Far from the level they showed last season and reduced by playing in the Conference League every weekday, Fiorentina could not overcome a draw in their visit to Lecce (1-1) and went on three consecutive Serie A games without won In addition, Luka Jovic failed again even though he retired soon injured.
Jovic, the latest addition to La Fiore, a player called to raise the competitive ceiling of the Tuscan team from Real Madrid, had to be replaced in the 7th minute due to back discomfort. At least, that’s what he explained to his coach, Vicenzo Italiano, when he came to the bench.
La Fiore went through a bad season, thirteenth with just ten points from ten games, and Lecce took the opportunity to add a new tie that leaves them three points above relegation.
VAR canceled an away goal
The match began and, despite an early setback due to Jovic’s injury, the Viola team scored through his substitute, the Brazilian Arthur Cabral. Something that, in the end, through VAR, did not go up on the scoreboard for offside.
Lecce woke up in front of his public and just after the invalidated action of Fiore he opened the scoring in the 43rd minute with a goal from the Gambian Assan Ceesay, a joy that did not last long for the locals, including the Frenchman Samuel. Umtiti settled in the middle from behind
The flower draws
As soon as the second half started, La Fiore leveled the match thanks to a header from Ivorian Cristian Kouame in the 48th minute from a measured pass by Cabral, who was very active throughout the match.
The match was kept in the game and on the scoreboard despite the strength of an Italian who saw how his team could not easily prevail against any rival and struggled to score. La Fiore remains thirteenth, while Lecce gradually abandoned the relegation places held by Verona (18th), Cremonese (19th) and Sampdoria (20th).
Source: La Verdad
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