0 points, 6 defeats: Venezia and Fiorentina seek a first Serie A result

Venezia and Fiorentina both bring three straight defeats and zero points into today’s Serie A meeting at 18:45 UTC. The match at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo also puts two struggling attacks under the spotlight: Venezia have scored twice in three games, while Fiorentina have managed one.

What's at stake

The teams are level on 0 points after three rounds, with Venezia 18th and Fiorentina 20th. AS Roma lead on 9 points, so a win today would take either side to 3 points and reduce the gap to six; a defeat would leave the loser nine points behind the leaders.

The numbers

Venezia’s overall record shows 2 goals scored and 7 conceded, while Fiorentina’s is 1 scored and 9 conceded. At home, Venezia have lost their only match, scoring 0 and conceding 2; Fiorentina have also lost their only away game, conceding 4 without scoring.

Neither side has kept a clean sheet in those home or away records, and both arrive with Loss, Loss, Loss as their most recent form. The figures make defensive improvement as important as finding a first league win.

One to watch

With no scorer chart or confirmed lineups supplied, the tactical focus is how the two squads adjust to absences. Venezia list six different unavailable players — A. Adorante, T. Basic, A. Bella-Kotchap, M. Dagasso, B. Franjic and M. Sverko — while Fiorentina list F. Parisi and R. Sottil; those numbers will shape the available options at the Penzo.

Why it matters

For Venezia, a first point or win would change a 0-point start built on three losses and a -5 goal difference. Fiorentina’s need is equally immediate: their 0 points and -8 goal difference leave them bottom, with referee F. Fourneau overseeing a meeting where both teams are chasing a first league result today.