Fiorentina-Juventus 3-0
Networks: 15 ‘PT Gosens, 17’ pt Mandragora; 7 ‘st Gudmundsson.
Fiorentina (3-5-2): De Gea 6; Pongracic 7, Pablo Mari 6.5, Ranieri 6.5 (33 ‘st comuzzo sv); Dodo 6.5, Mandragora 7, Cataldi 7 (44 ‘st Adli sv), beans 7.5 (40’ st Folorunsho sv), Gosens 7; Kean 6.5 (44 ‘st Zaniolo Sv), Gudmundsson 7 (33’ st Beltran Sv). On the bench: Terracciano, Martinelli, Parisi, Moreno, Ndour, Richardson. Coach: Palladino 7.
Juventus (4-3-3): Of Gregorio 5.5; Weah 5.5 (28 ‘st Conceicao Sv), Veiga 4.5 (13’ st Alberto Costa 5.5), Kelly 5 (28 ‘St Gatti SV), Kalulu 5; Koopmeiners 5.5, Locatelli 5, Thuram 5; McKennie 5, Kolo Muani 5, Nico Gonzalez 4.5 (13 ‘st Cambiaso 5.5, 41’ st Mbangula Sv). On the bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Rouhi, Yildiz, Vlahovic. Coach: Thiago Motta 4.5.
REFEREE: Fabbri di Ravenna 5.5.
Notes: mild evening; playing ground in good condition. Spectators: 22,253. Ammonites: Pablo Mari, Ranieri, Locatelli, Weah, Thuram. Corners: 6-1 for Juventus. Recovery: 1 ‘; 2 ‘.
Fiorentina spreads Juventus with a peremptory three to zero and gives itself a magical evening, making its fans explode with joy and relaunching its European ambitions. A race to be framed for the Viola, who defeat the rival par excellence by sending the bianconeri to hell. Now Thiago Motta who risks the benchafter a performance, yet another, without soul and character of his men. The stop could also lead to a “ribaltone” at the helm of Juve (but Giuntoli after the race confirmed it: “I am here to say the moment is very delicate, but we remain of the same idea: from this situation we all go out together”).
That it would have been a particular game it is understood from the first half of the hosts, who borders on perfection, with Palladino who sees his choice to confirm ten elevenths of the owners seen on the field on Thursday in the Conference League, with the only variation of Pablo Mari inserted in the start instead of Comuzzo. Motta, on the other hand, sends a eleven to the field that starts from a 4-3-3 but which then acts in a mirror compared to the lilies. Despite this, the Juventus midfield is dominated by the purple one. It is no coincidence that at 15 ‘Gosens, on the corner of Cataldi, hits Gregorio a first time (1-0). Not even the time to metabolize the blow that the guests undergo the doubling of Mandragora, who finds all the Juventus defense surprised by a launch of beans (17 ‘). And the latter represents a sort of nemesis for the Juventus coach, who never gave him that confidence now “found” in Florence.
The double disadvantage reaction is almost non -existent by Juve with only a wealth of Weah at 24 ‘. Then Fiorentina defends itself well and indeed it also wastes some counterattacks. We expect all another Juventus in the second half but it is Gudmundsson another time to punish Locatelli and companions with a right from 25 meters that lightning from Gregorio to 52 ‘. Shortly after the fourth goal scored by the Viola, however canceled by the offside of Kean and the exit between the whistles of the whole stadium, including those of his fans, by Nico Gonzalez.
Thiago Motta tries to do something from the bench, playing the cards with and Cambiaso, plus cats and Alberto Costa, but nothing changes. At the final triple whistle is a party for the viola; In Juve, however, it is time for processes.