Mission accomplished for the Fiorentina drew 1-1 in Guimaraes against Vitoria and advances directly to the round of 16 of the Conference League, without going through the playoffs. The Portuguese take the lead with Gustavo Silva in the 33rd minute, Mandragora replies in the 87th minute. In the first phase ranking the Viola finish in third place with 13 points, behind Chelesa in first place with 18 and the Portuguese in second place with 14 points.
In the 3rd minute the guests show up with a vertical pass by Gudmundsson for Kouamè, the Ivorian slides into the area at the most beautiful moment and loses time for the play. In the 5th minute the home side were close to taking the lead: Comuzzo didn’t clear a low cross from the right well and the ball soared. Silva attempts an overhead kick from a tight angle, an attempt that narrowly misses. In the 9th minute, a quick counterattack by Fiorentina and an inviting ball served on the right side of the area to Ikoné. The former Lille player enters on the left and shoots from an excellent position, but hits badly: a shot very far from the target. In the 18th minute Mandragora’s corner, Martinez Quarta anticipates everyone but his shot ends up high. Shortly afterwards dangerous Portuguese. Nuno Santos concludes a quick restart with a right-footed shot from the edge of the area after disorientating Dodò with a couple of feints: the ball goes just wide.
In the 26th minute Vitoria was again close to scoring. Cesar frees himself with the left foot and finds the rebound from Terracciano. From two steps Silva anticipates everyone but sends the ball very high over the crossbar. At the half hour mark Kouamé attacks the depth very well, but the low cross is backwards and catches everyone out of time. Dodò arrives at full speed, but the right-footed shot from the top right of the area goes wide. In the 33rd minute, a serious turnover by the Viola and an immediate counterattack by the Portuguese. Kaio Cesar runs to the right side of the area and crosses low into the middle: Gustavo Silva is alone and passes from two steps into an empty net. In the 42nd minute the hosts were one step away from doubling their lead. A sensational missed back pass puts Gustavo Silva alone in front of Terracciano. In an attempt to discard it, the attacker prefers to simulate contact instead of continuing the action. The referee punishes him with a yellow.
Double substitution for Palladino at half-time: Ranieri and Adlì come on for Comuzzo and Richardson. In the 3rd minute Mendes attempts a curling goal from the left side of the penalty area: Terracciano immobile, the ball goes just wide. In the 5th minute a yellow card for Silva for a late challenge on Kouamè. In the 9th minute Beltran took the lead, stopped for a foul on the left just before entering the penalty area. The lateral free kick is given to Gudmundsson and causes a corner from the opposite side. However, Mandragora shoots badly and Fiorentina misses the opportunity.
In the 12th minute another double change for the guests with Kean replacing Gudmundsson and Colpani replacing Ikoné. In the 21st minute Beltran throws Kean deep, giving him the opportunity to finish only in front of the goalkeeper, but the Italian attacker had his shot saved by Varela as he came out. On the half hour it was Vitoria who came close to scoring. Nice shot from distance by Gustavo Silva after another ball lost by the Viola, Terracciano dives and saves his team. In the 32nd minute Vitoria was once again one step away from scoring with a dangerous curling shot from Cesar. The exiting effect makes it graze the post and grace Terracciano to his left.
In the 33rd minute Kean finds Beltran in the area, his close-range right-footed shot is deflected for a corner. In the 35th minute Handel and Arcanjo came on in place of Tiago Silva and Santos, while Gosens came on for Parisi among the lilies. In the 42nd minute the equalizer arrived: following a free kick, Dodò was unmarked on the right side of the penalty area and crossed low into the middle. Varela dives to extend the trajectory and inadvertently adjusts the ball to Mandragora, who scores with his left foot into an empty net. In the 2nd minute of injury time Hendel collects the rebound of a cross and shoots: Adli sacrifices himself and saves the result.