MANDRAGORA TRYING, SUPER DI GREGORIO!

70′ – Fiorentina still dangerous in the opponent’s area: Nico in basketball elevation recycles a high ball that seemed lost, aerial pass for Barak who turns his head towards the goal, Mandragora in a slide almost misses the deflection on a ball that goes out in the arms of By Gregory.

69′ – Great inspiration from Quarta: the Argentine breaks the line, anticipates his opponent sharply and throws himself with the ball in a restart interrupted by Bondo for a foul. Foul and yellow for the Monza midfielder.

67′ – Monza who in this phase of the game (actually for the entire second half) seem to give up putting much forward.

65′ – After Kouame’s entry for Nzola, the Ivorian plays center forward. On the sides Nico and Castrovilli.

64′ – Akpa Akpro for Mota, Pereira for Birindelli. Double substitution for Monza, who after these two substitutions reach three.

62′ – MANDRAGORA FINISHES WITH A CONFIDENCE, SUPER FROM GREGORIO! Fiorentina again very dangerous on the verticals, Parisi’s twenty-metre throw to catch the insertion of the home midfielder: Mandragora does everything great, cushioning the pitch with great sensitivity and kicking quickly, strong conclusion with the left foot, Di Gregorio opposes saving his.

61′- It should be underlined that, despite Nzola’s poor performance, Franchi applauded the Angolan at the time of the substitution.

60′ – Nzola’s modest performance (far from sparkling) ends. Inside Kouame.

58′- Italian thinks about the first changes. Ready to enter Kouame.

57′ – Territorial dominance of Fiorentina: three minutes of ball possession that was anything but sterile, Viola had the corridor to break through several times. In the end Quarta tries, but the Argentine widens badly for Kayode.

54′ – Fiorentina discovered and double excellent closure by Kayode, twice good at preventing Mota from flying towards the goal in the space of a few seconds.

52′- Beautiful viola choral action, all in one touch: it originates from Parisi, arrives at the finishing of Nzola for the placed from the edge of Nico, left-footed to the side.

50′- Good action by the Viola, Nico, passes to Castrovilli, who isolates himself in the one-on-one, gains the goal but produces a strangled central suggestion, no problem for the Brianza defense.

49′- First corner for Monza: Colpani kicks it, the ball lands in the Viola area and is accidentally deflected by Caldirola, who clears it.

48′- Headshot for Nico, who challenges Di Gregorio’s high exit in a courageous but reckless way. Collision with the home goalkeeper which does not lead to any damage for the number ten but to a free kick for Monza.

46′- First substitution of the match: Palladino makes it, replacing Kyriakoupulos by inserting Caldirola.

46’st – GONE! Fiorentina-Monza restarts with a score of 1-1.

The first ball of the second half will be for Monza, who is about to make a substitution…

Teams returning to the field. Soon we’ll start again at Franchi!

Fiorentina closed the first half well in attack in which they built a lot but also conceded a couple of big goalscoring opportunities due to the usual misreadings in the defensive phase. The decision was made by two headers, from Djuric and Nico Gonzalez.

DOUBLE WHISTLE. Fiorentina and Monza go into half-time at 1-1.

45+1′- FOURTH ONE STEP FROM THE LEAD! A carbon copy of the action compared to the 1-1, a cross coming back with Barak’s left foot at the far post, an Argentine again (not Nico, this time Chino) appearing in the area, even the conclusion, just over, is different.

45′ – There will be two minutes of injury time. We will then play until the 47th minute.

43′ – Fiorentina closed the first half well in attack in which they built a lot but also conceded a couple of big scoring opportunities due to the usual misreadings in the defensive phase.

41′ – A piece of absolute skill by Parisi which ended with a foolish thing: the Viola winger first recovered the ball with pure garra on the flag by stealing it from Colpani, then went on his own, wedging himself into the area with a sleight of hand before falling awkwardly on an attempted slide opponent. Warning (fair) for simulation.

40′- Nzola again, thrown in deep: the Angolan wins the speed duel with Kyriakoupulos, he moves too far and from the back he re-dishes it into the middle, Barak is late and the action fades.

38′- Here we go again: nothing serious for the visiting attacker, who fell badly after a regular aerial challenge with Milenkovic.

37′ – Physical problems for Djuric, Fiorentina puts the ball out with the Monza center forward on the ground. Game stopped for now.

34′- NICO’S SHOW! Thirty meters of ball and chain at supersonic speed for the number ten, who finishes them with a Messi-style feint on Boateng (anno domini 2015) and with a left-footed shot at the near post deflected by Di Gregorio.

33′ – Game that was uncorked. Zerbin tries, contract leaving Terracciano.

31′ – NICO’S HEAD! FIORENTINA DRAW IN THE HALF HOUR! With the house specialty, on a remote-controlled cross from Barak’s right, the Argentine puts in the pumpkin and places it perfectly into the corner hole at the far post. 1-1 at the Franchi!

29′ – Castrovilli tries, coming out to the far post, chesting it in the middle of the area and finishing with his right foot to the far post. He closes Izzo well in the corner. Nothing happens from the shot from the flag.

27′ – NZOLA ONE ON ONE WITH DI GREGORIO! THE ANGOLAN STRETCHES IT TO THE BOTTOM. First glimpse of a goal-ball for Fiorentina: Nico chooses a nice vertical track for the attacker number eighteen, who launched at speed, on Di Gregorio’s exit at the limit, tries to skip it with a stop to chase with his poorly calibrated left foot . Ball on the billboards at the end of the pitch.

25′ – Fiorentina protests for a challenge in the area between Quarta and Pablo Mari, with the Brianza defender who belted the Argentine with a distant ball. Zufferli continues.

23′ – Nice pocket by Nico for Kayode, cross from the back of the number thirty-three rejected. Second corner for Fiorentina.

22′ – We have arrived at the halfway point of the first half: we are still waiting for a goal or shot on goal (apart from a shot from Nico Velleitario) from Viola.

20′- Monza’s second attempt: Kyriakopoulos tries after a reasoned action constructed by Colpani. Counter-ball conclusion from the Greek full-back, ball a couple of meters high.

18′- Phase with gentle rhythms. Monza keeps the ball but, when it manages to evade Fiorentina’s first pressing (as on the occasion of the goal) it causes pain for Fiorentina

16′ – Arthur finds the insertion of Mandragora in the area, who tries to turn but is thwarted by Marì.

14′ – Gaetano Castrovilli was the most active in this first quarter of an hour: a nice move on the left from the number seventeen, but the cross found no teammate in the area.

12′ – Good starting point from Castrovilli, who is knocked down by Mota and wins a free kick from the top of the area: Mandragora beats it, but the placed gives no results.

11′ – Immediate reaction from Fiorentina: vertical ball for Nzola who puts it back in the middle, Barak tries to finish but first he and then Parisi are blocked.

9′- MONZA ADVANTAGE. Dany Mota does everything well on the right, caught vertically: the Portuguese goes to the back and delivers a slow lob to the far post. All too simple for Djuricthe Monza giant smashes his header into the goal from two meters, towering over Quarta.

8′ – Monza tries to build from the bottom, often relying on the feet of Di Gregorio,

6′ – Ambush in high pressure by Fiorentina: Bondo loses the ball following an attack by Nzola, the ball ends up with Nico who takes action and with a precise but slow left foot he commits Di Gregorio from the edge with the first intervention of the match, the Monza goalkeeper blocks without worries.

5′ – From the flag to the left of Di Gregorio, with his left foot, Mandragora goes: the ball is returned but it goes long towards the far post.

4′ – Nice ball and chain from Arthur, lying on the frontcourt. Foul and ball quickly batted in search of Barak, who wins the first corner of the match.

2′ – Quarta’s first attempt at a pass for Castrovilli, who starts wide on the left. Inaccurate ball that slides along the bottom.

1′ – GONE! First ball for Fiorentina!

8.41pm – TEAMS ON THE FIELD! The anthem starts, we’ll start soon!

8.36pm – Training choices:
FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi; Arthur, Mandragora; Gonzalez, Barak, Castrovilli; Nzola. All.: Vincenzo Italiano.
MONZA (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Birindelli, Izzo, Pablo Marì, Kyriakopoulos; Pessina, Bondo; Mota, Colpani, Zerbin; Djuric. All.: Raffaele Palladino

8.35pm – Second to last at home of the season: if they want to chase the European train, Fiorentina will have to take full spoils tonight against Monza. In the event of six out of six in terms of points in the last two at the Franchi, for Vincenzo Italiano’s team it will at least be Conference League.

8.30pm – Welcome to Florence from Alessandro Di Nardo, here to tell you about Fiorentina-Monza.