Vincenzo Montella has no regrets returning to Fiorentina.

Ahead of the derby with Empoli, patron Andrea Della Valle had lunch with the squad on Friday.

“He really fired us up and I like his enthusiasm. He wants us to get back to making the fans happy," said Montella in his Press conference.

“Della Valle was clear, honest and frank with the squad. Our most recent performance was one we'd like to quickly forget and we all felt impotent in the circumstances, which means we weren't in the right headspace to play. We want to get back to winning for the fans, for us and the club owners. The Della Valle brothers are just as unhappy as us and the fans about this situation.

“We deserved more over three of the last four games and the team gave a strong response. However, against Sassuolo we were just not playing and that mustn't happen."