Before the referee’s whistle blew at the “Franchi” last night at the end of the first half, the Florentine and the coach Raffaele Palladino found themselves hand in hand. Partly due to a not exactly convincing first half by the Viola team against the modest The New Saints in the Conference League, but also to meet the conditions of Rolando Mandragora.
What happened
Before finding the two thought-free goals that gave the victory (2-0) over the Welsh, the midfielder born in 1997 had time to chip into the top corner in the 43rd minute of the game with an incredible shot only to then bend over himself and then collapsed to the ground. A problem found in the Neapolitan’s right knee – reports today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport – which led the former Monza coach to make an immediate change to favor the entry of Richardson. Mandragora came out quite bruised on the face and the Tuscan club – we read – is very worried about the extent of the physical knockout. Viola waiting exhaustingly to find out the outcome of today’s instrumental tests.
Palladino’s words
“How is Mandragora after the injury? I spoke to the boy, my feelings aren’t good. I spoke to him, let’s see what the doctor says and I really hope it’s nothing serious.” Raffaele Palladino, coach of Fiorentina, after the victory against TNS, then focused on the performance of the incoming Richardson: “He came in with great personality, I liked him: I believe in him a lot and he knows it. He must put his best effort into training “.