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There were very few emotions this Sunday afternoon at Castellani, where the Tuscan derby took place Empoli And Florentine it ended goalless and therefore 0-0. The result? A small point for each other for the two teams of D’Aversa and Palladino, who managed to build very little over the two halves as can also be seen in the highlights of the match attached here.
The story of the TMW derby
Both teams want and need to do well, the Mediceo derby begins with intensity and a great battle in midfield. Immediately a very dangerous ball into De Gea’s area, luckily for the Viola goalkeeper, however Ismajli only touches it and doesn’t direct it. Few calculations and many reversals in front, Viola tries to press high and recover the ball already in the offensive zone: he almost succeeds just before the quarter of an hour, but Cataldi’s intervention on Anjorin is a foul and in any case Bove had made a mistake the shot in front of Vasquez. Kean then tries to turn on the ball, but after clearing himself well, the blue center forward opens his right foot too much. Lots of pace on the Castellani lawn, but few really clean chances. Colpani is unable to direct the header, a little later Colombo shoots high on the restart. The first half ends 0-0 without either team having a shot on goal.
The second half also begins with a good rhythm and Empoli is dangerous after two minutes, with Esposito who breaks away well but goes too wide with his left foot. The home team were lively on the restart, as when Pezzella snatched Dodo in the 50th minute and fired the first shot of the match powerfully but centrally, only to meet De Gea’s fists. Fiorentina gave the impression of having returned to the field more timid: Gosens then tried to break the deadlock with a left-footed volley, a conclusion that just went over the crossbar. The two coaches also begin to work on the bench, in doing so Fiorentina regains some of the pitch lost in the second half. But without managing to become dangerous and make a dent in the 0-0, which is also the final result.