Milan to quarters in fluency, Fiorentina ahead

Milan and Fiorentina ahead

Good news for Italian soccer in Thursday’s 6:45 p.m. matches. Milan and Fiorentina made it through the round in Europe and Conference respectively, staying in the running for the final triumph and giving important points for the Uefa ranking.

The Rossoneri, victorious 4-2 in the first leg over Slavia Prague, sealed the deal already in the first half of the return leg: at Eden Park, Maignan è had to come off almost immediately due to injury (after receiving a stomp on the opponent’s pressing) but the real turning point è was Holes’ expuslion for a foul on Calabria. Between 33' and 46' Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Leao scored the decisive trio. Useless in the finale was Jurasek’s flagship goal.

At the Franchi, Fiorentina after the pyrotenic 4-3 in the first leg at home to Maccabi Haifa, è a 1-1 draw was enough to get through the round. Barak unlocked the result at 59' while at 88' Khalaili failed to prevent his team's elimination from the third European competition.