Fiorentina recovers Monza and overtakes Napoli

Fiorentina-Monza 2-1

The 36th day of Serie A ended with Fiorentina’s comeback success over Monza. After going under in the first minutes of the match, the Viola è managed first to equalize and then in the last third of the match to find the goal of the final 2-1 that is worth overtaking Napoli in eighth place in the standings.

The match started immediately uphill for Fiorentina, as Monza took the lead on 9's 9: Dany Mota crossed centrally for Djuric, who overpowered Martinez Quarta and beat Terracciano. The hosts, however, do not lose heart and at 32' find the equalizing goal with Nico Gonzalez, who pushes into the net the excellent assist provided by Barak.

In the second half è again Fiorentina was more dangerous and Di Gregorio è was called into action on several occasions. After the pinwheel of changes, Italiano’s boys managed to overturn the result at 78': Arthur, who started from the midfield line, let off a precise right-footed shot that beat the Brianza extreme defender giving the three points to the Tuscans.

Thanks to this success, Fiorentina has è moved up to eighth place on 51 points tied with Napoli, while Monza remains stuck at 46. On the next day there will be a direct clash between the Viola and the Neapolitans, where the Tuscans in case of victory would be arithmetically qualified for the next Conference League. The “biancorossi,” on the other hand, will face Frosinone.