Return of the quarter-finals, the 2-1 away decisive in the first leg: after the advantage of Mandragora the Violas become reassembled and go under the Slovenian, before 2-2 of the blue that is worth the passage of the round
Suffering. So much, too much. But Fiorentina is in the Conference League semifinal. He will play it on 1st and 8 May with Betis. First in Florence, then here at Franchi. It ends 2-2 with Celje with so much nervousness and the two technicians Albert Riera and Raffaele Palladino who are separated. But Viola must once again thank San Moise Kean that when things really get hurt with the advantage of the Slovenians in the 21st minute of the second half, in a minute he puts things back in place with a great goal validated by the Var, after the Portuguese Pinheiro had canceled for offside. Then Kean still scores, like Ranieri, but both goals are offside. Celje has no excellent quality compared to Viola, but plays very well, with many small midfielders who move constantly inside the field and create a lot of mirror. The home team suffers them, suffers them, so much to catch in 12 ‘the one-two of Matko, dangerous also at his house, and the header of Nemanic, a giant, but left undisturbed.
first half
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Bad weather cannot encourage the fans who are just over 10,000 for a quarter of a conference final. Although students are on vacation today. Palladino presents the training announced with the best all inside, Riera does not change an element of the first leg, still leaving the bench on the bench sting Edmilson. The only gearbox is that of shirt: Celje is in total orange look. Start without shocks. The first ring is by Kean at the 15th but Ricardo Silva in a yellow suit, this time he replies well by sending to the corner. The Slovenians are not low, they often duet close to the purple area and at 23 ‘Kvesic pulls on the outside of the net. It makes much better a minute after Svetlin who finds the usual great De Gea who sends to the corner. It begins to rain strong. And Fiorentina tries to push. A nice combination started by the heel of beans for Gudmundsson finds Mandragora’s head a stone’s throw from the door but the “new bomber” of Fiorentina crushes badly and Silva is attentive. At 30 ‘there is a contact between Parisi and Nieto on the left, the defender hits the ankle of Avellino, but for the Portuguese Pinheiro there is nothing. The doubt remains. At 33 ‘other header from inactive ball, this time by Ranieri, Ricardo Silva is saved with his knees. But at 37 ‘he surrenders to the usual Mandragora. Still imbued by an excellent pongracic vertically. The Croatian had served Kean in the same way. It is the 5th goal for Mandragora in the conference. The last 8 minutes, without recovery, are of greater suffering for viola because Celje wants to go to the interval in a tie, and it would be a great advantage, but De Gea somehow (the ball slips for what it rains) rejects on delaurier-chaubert and the heads of the defenders go out.
second half
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The same 22 players who closed the first half come out from the changing rooms. But Celje does not stop amaze and on the first occasion in the 9th minute. Fiorentina distracted on a punishment in Meta Campo, Zabukovnik imbecca Marko vertically, the offensive outside, not particularly active in the first part, Burcia Parisi and this time De Gea cannot make any miracle. The game comes alive, the purple suffers. Usual history. The team is unable to produce and backward, favoring the dynamism of the Slovenians who, after a yellow for Mandragora, even go ahead at the 21st minute: Seslar’s corner and Nmanic’s imperious detachment, a coward. A shock, francs stunned. But there is always the rescue anchor called Moise Kean: a minute after the disadvantage, Mandragora launches the blue center forward who seems to start offside, lightning nieto making him pass the ball in the middle of the legs. Biliardo blow, but the network is canceled. The control at the VAR certifies, however, that it is good and Moise can go to exult for the equal and the danger momentarily escaped. At 32 ‘Fiorentina would have closed the account with Ranieri who takes advantage of Ricardo Silva’s empty exit and Karnicnik’s mistake and puts inside. But the VAR detects the offside. So here are the changes of Palladino: Richardson for Fagioli, who immediately runs to the changing rooms, and Gosens, who returns to the field after the injury, for Parisi. And Richardson sends Kean to goal that strikes again, but is still offside. Riera tries the edmilson paper for Matko and for the last assault on the outward journey to grab the extra time. But Fiorentina resists and goes to the semifinal. With nervous ending because Riera and Palladino almost come to the hands.
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