“Cher Ndour broke the deadlock against the run of play, latching onto Manor Solomon's assist to give Fiorentina a shock lead despite Juventus having already threatened through Vlahovic and Conceicao.”
Pivotal“Rolando Mandragora, introduced as a substitute, delivered the decisive blow — firing home Fiorentina's second goal with just seven minutes remaining to end Juventus' hopes of a comeback despite their numerical advantage.”
Pivotal
Juventus
Fiorentina
Fiorentina produced a disciplined, counter-punching masterclass at the Juventus Stadium, absorbing enormous pressure and repeatedly stinging their hosts on the break. Juventus dominated virtually every statistical category — 58% possession, 26 shots, 75 dangerous attacks — yet Fiorentina's goalkeeper produced nine saves to keep the Bianconeri at bay while his side struck twice from just ten attempts. Cher Ndour's 34th-minute opener, assisted by Manor Solomon from a swift counter, set the tone for a match in which Palladino's side were ruthlessly economical. Luca Ranieri's red card in the 73rd minute looked like it might hand Juventus the lifeline they needed, but Rolando Mandragora — himself a substitute — punished a stretched Juventus defence seven minutes from time to kill the contest and hand Fiorentina a famous away win that will have significant implications in the season's final standings.
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Fabio Miretti takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Edon Zhegrova's left-footed shot is blocked.
Fabio Miretti replaces Kenan Yildiz.
Dusan Vlahovic attempts a header but misses the target.
Dusan Vlahovic attempts a header but misses the target.
Kenan Yildiz takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Rolando MandragoraRolando Mandragora scores with a left-footed shot.
Jack Harrison receives a yellow card.
Rolando Mandragora scores with a left-footed shot.
Kenan Yildiz takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Federico Gatti comes on for Lloyd Kelly.
Luis Francisco Balbo Vieira comes on for Robin Gosens.
Dusan Vlahovic scores with a left-footed shot.
Edon Zhegrova's left-footed shot is blocked.
Kephren Thuram-Ulien comes on for Andrea Cambiaso.
Goal! Dusan Vlahovic scores, making it 1-1.
Edon Zhegrova comes on for Francisco Conceicao.
Gleison Bremer Silva Nascimento's header is saved.
Pietro Comuzzo replaces Luca Ranieri.
Rolando Mandragora comes on for Marco Brescianini.
Albert Gudmundsson replaces Nicolo Fagioli.
Manuel Locatelli attempts a header but misses the shot.
Francisco Conceicao takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Weston McKennie's right-footed shot is saved.
Andrea Cambiaso takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jeremie Boga takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Dusan Vlahovic takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Manor Solomon takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Manor Solomon takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kenan Yildiz takes a header, but it misses the target.
Gleison Bremer Silva Nascimento attempts a header but misses the shot.
Jeremie Boga takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jeremie Boga comes on for Teun Koopmeiners.
The first half ends with a score of 0-1.
Nicolo Fagioli takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jack Harrison takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
BremerYellow CardGleison Bremer Silva Nascimento receives a yellow card.
Manor Solomon takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Gleison Bremer Silva Nascimento attempts a header but misses the shot.
Kenan Yildiz takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Manuel Locatelli takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Cher NdourCher Ndour scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Manor Solomon
Goal! Cher Ndour scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Manor Solomon.
Jack Harrison replaces Fabiano Parisi.
Francisco Conceicao's left-footed shot is blocked.
Dusan Vlahovic takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Marin PongracicYellow CardMarin Pongracic receives a yellow card.
Dusan Vlahovic takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Roberto Piccoli takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Manuel Locatelli's right-footed shot is saved.
Francisco Conceicao's left-footed shot is blocked.
Robin Gosens has a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Outstanding performance
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