The former Granata captain could make two fans celebrate. We need his goals to win against Fiorentina and give a gift to Toro
“What if a year ago they had told me that I would have played in a European final with Fiorentina? At first I wouldn’t have believed it.”strange for a player who last year came close to lifting a Europa League title with the Roma shirt and who in 2021 was among the protagonists of the Azzurri’s ride to the joy of Wembley. Andrea Belotti he learned to go all the way and perhaps he didn’t imagine doing it with Fiorentina, which evidently couldn’t have been in his plans in May 2023. Now with the Gigliati, the former Granata captain can get great satisfaction. Victory in the Conference would make himself, the Viola fans and perhaps even Torino happy with his journey. His goals will also be needed for Fiorentina to win their third European competition, thus unlocking the ninth place currently occupied by Juric’s grenade. “I am ready to give my all to make this happen”Belotti said today to the Viola club’s microphones.
From farewell to Toro to Fiorentina
“What I experienced during the European Championship I will carry with me throughout my career”. A success achieved by Mancini, which Gallo experienced again as captain of the team Turin. Strong emotions that certainly influenced Belotti’s choice to try to relive them, in a historical moment in which doing so in the grenade would have proved impossible. Since his farewell in the summer of 2022 until the contract expires, a year and a half to Rome peppered with 10 goals in 68 appearances, in a context in which he had lost the centrality he had under the Mole, only to experience unforgettable evenings such as the Europa League final with Sevilla, lost on penalties by Mourinho’s Giallorossi. In January the opportunity to find continuity of playing time at the Florentine.
Belotti: “We’re going to play a great match”
On the banks of the Arno, Belotti has so far made 21 appearances in Serie A, the Conference League and the Italian Cup, receiving praise for his dedication and desire on the pitch. However, the goals were lacking, except on two occasions, one in the league in the 5-1 against Frosinone and the other in the Conference against Club Bruges, in the first leg. A goal, among other things, of excellent workmanship, on the turn before unleashing a powerful left-footed shot that pierces the opposing goalkeeper. Now a final, to be won, for Fiorentina as the culmination of Italiano’s journey and in homage to Joe Barone, with Belotti also looking at his past, to offer his old fans the opportunity to live an experience like that of the final in Athens scheduled for May 29th. It won’t be easy. “We will certainly have to manage a lot of emotions, because in these cases things are multiplied compared to a normal match – said Belotti, who added – I am confident in myself and my teammates that we will play a great match.”.
