Half-time at Franchi, Fiorentina is 1-2 down against Monza.
The great former Palladino is hunting for his first success since he has been coaching Fiorentina against ‘his’ Monza and in the formation he offers some surprises, launching the new arrivals Cataldi and Gosens from the 1st minute and lining up Beltran and Kean together. Before starting, a minute of silence in memory of Sven Goran Eriksson, who (also) left his mark in Florence. Then the match begins and Fiorentina immediately tries to get him on their side, at least in terms of ball possession. A shot on target is enough to see the first goal and this comes in the 19th minute, when Djuric wins a duel in the area with Biraghi and beats Terracciano, taking advantage of the precise support of Pereira from the right wing. And after half an hour, the Brianza team serves up the encore, capitalizing on the second shot on target of the entire match: a great right-footed shot from the edge of the area by Daniel Maldini, the ball goes into the corner and it’s 0-2. A good ball for the Viola arrives on Kean’s head, but Mari blocks the trajectory and acts as a wall. And a little later Monza even flirts with a third goal: Maldini runs away and kicks, Terracciano sends it to the post. Just before injury time, other timid signs from Viola, with a header from Beltran wide. On the corner kick that follows, Kean’s paw on Ranieri’s pass reopens the match also and above all on an emotional level, score 1-2 at half time.
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