Vincenzo Italiano rotated his workforce round a bit, with Igor, Antonin Barak and Riccardo Saponara all getting into. The one shock was Christian Kouame getting a nod up entrance, though it was attributable to an damage to Luka Jovic and the necessity to relaxation Arthur. Cabral than the rest. Marco Baroni went with Lorenzo Colombo as striker and left every thing because it was.

As we anticipated, Lecce pressed onerous from the beginning, making an attempt to push Fiorentina again and win the ball up excessive. They made it via the primary 10 minutes as Viola could not cross midfield, however the good guys then began to determine it out, though they nonetheless had some unhealthy turnovers in tense conditions all through. Certainly, they barely received the ball into the guests’ penalty space within the first half hour regardless of some promising strikes. The breakthrough got here by way of a fantastic cross from Saponara for Nico Gonzalez which the unlucky Antonino Gallo become his personal web beneath heavy strain.

The Giallorossi had two half-chances after that nevertheless it felt like Viola managed issues very nicely, trying to choose the guests aside within the first half and placing collectively a few actually nice strikes. When the whistle arrived (after no misplaced time), she felt Viola outdone her.

Except for a gag that pressured Pietro Terracciano to an enormous save from Federico Di Francesco simply after the break, Fiorentina have been a lot better within the second half. Gamers saved the ball shifting shortly and Lecce’s depth decreased, permitting them to regulate the tempo and see issues pretty simply regardless of some persistent errors from Salentini and a few uneven refereeing from Romario abisso. Certainly, they have been unfortunate so as to add one other late on as Lecce threw the kitchen sink ahead, however Riccardo Sutil specifically wasn’t exact sufficient as he began to get again to health. Nonetheless, the workforce won’t complain in regards to the victory, even when it’s not probably the most elegant.

Targets: Gallo OG 27 ‘

playing cards: Igor 63 ‘; Blaine 25′, Meleh 72′, Umtiti 89’

The win moved Fiorentina to ninth place within the desk, even with Bologna and Torino on 37 factors and just one level behind. Juventus in seventh place (though the Juvenuts have a sport in hand). This has been an unbelievable stretch for the membership: 4 consecutive wins in Serie A (probably the most since 2018), 7 wins in all competitions (additionally probably the most since 2018), and 9 consecutive unbeaten wins in all competitions. A shock win over determined opposition is maybe the most effective indication of the departure of the mentally fragile facet we noticed earlier this yr. It is a good day.