ACF Fiorentina returned to Serie A, following a two-year absence after the bankruptcy of the previous incarnation of the club. Fiorentina returned only due to the expansion in terms of the number of top-league teams, and therefore had to significantly strengthen the squad in pre-season. Dario Dainelli, Giorgio Chiellini, Hidetoshi Nakata, Fabrizio Miccoli, Martin Jørgensen, goalkeeper Cristiano Lupatelli, Enzo Maresca, Tomáš Ujfaluši and Javier Portillo were among the highly rated players to sign up for Fiorentina, either permanently or on loan. With this squad, Fiorentina was expected to challenge for a place on the top half of the table, but slipped into the relegation battle that affected more than half of the Serie A clubs during the dramatic season. In the end, a strong finish to the season under incoming coach Dino Zoff saved La Viola from relegation, with an emotional 3–0 victory against Brescia confirming their survival. Players Goalkeepers Sebastián Cejas Marco Roccati Cristiano Lupatelli Francesco Palmieri Defenders Dario Dainelli Giorgio Chiellini Mirko Savini Tomáš Ujfaluši Christian Maggio Daniele Delli Carri William Viali Antonio Aquilanti Midfielders Christian Obodo Luis Helguera Angelo Di Livio Luca Ariatti Hidetoshi Nakata Enzo Maresca Martin Jørgensen Marco Donadel Luigi Piangerelli Gaetano Fontana Forwards Christian Riganò Fabrizio Miccoli Javier Portillo Giampaolo Pazzini Enrico Fantini Valeri Bojinov Competitions Overall Last updated: 29 May 2005 Serie A League table Results summary Results by round Matches Coppa Italia Statistics Appearances and goals |- ! colspan="14" style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan="14" style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Defenders |- ! colspan="14" style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Midfielders |- ! colspan="14" style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Forwards |- ! colspan="14" style="background:#9400D3; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Last updated: Clean sheets Last updated: Disciplinary record Last updated: References ACF Fiorentina seasons Fiorentina