Fiorentina-Heart 5-1, European goal: closer qualification

And it came the day when Fiorentina remembered that, in football, you have to throw it in. The goal, this unknown, suddenly reappeared on the path of the Viola. A big binge, that of yesterday, after weeks and weeks of intermittent fasting. A turning point? Better to wait (given the previous ones) but certainly, Italian and him, they needed an evening like this. For the journey in Europe (stage qualification and direct elimination is now in the safe) and for morale. In short, the coach was right, who on the eve said he was sure that the slaps taken by Lazio would not have weighed. The important thing now is to find continuity. Even in the league. About continuity. Certain choices, for Italian, now seem definitive. Especially in attack. The goal is to unlock Jovic and, therefore, forward with him, and yet another bench for Cabral who, among other things, did not enter even when the coach, at half-time, pulled out the Serbian. The final word, perhaps, on the Brazilian’s purple story. With the Serbian Kouame and, for the first time since August 18 from the first minute, Nico Gonzalez. Waiting for Sottil, the best possible trident. More than the interpreters, however, as mentioned, the theme was to understand if Fiorentina had brought with them the waste from Monday or if, on the contrary, they would have reacted. And who knows that what happened at the opening of the game may not be the signal that the wind has finally changed. From the post of the Heart after not even 30 seconds to the goal, the first ball touched, by Jovic. From a potentially knockout blow to the advantage. Quite the opposite of what happened many, too many times in this start of the season. Evidently, however, the European air is good for Fiorentina. And so, after the goal of the Serbian uncorked game, here is the doubling. A pearl, Biraghi’s punishment. In the middle, Mandragora’s pole and, about ten minutes later, Nico’s 3-0. Half an hour, four shots, three goals. Had it always been like thisand often there has been an opportunity, today we would not be talking about a team already booed twice by their audience and, above all, seriously late in the league. Because it is true, on the other hand there will not always be soft opponents like the Heart but how many times (the last Monday), the Italian band has dominated (and built an avalanche of opportunities) without taking anything home? Not yesterday. Yesterday, after not even 40 ‘, the viola (Barak’s poker) were already 4-0. Beautiful, yesterday’s Fiorentina, and concrete. With that 4-3-3 mixed 4-2-3-1 and those three (the Czech, Nico and Kouame) as close as possible to Jovic to take advantage of his quality and willingness to trade. Too bad only for the usual defensive sleep that, in a second half of pure academy, gave the Scots the goal of the flag. The only blemish, before Nico’s double (from the spot). In short, a beautiful evening. A couple of hours of fun, hoping it will serve to leave behind, once and for all, the difficult moment.

13 October 2022 | 20:45

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