Venezia beat Fiorentina in Serie A and escape relegation
Di Francesco celebrates, for the Viola the defeat means goodbye to most of their European hopesDi Francesco celebrates, for the Viola the defeat means goodbye to most of their European hopes
Salvation blow for Venezia, who beat Fiorentina at the Penzo with a 2-1 final score by Candé (60′) and Oristanio (68′): Mandragora (77′) scored for the guests . Di Francesco ‘s men thus pull themselves out of the relegation zone with 29 points and an updated advantage of one point over Lecce, who in the direct clash with Verona at the Bentegodi did not go beyond 1-1 and Empoli, who in the other salvation match of the third to last day defeated Parma at the Castellani. The last two appointments on the agenda of the lagoon team include the away match with Cagliari, who will show up at the appointment with 33 points and Juventus, busy chasing the Champions League. Nicolussi Caviglia and his teammates therefore only need 2 victories to be able to celebrate remaining in Serie A, without looking at the results of their competitors. Instead, the delay of Palladino ‘s Viola from Europe increases, now 4 points behind Roma, who at 20:45 will in turn be guests of Atalanta . The next matchday is Bologna at the Franchi. Following, the away match in Udine.
Venezia-Fiorentina: the story of the match
Venezia created the first danger, with Busio ‘s incursion defused by Pongracic who was good at anticipating Oristanio ‘s run . Fiorentina was better at building the game, but without worrying the home team. In the 26th minute, Fagioli entered the area and attempted a shot: Radu responded and deflected it into a corner. Ndour then tried again with a curling right-footed shot that just missed the target. Then, Yeboah carved out space in the area at the end of the first half, but he aimed badly. In the second half, Candé made a perfect run, stopped the ball with his chest and beat De Gea . Palladino’s team then came close to equalising with Beltran hitting the post . But on the counter-attack, the Venetians found a double advantage with Oristanio’s header served from Zerbin ‘s cross . In the 75th minute, Viola closed the gap with a goal from Mandragora , who resisted Candé’s marking and from the ground concluded on goal, beating Radu. In the final minutes, Nicolussi Caviglia ‘s free kick called upon De Gea, who was uncertain in parrying it: 2-1 at the final whistle.
