2-2 and a disallowed goal: Fiorentina and Juventus end in a tie

The match between Fiorentina and Juventus ended in a 2-2 draw. The Viola took the lead twice, but Luciano Spalletti’s team did well to come back against Pellegrino and his teammates on both occasions. In the closing minutes, Dragusin scored to make it 3-2, but referee Andrea Colombo disallowed the goal for a foul on Bremer; Vicario then made excellent saves against Brescianini and Mastantuono.

The home team came out strong and opened the scoring just 4 minutes in thanks to a goal by Mateo Pellegrino, who skillfully slipped between Lucumì and Woltemade to capitalize on an excellent corner kick taken by Gonçalves. Juventus responded well and nearly equalized through Cabal, but it was Woltemade who beat De Gea in the 32nd minute on an assist from Kolo Muani. The Bianconeri came very close to taking the lead through Koopmeiners just before halftime, but the Viola defense held firm.

The second half began with a scare for Fiorentina: Oulai, who had just been booked, brought down Boga, risking a second yellow card, which, fortunately for him, was not shown. The Viola then scored to make it 2-1 in the 54th minute through Njie, who skillfully capitalized on a clumsy clearance by Bremer.

The Brazilian center back then made amends in the 67th minute by heading the ball past a partly at-fault De Gea to tie the game. Kolo Muani and Alajbegovic then tried to put Juve ahead, but Fiorentina’s defense skillfully contained the opposing attacks.

Controversy erupted in the 80th minute over an alleged handball by Joao Mario in the Fiorentina box that went unpunished by the referee; shortly afterward, Dragusin scored to make it 3-2, but the referee disallowed the goal due to a foul on Bremer. Vicario was outstanding in the closing minutes: first he denied Brescianini a goal, then he stopped Mastantuono.

After the international break, Fiorentina will visit Monza on November 23 at 8:45 p.m., while Juventus will host Venezia on November 22 at lunchtime.