Fiorentina saves with Udinese: 2-2, is fourth alone
A hard-earned point, worth the momentary fourth place in solitary.
Fiorentina ahead slowly, but just enough to take fourth place in the Serie A standings: the one that, if confirmed, would entail Champions League qualification. Complex forò the 2-2 home draw against Udinese, with the Viola twice having to come back from the opponents: a penalty in the final game was decisive.
For Fiorentina, the evening soon went uphill: in fact, as early as 10'Udinese took the lead, when Lovric triggered the counterattack and then completed it thanks to Lucca’s valuable assist. The same former Ajax center forward even comes close to doubling, but Terracciano tells him no. Pereyra and twice Samardzic then try, with a purple formation that seems not to find the bandana of a skein far more intricate than expected.
The theme did not seem to change at the start of the second half, when Pereyra failed to take advantage of an assist from the very inspired Samardzic to put the result even more in the bag. All these wasted balls became a colossal regret for Udinese at 56', when the newly entered Faraoni found Beltran with a splendid cross that the violet center forward turned into the net with a lethal goring. Fiorentina però, having found the equalizer, did not sink: on the contrary, è Thauvin came close to scoring with a free kick that almost fooled Terracciano. The same Frenchman has better luck on 73', making the most of the usual Lovric's assist. The new and final equalizer then arrives at 87'87': Ferreira’s hands in the box, the Var establishes that è penalty and Nzola turns it. At 93' there's time for a Bonaventura post, but the result doesn't change: violets fourth at +1 on Lazio now fifth, same advantage for the Friulians on the relegation zone.
