Ex Serie A and Rangers star goes all in on Hearts splitting Old Firm as Jambos told how to alarm title rivals
He counts Fiorentina and Rangers amongst former clubs and likes Hearts’ chances of silverware.
A former Fiorentina and Rangers star has backed Hearts to claim the Premiership title - and sound a major alarm clock for his ex side and Celtic.
The Jambos are nine points clear at the top of the league ahead of this weekend’s match at home with Dundee United. Investor Tony Bloom has not ducked talk of possibly splitting the Old Firm and an excellent start to the season by Derek McInnes’ side, coinciding with changes in management at Rangers plus Celtic, has only further ignited chatter.
Lorenzo Amoruso featured at Fiorentina before a famous spell at Rangers between 1997-2003, where he was a teammate of McInnes. He would love to see Hearts upset the Scottish football apple cart and win the league as he reckons champions Celtic plus Rangers’ new ownership group, 49ers Enterprises and Andrew Cavenagh, would land a much needed shake up.
Lorenzo Amoruso on Hearts title chances
Speaking ahead of Roma’s trip to Scotland for a Europa League clash with Rangers, He told La Gazzetta dello Sport: "It's changed a bit compared to my time, given the disastrous results. But it's like a fire that's there, under the ashes. It doesn't take much to ignite. The team is recovering, and Roma mustn't let them play and dominate the game, otherwise the fans could lend a significant hand.
“If Roma dictate the rules straight away, then it will be different. Rangers fans want to see sweat and running, but they're also sportsmen; they know how to applaud their opponents. The team is a poor one, with players who are meaningless. You might think of Scotland as a minor league, but Rangers have a history, they are a symbol. You have to have balls to wear that shirt, it's not easy.
“In that league, finishing second is a failure; you need players with strong personalities. If Hearts were to win the league this season it would be great, for something new and to wake some people up."
Derek McInnes on Hearts vs Dundee United
For Hearts, their focus is on a weekend clash with Dundee United. McInnes said ahead of it: “I think it's just those little mini targets. Obviously, we've completed the first round of fixtures, and I wanted us to try and be top of the league. Obviously, we had work to do that. I think the good thing for us is we are there on merit, we're not just scraping results a lot of times.
“Sometimes results are tighter than others, like every game you'd expect, and the Premier League is tight. We're scoring plenty of goals, we've had plenty of clean sheets in the 11 games prior to what we've had already.
“Healthy competition. I still think there's a strength in numbers to come back, like Frankie Kent's back training this week and Ageu's back training this week. So, we feel as though the squad is in a really good place and we're enjoying the games.