An exciting match at Framchi, with ups and downs. Some surprises, such as goals from three attackers in a single match
Benedetto Ferrara for the Nation analyzes Franchi’s daring match:
“M’Bala came out of the group. M’Bala came back into the group, and then onto the field, and then he blew the Franchi up into the sky. Time for resurrections: Sottil who scores a great goal, Belotti who puts it in, N’Zola who comes in and brings the victory to him, the one that seemed to be moving away, despite a numerical superiority that lasted half an hour. What an effort, but what a match. Fiorentina with a lot of will and the usual mistakes, Belgians with one man less but super organization and no desire to give way. Real football emotions, and at times even naive. The Bruges goalkeeper knows this well, with that volleyball rebound that leads to Belotti’s goal, the entire Fiorentina defense is naive, starting with Terracciano, who always chooses the slow motion option on the diagonals. And then Ranieri, not in the evening. But the great news is i goals from the three attackers, those that until now seemed transparent. The truth is that Nzola’s goal is what keeps spirits high ahead of the return leg, which will be no joke. Thanks Mbala, who would have thought?”
