Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella found one bright point from their defeat to Sampdoria.
Mario Gomez made his comeback for the first time since September.
Montella remarked: "He has been training with the team for the last three or four days and I've never seen him so focused in training sessions, so I am optimistic."
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