Series A

Serie A | Fiorentina 2-1 Bologna: Viola back on track

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1 year ago

4:30 pm

Giacomo Bonaventura’s stunner and a Nico Gonzalez penalty noticed Fiorentina finish their unfavorable streak and inflict a defeat on Bologna after 10 rounds.

Just one level separated these groups within the race for European ambitions. The Viola gained on Thursday within the Convention League, however had been coming off three consecutive Serie A defeats with out discovering the online. Lucas Beltran joined Michael Kayode, Dodo and Gaetano Castrovilli on the absentee record, whereas Bologna missed Adama Soumaoro and Oussama El Azzouzi.

Nico Gonzalez reduce inside solely to scuff the end straight on the goalkeeper, however Jack Bonaventura broke the impasse with an exquisite solo effort.

He gathered from M’Bala Nzola together with his again to purpose simply inside the realm, spun spherical and fired right-footed into the close to prime nook off the underside of the crossbar multi functional transfer.

Riccardo Orsolini flashed his strike extensive from distance and Lewis Ferguson’s free header skimmed the far submit.

VAR noticed that on a nook kick, Riccardo Calafiori’s header struck a raised Fabiano Parisi arm, so Joshua Zirkzee calmly transformed the penalty to attract Bologna stage.

Alexis Saelemaekers risked extra than simply the yellow card for lashing out at Nico Gonzalez, then shinned a volley on the again submit on Orsolini’s cross and wasted an enormous alternative when neither defender reduce out the lengthy ball, however was denied by a determined Terracciano response save from point-blank vary together with his leg.

Bologna had the ball behind the online in first half stoppages when Orsolini curled into the far prime nook from a tough angle down the correct, however Ferguson had taken only a bit too lengthy to launch the move and he was offside.

Fiorentina made modifications they usually had been instantly efficient, as inside 90 seconds Jonathan Ikone’s shirt was pulled by Kristiansen for a penalty, transformed by Nico Gonzalez.

Moments later, Orsolini would’ve obtained a penalty when introduced down by Terracciano, however the offside flag was already up.

There have been extra penalty appeals after a robust Saelemaekers run, however after the VAR on-field assessment, the referee determined the Bologna winger had slipped and misplaced possession earlier than Arthur Melo bundled into him.

Zirkzee despatched Cristiano Biraghi to floor, solely to then be denied by Terracciano on the close to submit, whereas the goalkeeper additionally acquired right down to beat away the Ferguson effort within the last minute and Lykogiannis wasted a free kick.

Fiorentina 2-1 Bologna

Bonaventura 17 (F), Zirkzee pen 33 (B), Nico Gonzalez pen 49 (F)