Fiorentina, victory signed by Jovic
Fiorentina-Nice 2-1
Victory for Fiorentina, which took the field at 2 p.m. against Nice at St.James’ Park in the second day of the Sela Cup.
Viola took the lead with Jovic on an assist from Sabiri after 18′. Two chances in the 32nd minute with Ikone’ catching the post after an insistent action by the Viola and on the rebound Mandragora sending just high. Schmeichel was decisive on Ikone’ and on a Martinez Quarta right-footed shot from the edge, but the Nice goalkeeper (who in England was the star of Leicester’s Scudetto) had to surrender to Kouame in the 34th minute on the development of a corner.
In the second half, Infantino made his debut in a purple jersey, with the violets still going close to goal with Ikone and a Mandragora left-footed shot that was repelled. In the final great goal by Bouanani for Nice, who from the limit lets off an impassable left that ends under the cross.
Also in the afternoon, Torino took the field, defeated 2-1 by Reims: the Granata goal scored by Diakhon was useless in the final.
No Bournemouth meanwhile for Gaetano Castrovilli: the purple midfielder, who was about to move to England, did not pass the Premier League club’s medical examinations and will thus remain in Florence.
This is the note of Fiorentina, which thus has to give up 14 million euros: “It is announced that the player Gaetano Castrovilli , who underwent yesterday medical examinations preparatory to the finalization of the purchase contract by Bournemouth, will return to Italy today, as the results of the medical examinations carried out were not deemed suitable.”
Bournemouth, in particular, canceled the deal after verifying the condition of the player’s knee: “The player will therefore return to Italy to return to Fiorentina’s disposal starting Monday and carry out the regular competitive activity having passed in Italy all the medical examinations necessary for the performance of competitive activity,” instead specified the lily club, which supports the full recovery of the athlete.
Castrovilli is set to expire in 2024 and is likely to leave on a zero-parameter basis next season.
