Kean as a penalty, Ranieri as Santa Claus, Lucca and Thauvin were deadly

Second consecutive defeat for Fiorentinawho, under the eyes of Bove, was beaten in a comeback byUdinese. Kean immediately broke the deadlock with a penalty, then a bad mistake Ranieri in the second half it paves the way for Lucca's equalizer, before Thauvin's pearl for the definitive overtaking.

Fiorentina-Udinese: Bove's return to Franchi

Just over 20 days after the cardiac arrest of which he was the victim, Bove returns to Franchiwelcomed by the unconditional love of his fans.

Relive all the emotions of Fiorentina-Udinese

Thanks to a special exemption, the Viola midfielder can follow the match on the bench with teammates.

The Var immediately corrects Marcenaro: penalty for Fiorentina

Ready, go and Var is the protagonist. At 5' Sottil penetrates the areaKristensen knocks him down and Marcenaro warns the son of art for protests. The cameras immortalize the incredulous reaction of the outside Fiorentina: “Scandalous”, he exclaims.

Il Ourhowever, calls the referee to the monitor and the whistle changes his mind: It's a penalty kick. It shows up on the diskette Keanwho makes no mistakes: tenth seal in the championship for the former Juventus striker.

Ranieri, what a gift: Udinese thanks

At the beginning of the second half Udinese returned to the game thanks to the early Christmas gift from Ranieri. The defender's mistake is a sensational one: in fact it is needed Ekkelenkamp with an unlikely dig into the area, the Dutchman immediately sees Lucca in the center that pierces De Gea.

A few moments later, the Friulian center forward tries reversedbut the press ball on the post. In the 57th minute the Friulians scored: Thauvin he drives Gosens crazy and lets off a shot from the edge which lands to the right of the former United goalkeeper.

Top and flop for Fiorentina

• Kean 6,5: He takes the responsibility of kicking the penalty and doesn't fail: Moise reaches 10 in the league. The post denies him a brace.
• Subtle 6: At the first shot he wins the penalty thanks to which Fiorentina unlocks the match. But then it doesn't keep up the pace and you don't see much of it.
• Colpani 5.5: Zemura doesn't let go for a moment and the former Monza player struggles to get into the game.
• Beltran 5,5: The Viking never holds back, but up front he doesn't shine.
• Gudmundsson 5.5: Palladino throws him into the fray with 30 to go, but the Icelandic fails to leave his mark.
• Gosens 5: He leaves too much space and field to Thauvin: a lack of attention paid at a very high price.
• Ranieri 5: In Santa Claus version, he gives an unexpected gift to Udinese: Lucca thanks.

Top and flop for Udinese

• Lucca 7: In a matter of minutes he coolly scores the 1-1 goal and hits the post with an overhead kick.
• Thauvin 7: He is the highest quality element of the Friulians and he demonstrates it with his play. The doubling goal is a masterpiece.
• Ekkelenkamp 6.5: Take advantage of Ranieri's mistake to create a golden assist for Lucca.
• Lovric 6,5: He takes center stage in the second half, when he looms large in the middle of the pitch.
• Sava 5,5: He risks the omelette by handing the ball to Cataldi: Karlstrom miraculously manages to save on Kean. Undecided in his exits: he combines another one, but Fiorentina pardons him. He redeems himself with a great save at the end on Ikoné.
• Kristensen 5: He immediately makes his team's game uphill by bringing down Sottil in the area with a clearly late intervention.

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