Djuric’s goring isn’t enough for Monza; Nico Gonzalez and Arthur overturn the result in favor of Fiorentina.
The 36th matchday of Serie A ended with the postponement of Artemio Franchiwho saw the Fiorentina prevail over Monza: after the lead signed by Djuricthe Viola moved up the field, imposing themselves thanks to the rapacious header scored by an overflowing Nico Gonzalez and to the poisonous right hand of Arthur. Despite the struggles in Europe, Italiano’s men also won in the championship, thanks to an uninspiring match played by Palladino’s team.
Italian fielded an 11 with various reserves resting some starters, including Dodo, Biraghi and Bonaventura. Fiorentina, at the end of the season, will be absolutely one of the teams that has played the most matches in Europe during the season, considering the 38 championship matches, the Conference League (also counting the playoffs of the same competition) and the progress in the Cup Italy stopped in the semi-final. It is therefore fundamental for Fiorentina not to waste too much energy in view of the finale of a season yet to be decided.
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Il man of the match it was undoubtedly Nico Gonzalez. Thanks to his left-footedness, he found his teammates with excellent through passes: once they escaped behind the Monza defenders, his quality allowed him to often play first without making mistakes. The former Stuttgart player is certainly the extra man in this Fiorentina teamand Italiano knows that he needs the best Nico for the Conference League final that awaits him on May 29th against Olympiacos. The Argentine’s match is encapsulated in his action in the 36th minute: After collecting the ball in his own penalty area, Nico starts with a overwhelming coast to coast targeting Kyriakopoulos. After having sat down the Greek, the attacker makes himself greedy and without serving his teammates in tow by shooting at Di Gregorio. However, it is important to underline that after such a ride, few would have passed the ball, seeking personal glory. Finally, the winning goal was scored by Arthur. The Brazilian, after controlling the ball by clearing Bondo, headed towards the opponent’s area. Moving it to the right, the feeling was that of having spread the ball too much to finish on goal effectively, but the former Juventus player found a magnificent trajectory to the far post where nothing can Di Gregorio.
Djuricbeyond a dull performance by his team, has found its dimension. The Bosnian giant is a unique player of his kind and therefore very interesting: with his size Monza loses in the attack on the goal and in the dynamism of the actions, but the attacker is an essential factor in high balls, both in defense in repelling opponents’ corners and in attack in capitalizing on team-mates’ crosses. It is no coincidence that today too he scored with a header, taking advantage of a miss match by almost 20 centimeters with Martinez Quarta. Furthermore, the player who arrived in January from Verona is extremely useful for creating space for his teammates. THEl Monza, not having much to ask of this championship being permanently in the limbo that separates the placements valid for the European cups and the relegation zone, he played a game at a low pace looking for Djuric’s inspirations, but Fiorentina, in the long run, deservedly prevailed.
Fiorentina overtakes Napoli taking 53 points in the standings with one game less. Perhaps the most important response that Italiano had in this match is the excellent physical fitness that his team demonstrated, running uninterruptedly for 90 minutes and recovering a myriad of balls in the offensive zone. Physical condition that will come in handy for the Conference final. Monza, for its part, remains stuck at 45waiting without fear for the end of the championship.
2024-05-13 21:24:15
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