A never-tamed Sampdoria and a matured Fiorentina reserve the most interesting ideas in the women’s Serie A.
The first thing what comes naturally to think is that, probably, last year Fiorentina would not have been able to play a match as complicated in terms of play and energy as the one at Viola Park against Sampdoria – both on a physical and mental level – take her home. This essentially lies in the exponential growth of the Viola team under the direction of De La Fuente. The midweek round of the Italian Cup against Inter left, as is natural, some obvious traces of tiredness, and the fact that despite this they managed to win the match, also scoring the second goal in the most difficult moment of ninety minutes , tells of a team in an excellent overall state of form, where it is no longer just the individuals called upon to lead and emerge from the pack;
Sampdoria has collected the second defeat in a row away from home, yet it is difficult to say anything negative about Salvatore Mango’s team (about whom we will avoid saying that he denied Italy the success of two “Mango” in a row within 24 hours). To tell the truth, during the championship, it is the first time that the Blucerchiate have lost two games in a row away from home. We have said it many times: no one – given the premises in pre season– he would have expected a similar path from Sampdoria. However, being able to go beyond that step, today we find ourselves observing a team that expresses, in a simple way and commensurate with the characteristics of its players, beautiful football. Character, tenacity and harmony are the distinctive signs of a team that today, sixteen games later, can still afford to dream – why not – of a place among the Big5.
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Beyond the tiredness general and the lack of the usual liveliness in Fiorentina’s game, a small stain on the Viola’s match was Rachele Baldi’s error which led to Sampdoria’s goal.
A risky moment, which in addition to allowing the Blucerchiate to close the gap, albeit just a few minutes from the end, sent the Viola number 24 into confusion who after that moment took a big risk with another out-of-bounds exit risking compromising the match. Perhaps, to date, for De La Fuente Schroffenegger between the posts remains an absolute best solution;
More and more in control of her area of the pitch, and therefore, in fact, of the entire pitch, Eva Schatzer it is impossible to imagine away from Sampdoria’s midfield. A timid, vaguely muted start was quickly supplanted by a solid and concrete presence that has continued throughout the season to date. Also in this Fiorentina-Sampdoria she was the protagonist of a firm and elegant performance, always very careful in the defensive phase and increasingly independent from the opponent’s three-quarters and above, arriving much more often to conclude and serve key passes for her teammates;
Always remaining in midfield, moving to the purple side, another performance worthy of mention is that of Emma Severini, who increases the level of his presence between the Fiorentina lines from match to match. Three chances created, 13 duels, 50 balls played with 72% of successful passes and one assist, the one on Jóhannsdóttir’s goal (3 goals in 5 games), worthy of geometries. Perhaps the time has come for her to make a leap in quality.
These scattered considerations are created in collaboration with Ceretta, a page on women’s football edited by Valentina Forlin.
2024-02-12 17:10:11
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