The former Juventus defender, who has just arrived at Fiorentina, was clearly responsible for Udinese’s first and third goals and also caused the 2-0 penalty
A nightmare start. Making his debut with the new Fiorentina shirt, Daniele Rugani experienced a very difficult evening at the Bluenergy Stadium, being the negative protagonist of Udinese’s three goals against the Viola. And to think that Vanoli, to relaunch it, had also changed the module.
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Having arrived in Florence in January from Juventus on loan with the obligation to buy in the event of survival, on the recommendation of the new sporting director Fabio Paratici, the defender born in 1994 had never been used until now because he was involved in re-athleticisation following the calf strain suffered last December in the match against Roma. Yes, because this season has been particularly complicated for Rugani: remaining at Juve (with renewal until 2028 at the end of October) at the express request of Tudor, he had two stops due to muscular problems, found very little space on the pitch and with the arrival of Spalletti on the bench and the move to a 4-man defence, he ended up on the sidelines. Vanoli was anxiously awaiting him to give experience and stability to the Viola defense, but the long inactivity probably played a bad joke on the new Viola defender. On the occasion of Udinese’s 1-0 goal, Rugani, who was marking Kabasele in Zaniolo’s corner, slipped and left his opponent free to strike alone in front of De Gea. Then, in the second half, he lost the body-to-body duel with Davis and dragged him to the ground in the area, causing the final 2-0 penalty. Finally, in the third minute of injury time, he returns with a headache, is passed around by Buksa with a marking that is far too light and is punished again by the opposing attacker. In short, truly the worst possible start.
