Series A

UECL | Fiorentina 6-0 Cukaricki: Beltran opens floodgates

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1 year ago

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Lucas Beltran lastly broke his Fiorentina duck with a splendid brace on this 6-0 demolition of 10-man Cukaricki, together with Jonathan Ikone and Riccardo Sottil scorchers.

The Viola badly wanted a lift after a pair of 2-2 attracts towards KRC Genk and Ferencvaros, whereas they suffered a shock 2-0 residence defeat to Empoli on Monday in Serie A. Giacomo Bonaventura and Cristiano Biraghi joined Yerry Mina, Dodo and Gaetano Castrovilli on the absentee listing, with Nico Gonzalez solely match for the bench.

There was controversy early on, as Michael Kayode was hacked down from behind and appeared to sprain his knee, however the referee didn’t even award a free kick.

Whereas he was off the sector getting therapy, 10-man Fiorentina took the lead, as an extended ball excessive discovered Beltran, who shrugged off one defender, reduce inside one other and positioned the end into the far backside nook together with his proper foot. It was the Argentine’s first aim within the Viola jersey.

It was in a short time adopted by the second, as an extended Lucas Martinez-Quarta free kick floated excessive for a sensational, delicate Beltran volley to flick it over the goalkeeper caught off his line.

He virtually made it a hat-trick on 22 minutes, however the right-foot strike smashed towards the crossbar from a tough angle.

An acrobatic save denied Antonin Barak’s ferocious strike on the close to submit, earlier than Jonathan Ikone shrugged off two defenders to hit a screamer in off the underside of the crossbar from the sting of the realm.

Lukas Subotic was initially solely proven a yellow card for his late and excessive lunge from behind on Beltran, but it surely was modified to a straight crimson after the VAR on-field assessment.

Rolando Mandragora couldn’t management the Ikone cross to the again submit, whereas Barak’s strike was overwhelmed away by the goalkeeper.

Riccardo Sottil got here off the bench and made it 4-0 with a splendid free kick curled into the close to high nook together with his proper boot.

M’Bala Nzola wasted a few alternatives to additional improve the scoreline, however Martinez Quarta did when getting his toe to a Sottil low cross that had gone straight previous Ndiaye’s tried clearance.

Maxime Lopez additionally added his first aim within the Viola jersey, an exquisite right-foot roller into the far high nook from exterior the penalty space.

This isn’t the one excellent news for Fiorentina, as a result of Genk and Ferencvaros drew 0-0, that means all three groups are stage on 5 factors.

Fiorentina 6-0 Cukaricki

Beltran 6, 10 (F), Ikone 29 (F), Sottil 65 (F), Martinez Quarta 73 (F), Maxime Lopez 83 (F)

Despatched off: Subotic 38 (C)

26-10-2023 20:00

MatchDay 3

Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Čukarički

6 – 0

Participant statistic

1st half

Lucas Beltrán (Help: Luca Ranieri)	6′
	6′	Ognjen Vranjes
	9′	Marko Docic
Lucas Beltrán (Help: Lucas Martínez Quarta)	10′
Jonathan Ikoné (Help: Rolando Mandragora)	29′
	38′	Luka Subotic