2-1: Jovic guides Fiorentina into the semifinals and Amrabat blows the whistle

A headed goal from ex-madridista Luka Jovic knocked out Torino (2-1) guided Fiorentina to the semifinals of the Coppa Italia. The rival of the ‘viola’ will appear in tonight’s clash between Roma and Cremonese.

Jovic is starting to look like a striker in an Eintracht Frankfurt shirt, a version neither Real Madrid nor Florence knew until less than a month ago. A few weeks in which he gradually regained the favor of his fans and, above all, of his coach, Vincenzo Italiano, with quality performances rewarded by this goal in an important match.

And it is for these types of occasions that ‘Fiore’ has taken the services of the Serbian, a player they trust to create chances on his own in difficult moments and in closed matches.

Amrabat, whistled

More than this game, in which he emerged as Fiorentina’s most important figure along with the Argentine Nico González, because the Moroccan Sofyan Amrabat was not in the eleven after his attempt to sign for Barcelona.

In the closing stages of the game, after an even first half in which the ‘Bulls’ started to fear but where the locals controlled the ball, Jovic powered out of the area to finish a lateral cross with a powerful header and adjust to have fun. the public at the Artemio Franchi stadium, who gave the Serbian a standing ovation when he was replaced by Amrabat, whose entrance to the field was less than calm, overshadowed by boos from part of the stands.

With the former Real Madrid player’s eighth goal of the season, Torino reacted with Paraguayan Toni Sanabria at the helm, who minutes from the end got the clearest of the second period to tie the contest but collided with the Italian goalkeeper who Pietro Terracciano.

Ikoné sentence at the end

But with the granota team focusing on the attack, the second came from ‘Fiore’, led by Frenchman Jonathan Ikoné, who took advantage of the struggle of his Brazilian teammate Cabral at the back to save a loose ball in front and shoot the Serbian. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic in what seems to be a sentence.

However, Torino pressed and at the discount they covered the gap with a goal from the Ivorian Yann Karamoh, shaking the last three additional minutes in which the ‘Fiore’ lowered the tide and survived the storm of the visitors.

Fiorentina avenged the match played just over two weeks ago in Serie A (0-1 for Torino) and reached the semifinals of the Coppa Italia for the second time in a row. Last season they lost to Juventus.