Salernitana – Fiorentina

Fiorentina get their first win in five rounds

Fiorentina reached the semi-finals of the Conference League with little effort. The outcome of the two-match encounter with Viktoria Plzen was decided only in extra-time at the Artemio Franchi. However, there is no disputing the fairness of this outcome. While the Violets played sparingly in the Czech Republic, Vincenzo Italiano's men dominated their opponents at home. Florentizi took 40 shots on Victoria's goal, two of which were goals. The team also looked dominant in the last round. In between European matches, Fiorentina hosted Genoa. Expectedly, Italiano made a big rotation. Expectedly, this made the game a little bit more difficult for the Fialkos. The match, however, could have followed a completely different scenario. In the 25th minute, Andrea Bellotti scored after a good shot into the corner of the goal. But, as it happened many times during the season, the goal was cancelled after the VAR system intervened. The reason for the goal was another "phantom" offside. "Violets" were the first to concede and they did it after a penalty, which was caused by two individual mistakes of the defenders. An even first half was followed by a dominant second half for the Florentines. The final score was set by Ikone in the 54th minute, scoring a beautiful header. Surprisingly, Italiano's wards have not won for five league rounds! However, if we take a look at the Violets' opponents, the situation becomes clearer. During this period, the team played with Genoa, Juventus, Milan, Roma and Torino, while continuing to play in the European Cup and the Italian Cup. The draw with Sassuolo, as the match against Lazio showed, had a fortuitous nature. From, in many ways, crisis Romans "seahorses" missed four times, answering only once. The team's situation was irreparable, and it remained so. With six matches before the end of the championship, the Campanians are 13 points behind the 17th line. Obviously, such a gap will not help to close even Stefano Colantuono - the third coach for the season. Salernitana lost in seven of the last ten meetings. The team's personnel problems in the form of Bashić, Dia and Kastanos have been joined by the disqualified Coulibaly. Obviously, Fiorentina are stronger than their opponents even despite the tight schedule. The rotation of the squad will not prevent the Florentines from getting the three points.