Final result: Verona-Fiorentina 2-1
HELLAS VERONA (by Paolo Lora Lamia)
Montipò 6.5 – The yellow-blue goalkeeper was decisive in the first half of the game, denying the goal first to Barak and then to Ikoné with two good interventions. Much less busy in the second half.
Centonze 5.5 – Of Baroni’s two full-backs he is the least courageous in pushing. His defensive contribution wasn’t exciting either, especially in Castrovilli’s goal. He has fewer insecurities when he passes to the left.
Magnani 7 – A true gladiator inside the Hellas area, where he stops the Viola attackers on several occasions. From 85′ Dani Silva sv.
Coppola 6 – Together with Magnani they form a tough duo, which holds their own with good continuity against the offensive quartet deployed by Italiano.
Vinagre 6 – Fiorentina often attacks from his side, but he is ready on several occasions, thinking when he can also push. From 63′ Tchatchoua 6 – Good final of the match, in which all in all he contained well in his area of expertise.
Duda 6.5 – A magnet in the middle of the pitch, where he attracts several balls, stealing them from his opponents and then distributing them with quality to his teammates. With a cross from the right, he brings the 2-1 goal.
Serdar 6 – More substance than geometry in the midfield for the German player, overall providing worthy proof of sufficiency.
Lazovic 7 – Verona’s offensive reference, for charisma and danger. He immediately broke the deadlock, converting a very heavy penalty. He also stands out in the last passage. From 74′ Suslov 6 – Final match difficult to judge, with very few balls available.
Folorunsho 6.5 – A match of great sacrifice for the attacking midfielder, called upon to stifle Maxime Lopez’s direction rather than to light up between the lines. From 85′ Dawidowicz sv.
Noslin 7.5 – The man of the match. He started the match in the best way, earning the penalty which was then converted by Lazovic. In the second half he puts the icing on the cake, with the 3-point goal.
Bonazzoli 5.5 – In the first half he had a couple of chances, which he failed to convert into the net. He doesn’t return after the break. From 46′ Swiderski 6 – Something more than the teammate he takes over, especially as a job for the team.
Marco Baroni 7 – He had asked his boys for a courageous test, and was amply rewarded. Aggression in every area of the pitch, the ability to know how to suffer and, above all, a very important victory in terms of salvation.
FLORENTINA (by Dimitri Conti)
Christensen 5 – He creates a full-blown mess on the 1-0 Verona penalty: he is the negative protagonist there. He conveys little certainty, overall.
Pharaohs 5.5 – First match as an opponent with the team that still holds the card. Noslin causes him problems, he comes out applauded anyway (or perhaps precisely for this reason).
From 84′ Belotti sv.
Milenkovic 5 – He leaves the passing trajectory a little too exposed on the action that leads to the 1-0 penalty, while on the second Hellas’ lead the short clearance is his alone.
Ranieri 5.5 – He doesn’t seem totally free of responsibility for the daring situation that allows Noslin to take the penalty. For the rest, however, a decent performance.
Parisi 6 – He shows off the right from midfield forward, to his relief, however the same can be said when looking at the defensive phase. Overall it is sufficient.
Lopez 5.5 – Rather insipid and staid in organizing the maneuver, at least he is careful when retreating. But nothing that makes you think you’ll regret it when he leaves.
From 70′ Mandrake 5.5 – In the twenty minutes plus injury time at his disposal he ends up on the scoresheet but because he was booked for a hard slide.
Duncan 5.5 – He has the leg needed to reverse maneuvering areas on the pitch, he uses it only at times. In general, the purple median of the first hour appeared to be unresponsive.
From 63′ Bonaventure 6 – The torpor that had been going on since the break was partly interrupted by his substitution in midfield, overall the quality was lacking.
Ikone 5 – Discreet start in which he creates a nice ball not exploited by Barak, then misses a delicious appointment in the open field and becomes gloomy, making a lot of mistakes.
From 70′ Beltran 6 – He shows determination and will by occupying a not too well-defined area of the pitch. He offers some decent play.
Barak 5 – Ikone draws an inviting ball for his head in the first half, he lets it be countered. Formerly looking for spaces, Verona knows how to close them down and block him.
Castrovilli 7 – While he regains confidence on the pitch he must adapt to being a winger. He doesn’t bat an eyelid: first stopped by the post, then he releases the joy of returning to goals after a year.
From 63′ Kouame 5.5 – On that side Castrovilli didn’t do badly, the Ivorian is seen less. And when he finds openings, he is the one missing in the plays.
Nzola 5.5 – He starts off on the wrong foot but soon finds the right path, with some good movements and an assist for Castrovilli. He has the ball to make it 2-2 and wastes it.
Vincenzo Italian 5.5 – On Wednesday there is Club Brugge underlined in red, in Verona they start keeping the big names at rest. A defensive disaster opened the door to Verona’s lead, but Fiorentina deserved more in the first half and the deserved equalizer came before half-time. Another bad backward reading brings him back down, so he begins to bring out the big names from the bench but this time the reaction remains only in the plans.
