca, Tomáš Ujfaluši and Javier Portillo were among the highly rated players to sign up for Fiorentina, either permanently or on loan. With this squad, Fiorentina was expected to challenge for a place on the top half of the table, but slipped into the relegation battle that affected more than half of the Serie A clubs during the dramatic season. In the end, a strong finish to the season under incoming coach Dino Zoff saved La Viola from relegation, with an emotional 3-0 victory against Brescia, confirming their survival.Following the season, two interesting appointments were made, when Lecce's sporting director Pantaleo Corvino and highly rated coach Cesare Prandelli were signed up. The club continued its furious pursuit of the top clubs with the swoop of striker Luca Toni from Palermo. Fiorentina looked to be back to stay.. }
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- 2004–05_ACF_Fiorentina_season abstract "ACF Fiorentina returned to Serie A, following a two-year absence following the bankruptcy of the previous incarnation of the club. Fiorentina returned only due to the expansion in terms of the number of top-league teams, and therefore had to significantly strengthen the squad in pre-season. Dario Dainelli, Giorgio Chiellini, Hidetoshi Nakata, Fabrizio Miccoli, Martin Jørgensen, goalkeeper Cristiano Lupatelli, Enzo Maresca, Tomáš Ujfaluši and Javier Portillo were among the highly rated players to sign up for Fiorentina, either permanently or on loan. With this squad, Fiorentina was expected to challenge for a place on the top half of the table, but slipped into the relegation battle that affected more than half of the Serie A clubs during the dramatic season. In the end, a strong finish to the season under incoming coach Dino Zoff saved La Viola from relegation, with an emotional 3-0 victory against Brescia, confirming their survival.Following the season, two interesting appointments were made, when Lecce's sporting director Pantaleo Corvino and highly rated coach Cesare Prandelli were signed up. The club continued its furious pursuit of the top clubs with the swoop of striker Luca Toni from Palermo. Fiorentina looked to be back to stay.".