The first game of the weekend is nearly upon in Florence where Fiorentina will take on a resurgent Catania side. After a slow start to their season southerners Catania have achieved noticeable results especially the brilliant 2-1 home victory over Inter Milan last Saturday. Obviously manager Vincenzo Montella will be looking to have his squad continue their run by shooting for another victory in.

(original photo by AP Photo) Stevan Jovetic may never have been more damp in his whole life. As he rose from a giant pool of water on the St James' Park pitch his Fiorentina strip appeared to have taken on a deeper hue of purple than those of his teammates. Yet despite his soaking he was grinning from ear to ear, just glad to be back doing what he loves best playing football.

A shady affair Fiorentina boss Sinisa Mihajlovic has been reunited with a special pair of sunglasses following an emotional appeal for their safe return on the club's website. The Serb's favourite shades were reportedly stolen during a press conference at the club last Thursday, June 23. The disappearance prompted an update on the Fiorentina website.

It has been building all week and yesterday Inter officially confirmed that Leonardo would be leaving the club after six months as coach in order to take up a position as sporting director at French club Paris Saint Germain.

Inter chief executive Ernesto Paolillo told Bloomberg:

"Leonardo is going to Paris and the club is looking for a new coach.

Sometimes, the headlines just don't cut it. They can be entirely wrong, partially wrong, or incredibly distorted. And who can blame websites? They need to get pageviews and hits, so the more controversial the headline, the better. In some cases, however, the website goes a bit too far and clearly twists the intended message.

After a fantastic performance in the derby vs. Inter, Milan had to prove to the calcio world that they were in fact the top side in Serie A this season with an important match in Florence versus Sinisa Mihajlovic's Fiorentina. With Inter defeating Chievo and cutting the lead to -2 again and high-flying Napoli winning in Bologna and reaching Milan in the table, the match against Fiorentina.

While most trophies have yet to be handed out, we're reaching the point where we can dish out fake ones, and I want to champion one in particular. The bargain of the season should really be a two way tussle between Javier Hernandez and Rafael Van der Vaart, with the Dutchman just pipping the very likable Mexican.

This morning's news roundup includes a Frenchman's contract, Adrian Mutu's redemption, and puns.

• Genoa's Omar Milanetto had kind words for former teammate Andrea Ranocchia. He called him a golden boy and said that he has experience and a desire to be with Inter.
• Philippe Mexes' future at Roma is still up in the air, but Milan are anxiously looking on.

FIORENTINA, Italy — Inter Milan kept up their title challenge with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Fiorentina on Wednesday. An own goal from Michele Camporese gave the champions the lead before Manuel Pasquale's cross trickled over the line to restore parity. But Giampaolo Pazzini struck the winner from close range to keep Leonardo's team in [.

Napoli - Fiorentina: Il momento della verit Di Antonio Maria Cerri "A Napoli non per difenderci". Commenta così il tecnico della Fiorentina Sinisa Mihajlovic nella sala stampa di oggi, prima della gara di domani al San Paolo di Napoli. Si preannuncia dunque un grande match nell'anticipo del sabato delle 18, contro un Napoli in condizione ottimale, sia fisica che psicologica, per di più

Episode 2 of the New Year bring more surprises as the boys are joined by Matthew Barker a freelance writer who has been published in the pages of FourFourTwo, When Saturday Comes, Esquire, GQ, ITV and Skysports. Topics include the Macheda loan-transfer, Roma and Mexes, Juventus' crashing fall and Udinese's romp in the San Siro.

The winter break in Serie A is over and the New Year is here. All the teams have had the chance to regroup and refocus as they look to make a charge for Europe and the all important Scudetto. Bologna – Fiorentina It has been nearly a month since Sinisa Mihajlovic's side last took to the field in Serie A and that was a 2-1 defeat to Udinese.