GUIMARAES (PORTUGAL) – Mandragora puts her back on her feet, 4 minutes from the end. Which gives Fiorentina direct passage to the round of 16 of the Conference. After an unwatchable first half, with the Viola naively pierced by Gustavo Silva. Palladino doesn’t guess the right formation. Why did Kean only in the second half when he had hinted that he would play from the start? The team’s suffering is palpable. Even if it ends well: with a positive result and qualification. Could it have gone better? Yes, these Portuguese did not seem unbeatable and a victory would have made it possible to avoid the Chelsea threat (always victorious) in the following rounds.
ICONS’ – There is a large crowd and an atmosphere almost worthy of a final, at the Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques, where the Viola fans are missing (due to disqualification). Good start for Fiorentina, but Ikoné immediately wastes the great opportunity. The midfield creaks immediately. The Portuguese keep the ball and maneuver even if their rhythm is that of a tile dance. Mandragora (who will get a more than sufficient vote thanks above all to the providential goal) is unable to control the game. Richardson has quality but moves in slow motion, making his opponents look like sprinters.
GUSTAVO SILVA – Vitoria raises its head with Nuno Santos, takes a risk on Dodò’s shot and surprisingly passes in the 33rd minute. Thanks to a serious mistake by Comuzzo, who triggers the rivals’ restart: Kaio Cesar darts (so to speak) down the right lane and inspires Gustavo Silva, Martinez Quarta loses it. And the Portuguese just has to push into the net. Terracciano can’t do anything about it and takes a big risk nine minutes later, when his risky intervention risks causing a penalty: the referee, however, changes his mind and warns Gustavo Silva for simulation. We go to half-time at 1-0 for the Guimaraes club.
KEAN – Palladino, furious, makes two changes during the interval: Adli and Ranieri come on for Richardson and Comuzzo. The pace doesn’t change. Vitoria comes close to doubling the lead with Joao Mendes. So here’s the Kean move in the 12th minute. Fiorentina wakes up (it’s about time!) with the arrival of the attacker, who immediately comes close to making it 1-1, but is not in his best condition. Vitoria Guimaraes comes very close to doubling the score with Gustavo Silva, who challenges Terracciano.
MANDRAKE – Purple shiver ten minutes from the end due to the chances that occurred to Beltran and Kouamé, which however were immediately balanced by a huge risk: Kaio Cesar took off and caressed an encore with his left foot, which was narrowly out. With Vitoria leaning forward and in control, the equalizer arrives, providentially and somewhat surprisingly: Dodò shoots from the edge, Bruno Varela deflects and Mandragora returns the ball into the net from a tight angle. Vitoria protests for a potential offside by Kouamé, but is denied by the VAR and the referee, seeing the victory smoke. It ends 1-1 and the two teams fly arm in arm to the Conference round of 16: the Bianconeri second behind Chelsea (18) with 14 points, the Viola on 13 thanks to goal difference. A result that should also be useful in the round of 16 draw.
Scoreboard and report cards
VITORIA GUIMARAES (4-3-3): Bruno Varela 6; Alberto Costa 6.5, Jorge Fernandes 6, Rivas 6, Joao Mendes 6; Tiago Silva 6.5 (34’st Handel sv), Manu 6.5, Joao Saraiva 6.5 (24’st Samu); Kaio Cesar 7 (48’st Bica sv), Gustavo 6.5, Nuno Santos 6 (34’st Arcanjo). Allenatore: Rui Borges 6.5.
FIORENTINA(4-2-3-1): Terracciano 6; Dodò 6, Comuzzo 5 (1’st Ranieri 5.5), Martinez Quarta 5, Parisi 5.5 (29’st Gosens 6); Mandragora 6.5, Richardson 5 (1′ st Adli 6); Ikoné 5 (12’st Colpani 6), Gudmundsson 5 (12’st Kean 6), Beltran 5.5; Kouame 5.5. Coach: Palladino 5.5.
REFEREE: Xhaja (Alb), 6
MARKERS: 33’pt Gustavo Silva; 41st Mandragora
Ammonites: Gustavo Silva, Tiago Silva, Manu, Kouamé, Palladino, Varela
Angles: 7-2 for Fiorentina
Recovery: 1′, 4′
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