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😮 Juve meltdown: Fiorentina win, Champions League hopes ❌, boos 😨
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- 😮 Juve meltdown: Fiorentina win, Champions League hopes ❌, boos 😨
😮 Juve meltdown: Fiorentina win, Champions League hopes ❌, boos 😨
A full-blown psychodrama: Juve ntus lose a terribly played match that saw Fiorentina deservedly prevail at the Allianz Stadium. A 2-0 scoreline shaped by Ndour's goal in the first half and Mandragora 's incredible masterpiece in the second period.
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Juventus, jeered off by the deafening whistles of the Allianz Stadium crowd, are now sensationally out of the top four with 90 minutes left in the season. Their rivals all won, in fact, and the Bianconeri are two points behind Milan and Roma and level with Como .
For Fiorentina, it was a great display of pride against their historic rivals.
😮 Mandragora MASTERPIECE: Juve in the abyss
Juventus are in the abyss: third straight goal for former player Rolando Mandragora, who controls the ball and buries it into the top corner with his left foot. A masterpiece from the former Udinese man, with Juventus experiencing a psychodrama: the Bianconeri are sixth.
❌ Vlahovic tap-in: goal ruled out for offside!
In the 69th minute Juventus haul themselves back into the game: the ball falls to Zhegrova 's left foot and he strikes it with the inside of the boot, but it takes a deflection. The ball then drops to Vlahovic, who taps in with his left foot.
After a long VAR check and an OFR, Massa disallows the goal because Pongracic's touch was judged not to be a deliberate play, but a deflection.
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🧱 De Gea to the rescue: Juve pressure!
Juventus are the only side trailing in the Champions League race and are currently sixth! In the 57th minute, a counterattack led by Yildiz finds Conceição, who drills a right-footed shot toward the near post, but De Gea is alert.
🟨 Bremer blow: misses the Derby, HORROR statistic
Juventus are struggling and Bremer pays the price: the Brazilian commits a foul on Piccoli and picks up a hugely costly yellow card. He was one booking away from suspension and will miss the Derby against former club Torino .
Juventus once again conceded from the first shot on target, and it's a horror statistic as highlighted by Opta.
In 46% of cases, the Bianconeri have conceded from the first shot.
😨 Gre mistake, Viola ahead
Right after the shock, Fiorentina move in front. Solomon orchestrates the attacking move and sets up Ndour, who controls and beats Di Gregorio under his arms.
Another mistake from the Juve goalkeeper, who was jeered by the Bianconeri fans.
❌ Parisi KO, nasty injury
In the 30th minute, a huge blow for Fiorentina: Parisi is injured in a collision with Kelly, with his leg getting stuck in the turf. A probable knee problem for the Irpinia full-back, who was distraught immediately and asked to be substituted. After receiving treatment, the medical staff carried him off on a stretcher to applause from the Stadium crowd.
😨 Vlahovic MISSES A SITTER
In the 19th minute, a huge chance for Juventus: Ndour gets the back-pass wrong and Vlahovic, pouncing on the ball, wastes the chance in front of De Gea. A massive opportunity for the Bianconeri, who started a little tense.
🗣️ Words from Paratici and Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini spoke to DAZN before the clash between Juventus and Fiorentina.
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"We need to steer the match in the right direction: there's been a bit of avoidable confusion during the week, but we're all ready and we need to focus on this game and take it one step at a time. Vlahovic? His importance is obvious and in Italy he has always done well. The hope is that it won't be his last match at the Stadium, but we'll see in the coming weeks. When will we know? Right now what matters is finishing in the top four, then there will be time for everything. Dusan has always trained as if he had 10 years left on his contract."
Fabio Paratici, Fiorentina's sporting director, also spoke to DAZN.
"Coming back here is always emotional, it's the first time and it's something new. I was here for eleven years, I shared this journey with incredible people and seeing them again today gives me great pleasure. As for the future, we're always thinking about it; there's nothing different compared to two months ago. We're all focused on Fiorentina to build a project that can lead to a different kind of season from this year's."
✅ Official lineups
JUVENTUS (4-3-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu , Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso ; Locatelli , Koopmeiners ; Conceicao, McKennie , Yildiz; Vlahovic.
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FIORENTINA (4-3-3): De Gea; Dodò, Pongracic, Ranieri , Gosens ; Ndour, Fagioli , Brescianini ; Parisi, Piccoli, Solomon.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
