controversial former player Mohamed Salah against
Roma.
Fiorentina fans should treat controversial former star Mohamed
Salah with indifference rather than jeer him, head coach Paulo
Sousa has suggested.
The Serie A leaders have launched a FIFA complaint against
Chelsea over the Egypt international, who opted not to complete
an 18-month loan stay in Florence.
Salah instead joined Roma on loan for the 2015-16 season, a
move which has since been made permanent, with Fiorentina
unhappy because they believe he should have remained with
them for an additional year as part of the terms of the deal that
saw Juan Cuadrado sold to Chelsea.
Salah makes his first return to Fiorentina in Roma colours in a
big Serie A game on Sunday which sees first meet second in the
table and Sousa advised greeting the 23-year-old with silent
treatment.
"It is normal for a player to be jeered when he faces his old club,
but often indifference is a far stronger message than jeers,"
Sousa said.
"Our fans should use their energy towards cheering us on. They
will of course make their own decisions and express themselves
as they see fit.
"Despite everything against Napoli, our fans supported us to the
end and this makes me very proud to be in charge of this club."
Fiorentina have suffered 2-1 defeats in their last two matches –
the loss at Napoli last weekend and a shock home Europa
League setback against Lech Poznan.
"Napoli and Lech were two very different games," added Sousa.
"In Europe we struggled on the transition from defence and this
allows our opponents to score from set plays."
Sousa insisted Roma should definitely be treated as Scudetto
contenders this season but wants his side to go all out for
victory against a visiting side who sit one point behind them.
"A victory is worth double, seeing as we are ahead of Roma in
the standings," added the former Basel boss. "We have a few
issues at the moment, but we can fight it out with anyone.
"The Giallorossi have a squad that allows them to win the
Scudetto and they invested for that goal over the summer."
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