Series A

UECL | Cukaricki 0-1 Fiorentina: Nzola sends Viola top

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1 year ago

7:08 am

An early M’Bala Nzola penalty proved sufficient to provide Fiorentina victory in Serbia and a draw elsewhere pushes them to the highest of their Convention League group.

The Viola received 6-0 when these sides met on the Stadio Franchi, however had additionally misplaced three Serie A video games in a row with out discovering the web. They went to Serbia with out Lucas Beltran, Michael Kayode, Dodo or Gaetano Castrovilli, whereas Nico Gonzalez required relaxation.

The group was remarkably tight stepping into, as Fiorentina, Ferencvaros and Genk have been all on 5 factors.

Within the opening minutes, a protracted ball was positioned excessive for M’Bala Nzola, who was introduced down by the on-rushing goalkeeper for a penalty. Nzola transformed it himself, the comfortable and central end squirming beneath Filipovic’s physique.

There was a second of stress within the first half when Cukaricki ahead Ibrahima Ndiaye was focused by racist chants, seemingly from supporters who weren’t there to cheer on both group. This isn’t Cukaricki’s house stadium, they use that of their neighbours for UEFA fixtures.

Cristiano Biraghi curled a free kick over the bar, whereas Sunday Adetunji’s header was straight at Oliver Christensen. Adetunji virtually pounced on a poor Niccolò Pierozzi back-pass, as Christensen needed to be alert, whereas a weak clearance allowed Stefan Kovac to drill large.

Giacomo Bonaventura’s strike from the sting of the world was heading in the right direction till a double deflection turned it large.

Cukaricki ought to’ve equalised after the restart, however Kovac in some way managed to get all of it mistaken on a cross from the best, ballooning over when unmarked from seven yards.

Josip Brekalo managed to show and drill from simply inside the world, forcing a determined fingertip save out of the goalkeeper to push it around the upright.

Cukaricki 0-1 Fiorentina

Nzola pen 8 (F)