Conference League, Fiorentina struggles but loses to Panathinaikos

Conference League, Fiorentina struggles but loses to Panathinaikos

At the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Fiorentina was beaten 3-2 by Panathinaikos in the first leg of the Conference League round of 16.

The hosts take the lead as early as 5’: Maksimovic dà to Swiderski whose dirty conclusion deceives Terracciano and goes into the net. The doubling on 19’: Terracciano does not hold back a shot by Djuricic and Maksimovic inserts the tap-in.

On 20’ the violets shorten the distance: a taut cross from Gosens in the middle, Beltran arrives and scores with a header. Three minutes later the equalizer: again a cross from Gosens on which this time Fagioli arrives and beats Dragowski with a first-time shot.

At 45’ Fiorentina could even take the lead but Moreno’s tap-in that picked up the rebound of the post hit by Comuzzo was cleared for offside.

In the resumption, at 55’ the Greeks took the lead again with Tete, who bagged an assist from Djuricic, the former Sassuolo and Sampdoria player at 83’ hit the post with a shot on the turn with Terracciano beaten, touching the poker.