Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, February 17, 2019
Fiorentina DWWDD 4
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SPAL LDWDL 1
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FIO134
SPA101
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Match Report

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VAR decision stuns SPAL as Fiorentina secure big victory

A controversial decision from a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review proved crucial as Fiorentina overcame SPAL 4-1 in Serie A on Sunday at the Stad

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
3
47.1
Possession
52.9
23
SHOTS
10
8
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
259
Accurate Passes
299
332
Passes
381
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
19
0.4
Cross %
0.1
36
Long Balls
49
14
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
21
19
Clearances
21

Head to Head

FIO leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

SPA · 3-5-2

  1. 2Emiliano VivianoG
  2. 27FelipeCD
  3. 14Kevin BonifaziCD-L
  4. 4Thiago CionekCD-R
  5. 19Jasmin KurticCM-L
  6. 8Mattia ValotiCM-R
  7. 16Mirko ValdifioriAM
  8. 93Mohamed FaresLM
  9. 29Manuel LazzariRM
  10. 7Mirco AntenucciCF-L
  11. 37Andrea PetagnaCF-R

FIO · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alban LafontG
  2. 31Vitor HugoCD-L
  3. 4Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 3Cristiano BiraghiLB
  5. 5Federico CeccheriniRB
  6. 17Jordan VeretoutCM
  7. 26Edimilson FernandesLM
  8. 24Marco BenassiRM
  9. 29Luis MurielF
  10. 8GersonLF
  11. 25Federico ChiesaRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Substitution, SPAL. Alessandro Murgia replaces Manuel Lazzari because of an injury.
  3. 25' Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 35' Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 36' Goal! SPAL 1, Fiorentina 0. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  6. 39' Mohamed Fares (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 41' Thiago Cionek (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 44' Goal! SPAL 1, Fiorentina 1. Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
  9. 45' Substitution, Fiorentina. Vincent Laurini replaces Federico Ceccherini.
  10. 45' Substitution, SPAL. Pasquale Schiattarella replaces Mirko Valdifiori.
  11. 55' Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 72' Substitution, Fiorentina. Giovanni Simeone replaces Marco Benassi.
  13. 77' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  14. 78' Pasquale Schiattarella (SPAL) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 79' Goal! SPAL 1, Fiorentina 2. Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  16. 80' Goal! SPAL 1, Fiorentina 3. Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout following a fast break.
  17. 82' Substitution, Fiorentina. Bryan Dabo replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
  18. 86' Substitution, SPAL. Sergio Floccari replaces Felipe.
  19. 88' Goal! SPAL 1, Fiorentina 4. Gerson (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

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