At Fiorentina, one of the questions is whether last Friday was really Giacomo Bonaventura’s last match at Franchi as a Viola player. The number of appearances necessary for the automatic renewal until 2025 has not been reached, among the entourage of the midfielder born in 1989 the appointment is in the days immediately following June 2, when – with Atalanta’s recovery on the pitch – it will end the very long season of the Tuscans.
However, there are those who noticed that when referee Marchetti blew the final whistle last Friday, Bonaventura himself provided more prolonged and incisive greetings than usual. The midfielder gave a long round of applause and a series of flashy greetings to the entire stadium, in particular to some Viola supporters who crowded the Maratona parterre, as usual. And more than one remembered what happened more or less two years ago, it was May 21, 2022, at the end of Fiorentina-Juve.
Then what caught the eye was the warm applause and greetings that Lucas Torreira gave to those who, to all intents and purposes, were now his former fans. A scene not so distant from what we saw with Bonaventura two nights ago. It’s still too early to understand if it will really be goodbye, however.