Djuric's third consecutive goal launched Monza in the first half, but Fiorentina won 2-1 in a comeback at the Franchi.
The Viola came on the wings of enthusiasm five days after reaching the Conference League final. Monza, however, was undaunted and took the lead in the 9th minute. Dany Mota starts from the right and brushes a soft cross, which Djuric nets at the second post. Third consecutive goal, ninth in the league for the Bosnian striker, once again with a great header. Fiorentina takes the blow, while the Biancorossi continue to make themselves dangerous by playing beautiful soccer. In the 21st minute, a long Brianza action ends with Kyriakopoulos' shot, which grazes the goal. Fiorentina tries to react with a throw-in that in the 28th minute fishes Nzola vertically, but the striker stretches the ball too far after avoiding Di Gregorio on the way out. The Franchi pushed the Viola, who in the 32nd minute equalized with a header from Nico Gonzalez, who was ready to score on Barak's cross from the right. Monza immediately responded with a dangerous action in the 36th minute, with Zerbin stopped at the moment of the shot.
The match flared up, with Fiorentina taking off immediately with a blaze from the unleashed Nico Gonzalez: Di Gregorio was ready on the left-footed shot by the purple number 10. Before halftime Fiorentina made itself dangerous with Martinez Quarta's close-range header, which sent high in the 46th minute. At the start of the second half there is Caldirola for Kyriakopoulos in the red and white. Fiorentina tries to accelerate in the second half, and in the 62nd minute Mandragora packs a stop with a volley to follow on which there is the usual super Di Gregorio to clear. Palladino plays a double change in the 64th minute, inserting Akpa Akpro and Pedro Pereira. In the 73rd minute another red and white substitution, but for the injury of Pablo Marí, who gives way to D'Ambrosio.
Monza had to grit its teeth; Fiorentina attacked and in the 78th minute found 2-1 with Arthur, who advanced, took aim and unloaded a great right-footed shot into the corner. Monza does not give up as usual and immediately builds a goal-ball with Colpani, who is very good at lobbing past an opponent and kicking, but the violets somehow save themselves. It is the last play of the number 28, who gives way to Valentin Carboni in the 82nd minute.The red-and-whites also tried valiantly in the four minutes of recovery. In the 91st minute Pessina's header came close to making it 2-2 on Pedro Pereira's cross from the right.
Fiorentina wins 2-1. In the next round, Palladino's team will host Frosinone on Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. at the U-Power Stadium in the last home match of the season.
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