L’Udinese flip the Fiorentina and brings home 3 points of fundamental importance to remain on the left side of the table. An entertaining match was staged at the Franchi from the first minutes, with the Viola moving ahead thanks to the penalty scored by Kean. In the second half, however, the Friulians took to the field with a more combative attitude than the first and equalized in the 49th minute with a goal from Lucca. Less than 10' pass and the second goal arrives, signed Thauvin. In the final, the hosts try to take it back, but the black and white wall resists.
With the defeat, the second in a row, suffered against the Friulians, the Viola failed to reach the Lazio in the rankings and are joined by Juventus at 31 points. Also worth highlighting is Bove's presence on the bench, encouraging his teammates for the entire 90 minutes.
THE SCORESHEET
Fiorentina-Udinese 1-2
GOALS AND HIGHLIGHTS
87' – Ikoné shoots: great response from Sava
84' – Opportunity for Fiorentina: Kouamé heads a corner, the ball goes out
82' – Udinese opportunity: Ehizibue loads the right foot, outside the net
74' – Fiorentina opportunity: Mandragora's throw, Kouamé's pass that anticipates Sava, but Kean narrowly misses the goal
69' – Fiorentina post! Cataldi serves Kean who, from an excellent position, takes aim and shoots: but his shot shatters on the woodwork
56' – UDINESE GOAL! Thauvin turns it around: great play from the Frenchman, who from outside the area unleashes a precise left-footed shot into the corner
51' – Lucca again! Nice play by the Udinese striker who pounces on the ball and coordinates the overhead kick: ball hits the post
49' – UDINESE GOAL! Sensational naivety from Ranieri who serves Ekkelenkamp, who unloads for Lucca who makes no mistake and equalises
45+2' – Udinese opportunity: Kabasele plays for Lucca, who misses the target from a good position
39' – Lovric tries, ball skyrocketing
23' – Another long check by VAR for a possible penalty for Udinese: we continue
17' – Cataldi throws Kean deep who crosses into the middle for Colpani, removing the threat from Udinese
8' FIORENTINA GOAL! Kean makes no mistake from the spot: central and powerful shot from the Italian striker, wrong-footing Sava
7' – Penalty for Fiorentina: naivety by Kristensen who brings down Sottil in the penalty area. Marcenaro lets it go, but after on field review concedes the penalty
MARKERS: 8' Kean (F), 49' Lucca (U), 56' Thauvin (U)
WARNINGS: 4' Sottil (F), 38' Zemura (U) 46' Kristensen (U), 51' Ehizibue (U), 73' Sava (U), 81' Kouamé (F), 90+4' Lovric (U)
EXPLOSIONS
REFEREE: Marcenaro
THE FORMATIONS
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Kayode, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens (86' Parisi); Adli (61' Mandragora), Cataldi; Colpani (70' Kouamé), Beltran (61' Gudmundsson), Sottil (70' Ikoné); Kean. All.: Palladino.
UDINESE (3-5-2): Sava; Kristensen, Kabasele, Touré (46' Abankwah); Ehizibue (86' Iker Bravo), Lovric, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp (66' Atta), Zemura; Thauvin (86' Rui Modesto), Lucca. All.: Runijaic.
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