Chelsea will look to forget their Community Shield defeat to Arsenal on the weekend by seeing off Fiorentina at Stamford Bridge in their final preseason friendly on Wednesday.
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Chelsea play their final International Champions Cup game against Fiorentina on Wednesday.
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José Mourinho’s side haven’t been at their most convincing so far, but have picked up penalty shootout victories over Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. A comfortable win over the Tuscans in this match would certainly give them more confidence ahead of their Premier League opener against Swansea.
Fiorentina still have over a couple of weeks to go before their Serie A season opener against AC Milan, but they're already in surprisingly good nick. They pulled off an upset at home to Barcelona in their last friendly, with a brace from youngster Federico Bernardeschi helping them to victory. They're certainly going to give Chelsea a good test in this match.
Fun Chelsea fringe player to watch: Juan Cuadrado
Juan Cuadrado is no spring chicken at 27, but he's still remained only on Chelsea's fringes since making the move to England from Fiorentina in January. He'll probably be given some game time against his former club, and will look to show the twinkle-toed dribbling and sharp eye for goal that earned him the move in the first place.
Fun Fiorentina fringe player to watch: Federico Bernardeschi
Young attacker Federico Bernardeschi looks like he’s set to enjoy his first season of regular game time in Serie A this campaign, with the youngster having impressed in preseason. He thrived in an unusual central role when he scored a couple of goals against Barcelona, and it could well be that Paulo Sousa sees him as a long term option to play through the middle rather than out on the wing.
Compared to other friendlies, is this worth my time?
Its proximity to the start of the Premier League season makes this friendly a little more interesting than it otherwise would be, though there’s still not too much to get excited about. 5/10.
Match date/time: Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. local
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. -- English), ESPN Deportes+, (U.S. -- Spanish), TSN (Canada), Sky Sports 1/HD (U.K.), PremiumSport HD (Italy)
Online: Fox Sports Go, Fox Soccer 2 Go, WatchESPN (U.S.), Sky Go (U.K.)
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