Fiorentina beats Empoli and continues to dream of Champions League

Florentin beat Empoli 2-1 and remain in the race for fourth place and Champions League qualification. The Viola won the Tuscan derby thanks to goals from Adli and Mandragora and climbed to 59 points, -1 from the coveted fourth place. Empoli, on the other hand, remains second-to-last tied with Venezia on 25 points.

Palladino’s team took the lead immediately on 7′ with Adli, well served in depth by Gudmundsson, and then doubled it on 25′ with Mandragora, scoring in a half reverse on a suggestion from the same French ex-Amilan player.

In the resumption, Empoli came back into the game scoring the goal of hope with Fazzini, good at finalizing Goglichidze’s low cross, the violets did not flinch and came close to the tris with Gudmundsson and Mandragora.

In the final game De Gea took the lead, twice saying no to Kovalenko sealing the Viola’s victory.