Fiorentina, De Gea saves two penalties against Milan: he is the purple hero

October 6, 2024 (changed at 10.46pm) – MILANO

Monstrous. Few other adjectives better describe the impact David de Gea had with Fiorentina. And tonight another confirmation: double penalty saved in the same match, first from Theo Hernandez at the end of the first half, then from Abraham at the start of the second half. But for the Spanish goalkeeper, making himself decisive in the event of a penalty kick in favor of the opponents is no longer new, because the former Manchester United player had already been decisive last August, during the return match in the Conference League preliminary round of the viola against Puskas Academy: the double match ended in a draw, after de Gea had kept his team afloat already during regulation time. But in the penalty shootout lottery he outdid himself, flying in on Szolnoki’s spot kick and giving Fiorentina the passage to the next round.

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the arrival

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De Gea arrived in Florence this summer, after months of inactivity. Once the contract with Manchester United was concluded, the Viola number one had not found a team and for a long period of time he had trained alone waiting for the right call. Which arrived a few months ago. Upon his arrival in Florence the enthusiasm exploded. And if there were any skeptics due to de Gea’s long inactivity, after two penalties saved in the same match they will surely have already changed their minds.