Guimares-Fiorentina 1-1 THE NEWS
Fiorentina drew 1-1 with Vitoria in Guimaraes and finished the first phase of the Conference League in third place and avoided playing the two playoff matches in February. A largely suffering match for Palladino’s team, which in terms of qualification owes a lot to the 7-0 inflicted on Lask and to the goal difference.
Fiorentina started well and in the first ten minutes had two scoring opportunities: in the 5th minute Gudmundsson sent Kouame through on goal, who lost time, slipped and made a mess and was recovered before shooting on goal; in the 9th minute Quarta does well to recover the ball and turn the front around with the choice of the pass that goes to Ikoné who aims and kicks from inside the Vitória Guimarães area but completely misses the shot, with only Beltran in the center who was waiting for the ball to score. Fiorentina dominated the pitch for the first half of the first half, then the hosts began to be more dangerous by pressing Fiorentina high.
In the 19th minute the Portuguese showed up on Terracciano’s side with Nuno Santos shooting from outside the area, the diagonal ball ending up at the bottom. Six minutes and another danger for Palladino’s team: shot from outside the area blocked by Terracciano, then on the tap-in Gustavo Silva sends the ball into the corner. It is the prelude to the opening goal for Vitória Guimarães which arrives in the 32nd minute thanks to Gustavo Silva: another error from Fiorentina, in the setting phase coming out of their own area, Kaio recovers the ball goes to the back and puts a ball in the center which the Portuguese striker only has to push into the net, with Terracciano not arriving. Fiorentina failed to be more dangerous in the final minutes of the first half.
At the start of the second half Palladino leaves Comuzzo and Richardson in the changing rooms for Ranieri and Adli. The Viola, however, continue to have problems maneuvering and containing their opponents. Here then also arrive the entrances of Kean and Colpani, for Gudmundsson and Ikone. Fiorentina would also have the opportunity to equalize in the 66th minute with Kean, well served inside the area by Beltran, but the Viola center forward ate the goal by shooting at goalkeeper Varela from inside the small area. The Portuguese responded in the 74th minute with a great shot from outside the area by Kaio which was met with a great response from Terracciano.
Palladino also plays the Gosens card for Parisi. In the 78th minute the Viola were also unlucky: first Kean and then Beltran tried to score from inside the opponent’s area but were always blocked by the home defenders. Fiorentina’s goal, however, is close and arrives in the 86th minute: an action that develops on the right, a tense cross from Dodo, Quarta doesn’t reach it but he shakes the goalkeeper Varela, the ball arrives at the far post where Mandragora is there who puts the ball under the crossbar.
The Fiorentina coach, Palladino
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