The captain marks, doubles the midfielder on penalty and for the celje shortens Delaurier, always from the spot, then the goalkeeper saves everything. Thursday the return to Franchi

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April 10, 2025 (modification at 11:13 pm) – MILAN

Fiorentina does not shine but wins in the home of Celje in the first leg of the Conference League quarter -finals. A precious 2-1, waiting for the return race to the Franchi in a week. To react success are a goal by Captain Luca Ranieri, with the complicity of the opposing goalkeeper, and a penalty kick by Mandragora. For the Slovenian goals by Delaurier-Chaubet always from eleven meters. In the final two parades of De Gea also decisive.

the choices

Raffaele Palladino in his 3-5-2 changes the whole attack front giving space to Beltran with Zaniolo while Kean and Gudmundsson rest. And there are four other innovations compared to the last trip with Milan because from the beginning there are also Comuzzo, Adli, Folorunsho and Moreno with the latter in the unprecedented role of right -wing exterior to the whole of the whole sight to give breath to Dodo. In the door confirmed De Gea. The Spaniard Albert Riera on the other side does not give points of reference forward and Matko, usually central tip, is decentralized on the right while at the center Kvesic is positioned with Delaurier-Chaubet and seslar behind him to create a dismantling in the offensive phase. In the stands, the president of UEFA Ceferin, born in nearby Ljubljana, also attended the match.

advantage of the captain

The occasions come immediately for Celje, first with Matko and then with Delaurier, who do not find the mirror of the door but give a sign of unpredictability in the first eight minutes of play. The first ring of Fiorentina, on the other hand, is from Beltran served by Mandragora. But to carry on the Viola at 27 ‘Luca Ranieri thinks about the left, wins a rebound in the area and then left Baffa Ricardo Silva who is completely unprepared. The complicity of the Slovenian goalkeeper is clear. Meanwhile, Moreno is warned and, wary, the next race will skip. After a minute of recovery, teams in the changing rooms with the formation of Palladino forward 1-0.

penalties and records

The recovery opens with the entrance to Parisi (he positions himself on the left) and Moreno comes out, in difficulty and already warned. Yellow cards also for Ranieri and Zaniolo (the former Rome will be wary of the return) while in Celje to end up on the referee’s notebook is Vuklisevic. Meanwhile, the Slovenians show themselves forward with Kvesic on which Para de Gea, but another turning point in favor of the Viola arrives at the quarter of an hour with Mandragora who conquers a penalty kick (Karnicnik’s foul). The German referee Felix Zwayer grants the penalty, after having revised the images and on the spot it brings Mandragora who bags to 17 ‘thanks to a powerful and impossible shot. With the presence of tonight, the midfielder reaches, among other things, a record and becomes the purple footballer with more European appearances (34) in the history of the club. A special evening for him. However, they spend just four minutes and this time the penalty is for celje: ingenuity of beans (just entered Cataldi’s place) who restarts celje with Matko who enters the area and is landed by Pongracic. Delaurier-Chaubet from the eleven meters exceeds De Gea and at 23 ‘the Slovenians shorten. Other substitutions: Richardson for Adli and Dodo for Folorunsho between the Viola and Iosifov for Kvesic among the hosts.

Super de Gea

Meanwhile, Richardson shows up with a high conclusion above the crossbar, while the Slovenians and De Gea is really dangerous to be decisive on Vuklisevic’s header. The Spanish number is repeated in the recovery on Edmilson. Meanwhile, Dodo is also warned, warning and forced to skip the challenge of the Franchi in a week. In the end a few minutes for Kean instead of Zaniolo and Edmilson for Delaurier. Next Thursday Del Franchi with an advantage network and many absences for disqualification.



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