Fiorentina forces Juventus to yet another draw

The match between Juventus and Fiorentina ends 2-2. Emotions and entertainment in the 6pm match at the Stadium, where the Bianconeri were unable to win after taking the lead twice: eleventh equal of the season, in the next round there will be the derby with Torino. First, however, the Bianconeri will challenge Milan in the semi-final of the Italian Super Cup. The Viola are back to scoring points after two consecutive defeats, and the big match with Napoli is on the horizon. Two surprise moves in the initial lineups, practically one for each side: Motta chooses Mbangula in place of Yildiz, Palladino sends Ranieri onto the field on the left given that Gosens has trained little due to gastroenteritis.

The first opportunity comes from the right with Conceicao, but Vlahovic is unable to find the decisive header. Immediately after the race director, Maurizio Mariani of the Aprilia section, interrupts the match for a few minutes due to discriminatory chants directed towards the Serbian by his former fans. The first goal came in the 20th minute when Thuram was able to exploit a lack of attention from the Viola defence: it was complicated for De Gea to intercept the low shot at the near post. As the minutes passed, Fiorentina found the key to putting the Bianconeri in difficulty, it was Kean who came up with the equalizer on Adli’s perfect cross.

Two opportunities for the hosts at the end of the first half: Vlahovic was blocked by the Viola goalkeeper, Locatelli came close to the post with a violent shot from distance. In the second half the Bianconeri started off on the right foot and after just three minutes Thuram brought his team back ahead: Koopmeiners’ intuition for the Frenchman who beat De Gea from inside the area for the second time. Yildiz and Gatti missed two chances for a possible 3-1, in the end Fiorentina, three minutes from the end, equalized the score with Sottil, able to exploit a lack of attention from the home defense.