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Former Fiorentina striker Mutu was present at Viola Park for Frey’s biography. Here’s what he said.

Adrian Mutu returned to the city that was his footballing home for 5 years: Florence. The former Romanian striker, a key player with the Fiorentina from 2006 to 2011, attended the presentation of Pure Instinct, the biography of his former teammate Sebastien Frey, organized at Viola Park.

Mutu, who still maintains a special bond with the purple colors and the fans, shared his thoughts on Fiorentina, the upcoming match against Inter, and his former team, Juventus. Read the full interview here.

Fiorentina, Mutu: “Very balanced championship”

About Frey’s career book?
“Seba is a great friend, it’s a pleasure to be here and I’m honored that he invited me. I’ll read it as soon as I can, our friendship goes beyond football and it’s a beautiful thing.”

Your Fiorentina fought for the Champions League… This one?
“This one too, at least it seems so at the moment. It’s going great, let’s hope it continues like this, the championship is long and difficult but there are many positive things.”

What do you particularly like?
“Since the game against Milan, the consecutive victories have started… I’ve seen a Fiorentina that plays as a team, with important performances. This consistency it has shown in recent times is beautiful, it’s what a great team needs to stay at the top.”

What championship are you watching?
“It’s more balanced, the standings say so. The big teams are always there, but the others have improved a lot. Everywhere, everything is balancing out, making the championship more difficult.”

How do you see Fiorentina-Inter?
“At Inter, I was very young, but it was a great experience with teammates like Ronaldo, Baggio, Vieri, Zamorano, Blanc, Peruzzi… There were great players. Inter is used to playing these games, on paper they are favored. Fiorentina will have to give more because they have to consolidate these matches and show that they deserve their place. I hope it’s not just a temporary thing, that Fiorentina finds consistency starting from the match with Inter.”

With Kean, Fiorentina has also found a striker with many goals in his legs.
“It’s important, to stay at the top you need forwards with double figures. I hope the others will score now too. Kean is finding his comfort, everyone trusts him and Palladino is pampering him. So he’s proving to be a strong striker.”

Having played with all the champions, does he remind you of anyone?
“I don’t like comparisons, but maybe physically he’s the strongest of all, he’s an animal. He’s different from the others, what I like is the quality, the strength, now he’s also finding continuity in scoring, which is what he was missing.”

The new era of Juventus?
“Juventus is used to being up there, fighting for the championship. Now it’s a construction period with Motta, a coach I like and I think he will do good things.”

Thiago Motta da indicazioni a Timothy Weah ( FOTO DI SALVATORE FORNELLI )

Has football today changed compared to your time?
“Everything has changed, not just in football. You have to adapt, football was beautiful before and it’s beautiful now, maybe more athletic and focused on physicality. You have to adapt to the times, football is evolving.”

Inter will regain Lautaro, Fiorentina Gudmundsson.
“Gudmundsson won’t be at his best so I don’t think he’ll start, so I don’t know how much he can give because the pace will be high. Lautaro has recovered from a fever, if he’s well he will definitely be on the field. I think Gudmundsson will need careful management after a month and a half of being out.”