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Coppa Italia | Fiorentina 2-2 Parma: Viola win on penalties

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2 years ago

11:25 pm

Fiorentina got here again from 2-0 down to carry Serie B leaders Parma and ultimately win on a penalty shoot-out, squeezing by to the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.

They are going to go on to face Inter or Bologna in January, which may due to this fact be a repeat of final season’s Last.

Lucas Martinez-Quarta and Vasilios Zagaritis had been suspended, with Nico Gonzalez rested, Jonathan Ikone, Gaetano Castrovilli and Dodo injured. The Ducali had been considered one of solely two Serie B groups nonetheless within the competitors, together with Cremonese.

M’Bala Nzola thought he had lastly damaged his aim drought when having to faucet in an Antonin Barak help from 5 yards, however Woyo Coulibaly bought himself in the best way for a decisive block to deflect the ball large.

Parma wasted a golden alternative too when Valentin Mihaila sprung the offside entice to dash clear on aim, however a heavy contact allowed Oliver Christensen to hurry out and fingertip it off his foot.

Ange-Yoan Bonny had penalty appeals waved away when making an attempt to squirm between two gamers within the field, however Parma did get the breakthrough following one other chaotic counter-attack.

Christensen made the primary save on Wylan Cyprien, then the follow-up from Bonny thumped the upright, however Adrian Bernabé lastly bought it into the roof of the online on the third time of asking from exterior the field.

Fiorentina appeared shaken and conceded one other inside seconds of the restart. A weak Yerry Mina cross to Michael Kayode was intercepted by Mihaila, who rolled throughout for Bonny to faucet in from six yards.

Josip Brekalo met the Kayode pull-back with a splendid back-heel flick, nevertheless it flashed inches large of the far put up.

Fiorentina thought that they had a lifeline when Brekalo’s end struck a flailing Alessandro Circati hand, however VAR confirmed it was simply exterior the penalty space.

It ought to’ve been 3-0 on a Parma nook kick routine, however Christensen denied Circati from point-blank vary, then Bernabé steered simply large on one other counter-attack.

Fiorentina had been jeered off the pitch at half-time by their very own followers, so made 4 adjustments for the restart. Nzola pulled again from the by-line just for Barak to prod straight on the goalkeeper from six yards, whereas Riccardo Sottil’s free kick was smothered.

Nzola pulled one again with a aim of nice talent, controlling a cross together with his again to aim, letting it bounce and firing into the roof of the online on the spin from 12 yards.

A quite harsh penalty was awarded to the Viola when a cross solely grazed the pinnacle of Gino Infantino and struck Yordan Osorio on the arm. Sottil stored his cool to transform low into the close to backside nook, as Edoardo Corvi bought a hand to it, however not sufficient to maintain the ball out.

It went to further time and Parma nearly restored their benefit, Dennis Man sprinting ahead just for the angled drive to satisfy a determined Christensen save.

Lucas Beltran’s header was plucked out of the air and Man once more examined Christensen, nevertheless it needed to be selected a penalty shoot-out.

Man fired his spot-kick onto the upright and Drissa Camara ballooned his effort over the bar, permitting Beltran to transform the decisive effort. Christensen tried each thoughts recreation through the shoot-out, shouting on the opponents earlier than they stepped up.

Fiorentina 2-2 Parma (aet)

Bernabé 21 (P), Bonny 23 (P), Nzola 83 (F), Sottil pen 90 (F)

Penalties: Biraghi (F, aim), Hernani (P, aim), Kouame (F, aim), Man (P, upright), Milenkovic (F, aim), Camara (P, miss), Beltran (F aim).