“Fiorentina strongly condemns what happened to their captain Cristiano Biraghi during the Conference League final against West Ham and is certain that UEFA will evaluate the incident in depth, punishing this gesture as it deserves and in the most exemplary way possible, so that situations of this kind do not occur anymore”. Thus the Viola company with a note takes a stand against the behavior of some of the supporters of the English team who during the match, last night at the Eden Arena in Prague, also hit Biraghi on the head with an object causing an eight-point wound suture.
The player was hit as he was about to take a corner kick just under the curve of the West Ham supporters in the 33rd minute of the first half. ”This unacceptable behavior – continues Fiorentina’s note – has obviously conditioned the performance of the player and his team-mates, aware that they are on a pitch that is not only more footballing but also dangerous for their own safety. Our captain, despite having a deep head wound that required eight stitches, continued to play, displaying all the values of fairness, loyalty and sportsmanship that football should embody and that Fiorentina seeks to carry forward with all her strength”. Already during the competition, the Viola club had to deal with episodes that have nothing to do with a football match: in Turkey against Sivasspor a pseudo fan of the home team entered the field in the final hitting the young Bianco midfielder causing him to break his nose.
ANSA agency
In the 62nd minute the English had taken the lead on a penalty awarded for a hand ball by Biraghi, then Bonaventura equalized in the 67th minute, but at the end of the game, Bowen overtook again ALL PHOTOS (ANSA)
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