Fiorentina put an finish to their disaster with an enormous victory away to Lazio, as Yacine Adli and Lucas Beltran struck early, however Lazio virtually equalised with the final kick of a fiery match.
This was a head-to-head for European locations, although between groups in . The Aquile have been contemporary from Thursday’s 3-1 Europa League victory over Actual Sociedad to ensure Spherical of 16 entry, however misplaced Nuno Tavares to damage, becoming a member of Matias Vecino, Manuel Lazzari and Patric on the remedy desk. The Viola had simply two attracts from their final six Serie A video games, whereas Danilo Cataldi, Andrea Colpani, transfer-listed Cristiano Biraghi and Jonathan Ikone didn’t make the journey.
It was Fiorentina all of their crimson away package who took the lead, as Adam Marusic was caught napping by Rolando Mandragora taking part in out from the again, permitting Robin Gosens to cross from the left for the Yacine Adli volley that squirmed in off Ivan Provedel’s glove.
The Viola doubled their benefit quickly after, as Michael Folorunsho despatched Dodo down the proper, driving a Luca Pellegrini sliding deal with to face up the cross for a Lucas Beltran free header on the again publish.
Matteo Guendouzi noticed his strike charged down by Rolando Mandragora on the Gustav Isaksen pull-back, however Albert Gudmundsson virtually scored an acrobatic volley on the Moise Kean knockdown that looped past Provedel to thump the upright.
Lazio needed to make modifications, introducing Pedro and Nicolò Rovella for the restart, pinning their opponents again with a Pedro shot deflected large.
when Adli was booked for time-wasting as he walked slowly off the pitch, kicked the ball angrily into the stands and acquired his second yellow card. He had already been substituted, so Fiorentina nonetheless had 11 males, however Adli can be suspended in opposition to Genoa.
Lazio threatened moments later when De Gea fumbled a Boulaye Dia header and it bounced off the upright, although he argued that Castellanos had fouled him.
Luca Ranieri threw himself within the path of a Dia strike, however whereas the hosts dominated possession, they rarely examined De Gea. There was additionally chaos in stoppages when the referee blew the whistle throughout a fast Lazio nook, feeling the ball had not gone out of play when it clearly had.
Lazio lastly did get a objective again in added time, because the Castellanos cross was knocked down by Elseid Hysaj for the Adam Marusic header from shut vary, bending again De Gea’s glove.
The strain was sky excessive and Marco Baroni was despatched off for dissent after sarcastically applauding Fiorentina time-wasting, then De Gea flying for a determined one-handed save because the Marusic screamer was arrowing its method in the direction of the far high nook.
Castellanos had penalty appeals for a push and Palladino was additionally despatched off from the touchline in a chaotic finale.
With the final kick of the sport, Pedro’s strike from the sting of the realm bounced off the within of the upright, rolled all the best way alongside the goal-line and again out once more as De Gea might solely stand and watch.
Lazio 1-2 Fiorentina
Adli 11 (F), Beltran 17 (F), Marusic 92 (L)
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