Chievo Verona vs Fiorentina, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Chievo Verona

38': Mariusz Stepinski
60': Sergio Pellissier (P)
89': Filip Djordjevic

FT
3 - 4

Fiorentina

4': Luis Muriel
26': Marco Benassi
59': Marco Benassi
79': Federico Chiesa
86': Federico Chiesa

Ten man Fiorentina win seven-goal thriller at Chievo

Federico Chiesa of ACF Fiorentina celebrates [1296x729]

Fiorentina scored twice with 10 men and saw their opponents miss a late penalty as they won 4-3 at Chievo on Sunday in a crazy Serie A match.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Mehdi Leris (Chievo).
3': Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Goal! Chievo 0, Fiorentina 1. Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
5': Foul by Luis Muriel (Fiorentina).
5': Nenad Tomovic (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Offside, Chievo. Luca Rossettini tries a through ball, but Sergio Pellissier is caught offside.
6': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
6': Luca Rossettini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Dangerous play by Christian Nørgaard (Fiorentina).
8': Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Luis Muriel.
11': Attempt missed. Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Pawel Jaroszynski with a cross.
11': Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Nenad Tomovic (Chievo).
11': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
11': Sergio Pellissier (Chievo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': David Hancko (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Luca Rossettini (Chievo).
14': Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sergio Pellissier.
16': Delay in match (Fiorentina). Video Review.
17': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Foul by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina).
19': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Fiorentina).
21': Foul by Sergio Pellissier (Chievo).
21': Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo).
24': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
24': Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt saved. Sergio Pellissier (Chievo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emanuele Giaccherini.
25': Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) is shown the yellow card.
26': Goal! Chievo 0, Fiorentina 2. Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
27': Stefano Sorrentino (Chievo) is shown the yellow card.
28': Delay in match Nenad Tomovic (Chievo) because of an injury.
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Substitution, Chievo. Bostjan Cesar replaces Nenad Tomovic because of an injury.
32': Fabio Depaoli (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina).
32': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo).
32': Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Fabio Depaoli (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
35': Attempt missed. Nicola Rigoni (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emanuele Giaccherini.
36': Foul by Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina).
36': Pawel Jaroszynski (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt blocked. Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli with a cross.
38': Goal! Chievo 1, Fiorentina 2. Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli with a cross.
39': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
39': Foul by Pawel Jaroszynski (Chievo).
39': Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Hand ball by Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo).
41': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Bostjan Cesar.
42': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
45': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
45': Attempt missed. David Hancko (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Fiorentina).
45'+1': Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
45'+6': First Half ends, Chievo 1, Fiorentina 2.
45': Second Half begins Chievo 1, Fiorentina 2.
45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gerson replaces Christian Nørgaard.
46': Attempt saved. Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Pellissier.
47': Foul by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina).
47': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Nicola Rigoni (Chievo).
47': Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Nicola Rigoni (Chievo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Delay in match Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina) because of an injury.
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Hand ball by Mehdi Leris (Chievo).
50': Foul by Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina).
50': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Nicola Rigoni (Chievo).
51': Gerson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
52': Attempt blocked. Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Pellissier.
52': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
53': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerson.
53': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Pawel Jaroszynski.
55': Foul by Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina).
55': Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Gerson.
56': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alban Lafont following a fast break.
56': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo).
56': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Delay in match Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) because of an injury.
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Foul by Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina).
58': Mehdi Leris (Chievo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Attempt blocked. Bostjan Cesar (Chievo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Rossettini with a headed pass.
59': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Leris (Chievo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
59': Penalty conceded by Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
59': Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) is shown the red card.
60': Goal! Chievo 2, Fiorentina 2. Sergio Pellissier (Chievo) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
61': Substitution, Fiorentina. Bryan Dabo replaces Giovanni Simeone.
62': Foul by Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina).
62': Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Foul by Nicola Rigoni (Chievo).
63': Vincent Laurini (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerson.
64': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo).
64': Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by Bostjan Cesar (Chievo).
66': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
67': Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina).
69': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gerson.
70': Substitution, Chievo. Federico Barba replaces Mehdi Leris.
71': Attempt missed. Nicola Rigoni (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
71': Delay in match Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina) because of an injury.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt saved. Fabio Depaoli (Chievo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Barba.
73': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
73': Attempt missed. Bostjan Cesar (Chievo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emanuele Giaccherini with a cross following a corner.
76': Attempt saved. Nicola Rigoni (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
77': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Vincent Laurini.
77': Attempt blocked. Sergio Pellissier (Chievo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuele Giaccherini with a cross.
77': Attempt missed. Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
78': Substitution, Chievo. Filip Djordjevic replaces Mariusz Stepinski.
78': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina).
78': Pawel Jaroszynski (Chievo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Goal! Chievo 2, Fiorentina 3. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Dabo with a through ball.
80': Substitution, Fiorentina. Federico Ceccherini replaces Vincent Laurini.
81': Attempt blocked. Gerson (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
81': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Luca Rossettini.
82': Luis Muriel (Fiorentina) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
83': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Vitor Hugo.
83': Penalty conceded by Gerson (Fiorentina) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
85': Penalty saved! Sergio Pellissier (Chievo) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
86': Goal! Chievo 2, Fiorentina 4. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerson following a fast break.
87': Offside, Chievo. Bostjan Cesar tries a through ball, but Sergio Pellissier is caught offside.
89': Goal! Chievo 3, Fiorentina 4. Filip Djordjevic (Chievo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli with a cross.
90': Bryan Dabo (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Pawel Jaroszynski (Chievo).
90'+2': Attempt missed. Fabio Depaoli (Chievo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Pawel Jaroszynski with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+3': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
90'+5': Foul by Nicola Rigoni (Chievo).
90'+5': Gerson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo).
90'+5': Gerson (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+7': Corner, Chievo. Conceded by Federico Ceccherini.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Chievo 3, Fiorentina 4.
90'+7': Match ends, Chievo 3, Fiorentina 4.

Statistics

FIO		CVO
20	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	1
49	Possession	51
14	SHOTS	22
5	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
260	Accurate Passes	262
368	Passes	363
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	11
10	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.4
71	Long Balls	71
30	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	5
6	Effective Tackles	4
11	Tackles	7
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	9
22	Effective Clearances	19
22	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 10,000

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	38	+54	87
2	Napoli	38	+22	76
3	AS Roma	38	+28	73
4	Como	38	+36	71

Full Table

Line-Ups

Chievo Verona (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
70	Stefano Sorrentino (GK)
15	Luca Rossettini
40	Nenad Tomovic
44	Pawel Jaroszynski
27	Fabio Depaoli
31	Sergio Pellissier
4	Nicola Rigoni
17	Emanuele Giaccherini
56	Perparim Hetemaj
11	Mehdi Léris
9	Mariusz Stepinski

Chievo Verona Substitutes:

Sergej Grubac, Filip Djordjevic, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Nicolas Frey, Bostjan Cesar, Emanuel Vignato, Elia Caprile, Federico Barba, Mauro Burruchaga, Riccardo Meggiorini, Adrian Semper, Manuel Pucciarelli.

Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alban Lafont (GK)
31	Vitor Hugo
20	Germán Pezzella
16	Dávid Hancko
2	Vincent Laurini
17	Jordan Veretout
6	Christian Nørgaard
24	Marco Benassi
9	Giovanni Simeone
29	Luis Muriel
25	Federico Chiesa

Fiorentina Substitutes:

Bryan Dabo, Gerson, Valentin Eysseric, Federico Brancolini, Cyril Thereau, Pietro Terracciano, Marko Pjaca, Kevin Mirallas, Kevin Diks, Federico Ceccherini.

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