Biraghi hit by a glass thrown from the stands in Fiorentina-West Ham-Corriere.it

It wasn’t a show worthy of a European final what happened in Prague, in the 34th minute of the first half of Fiorentina-West Ham, the last act of the Conference League. When Biraghi went to kick the second corner of the match, they were launched from the Curva of West Ham several plastic cups.

One of these, perhaps with an electronic cigarette inside (collected by the Spanish referee Carlos del Cerro Grande and delivered to the UEFA delegate), hit the Fiorentina full-back on the head. Biraghi first ironically applauded the Hammers fans, then had himself treated by the Viola medical staff. Who plugged his bleeding wound. Meanwhile the Iberian whistle suspended the match for a few minutes, while Coufal and Aguerd approached their fans asking them to calm down and stop. The announcer of the Prague stadium made two announcements.

But the launch, even if in a lesser form than a few minutes before, continued immediately afterwards. The same scene, to tell the truth, had already happened in the 26th minute, during the first corner for Fiorentina. But on that occasion the toss of the glasses lasted just a few seconds and Biraghi, not bothered that much, kicked into the area for Milenkovic, who headed high. As said, not a good show. An episode that has annoyed UEFA, which makes fair play among fans a cornerstone of its sports policy and which could sanction West Ham with a huge fine. It should be remembered that in the afternoon 16 Fiorentina fans were arrested for having attacked some opposing supporters in the center of Prague.