Roma mocked in the final, Fiorentina drops poker in Braga

Salzburg – Roma 1-0 in the first leg of the Europa League playoffs. Braga – Fiorentina 0-4 in the first leg of the Conference League Playoffs

Opposite moods for the two Italian teams engaged late Thursday afternoon in their respective European competitions. José Mourinho’s Giallorossi, engaged at the field of Salzburg in the first leg of the Europa League play-offs (whoever passes advances to the round of 16 of the competition) lost by a narrow margin in the final: the match was decided by a fine header by Capaldo in the 88th minute. Just minutes earlier, on the score still tied, Andrea Belotti had hit the crossbar from a few steps. It should be noted the early exit from the field of Paulo Dybala, taken over by Celik at the beginning of the second half: there is talk of a flexor problem for the Argentine, who then followed the match from the bench with a conspicuous bandage on his thigh.

Of a completely different flavor the European evening of Vincenzo Italiano’s Fiorentina, which routed Braga thanks to a capital performance, partially facilitated by the numerical superiority enjoyed from the 55th minute due to the direct red given to Tormena. Jovic’s doubles (in the first-half recovery and in the 60th minute) and Cabral’s in the 79th and 90th minutes give the Tuscan team an excellent advantage for the return match: qualification to the next round now truly seems a formality.