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Iachini praises Fiorentina reaction to red card

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Beppe Iachini has expressed his satisfaction with the way his Fiorentina side reacted to going down to ten men against AC Milan on Saturday night, claiming that his team would have been worthy winners had they managed to complete a thrilling comeback.

“The most important thing is that the team always tackles adversity with our heads up and our chests out and always tries to get the win,” he said. “That’s our objective as a team, home and away. We always want to get the three points. The lads tried for that right until the end and that’s what I ask from them, even when we’re a man down. In terms of the clear chances, I think we would have deserved to win more than our opponents.”

Iachini went on to pinpoint a few areas where the team needs to improve.
“We weren’t troubled much at all and we didn’t give them many chances,” he said. “As I’ve said before, we need to improve the way we bring the ball out and our passing game, because often we make a mistake when we’re coming out from defence and that prevents us from getting up the pitch and building. That said, we had several chances in the first half.
“We started well after the break but sadly we conceded an unlucky goal – there was a half shout for a foul on [Gaetano] Castrovilli in the build-up. We need to be more focused but it was a bit of bad luck and that happens in football. Having said that, the team didn’t give up – that’s the spirit I want to see from the lads.”
Fiorentina have found things tough at the Franchi in some games this season, but Iachini stressed that his team are progressing well from a psychological perspective too.
“We need to keep working on the mental side of things because at times we don’t play directly enough and sometimes pass backwards,” he said. “Those are things we need to keep working on to ensure we keep progressing. We misplaced a few easy passes today but that’s something we’ll work on in training.”

Published: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 11:47:00 +0100

Source: Fiorentina Official website en.violachannel.tv

Milenkovic: “We showed character and personality”

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Nikola Milenkovic credited Fiorentina’s character and personality for helping the team battle back from a goal and a man down to secure a 1-1 draw with AC Milan at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Saturday night.

“As I’ve said before, this team needs to realise how good it is and how much character and personality we have,” he said. “We went down to ten men against a very good side in AC Milan but we didn’t drop deep, we went out to try to score and draw level. We managed that and then we had chances to make it 2-1 late on.”

Milenkovic went on to acknowledge the defensive improvement of the Viola since the arrival of Beppe Iachini.
“We’ve really progressed defensively,” he said. “We’re compact and organised and I think you can see that. We don’t give our opponents many chances and that stems from our work on the training pitch. We need to keep it up and focusing on keeping it tight and scoring goals in order to win games.”
The young Serb has subjected to a gruelling exam at the hands of Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Saturday night.
“He’s a great player,” he said. “There’s no point in me praising him because we all know what a great player and person he is. It was really tough but we held firm today and I think we deserved the point.”
Last but certainly not least, Milenkovic had warm words for the Viola faithful.
“The fans spurred us on and showed great support when we went down to ten men,” he said. “They were fantastic tonight, as they always are. They really help the team during the tough moments. We need them – thanks to them.”

Published: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 12:05:00 +0100

Source: Fiorentina Official website en.violachannel.tv

EMERGENZA CORONAVIRUS: RINVIATE QUATTRO GARE DI SERIE A TIM

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Posted: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:20:22 +0100

A seguito delle decisioni assunte dal Consiglio dei Ministri in merito alle manifestazioni sportive in programma oggi, domenica 23 febbraio 2020, nelle Regioni Lombardia, Piemonte e Veneto, il Presidente della Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A dispone il rinvio a data da destinarsi delle seguenti gare del Campionato di Serie A TIM e del Campionato Primavera 1 TIM:

SERIE A TIM
ATALANTA – SASSUOLO
HELLAS VERONA – CAGLIARI
INTER – SAMPDORIA

TORINO – PARMA

PRIMAVERA 1 TIM
ATALANTA – LAZIO
CHIEVOVERONA – FIORENTINA

CU n. 186 e CU n. 187

LA LAZIO TIENE IL PASSO DELLA CAPOLISTA VINCENDO A MARASSI

Serie A Notizie - Calcio

Posted: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 14:50:26 +0100

Al termine di una gara bella e combattuta fino all'ultimo secondo la Lazio vince 3 – 2 a Marassi contro il Genoa. La formazione di Inzaghi resta così a un punto di distanza dalla Juventus, aumentando fiducia e morale in vista del rush finale di una Serie A TIM combattuta come mai nel recente passato per la lotta al titolo. La Lazio passa subito in vantaggio al 2' con una rete di Marusic, ancora schierato titolare al posto di Lazzari, mentre dalla corsia opposta, stante l'infortunio di Lulic, è ormai Jony il padrone della fascia. Il primo tempo non registra altri gol, ma ospiti vicini al raddoppio con Caicedo fermato da Perin e padroni di casa prossimi al gol col palo che nega la gioia a Favilli. Nella ripresa il solito Immobile entra nel tabellino marcatori col suo ventisettesimo gol in campionato al 51'. Passano 6' e Cassata, con un gran tiro di prima dal limite dell'area manda la palla all'incrocio e riapre la partita. L'ingresso di Pandev carica i rossoblù, ma arriva al 71' la splendida punizione dal limite di Cataldi che riporta gli ospiti avanti di due gol. Nel finale il rigore trasformato dallo specialista Criscito all'89' alimenta le speranze del Genoa di acciuffare il pareggio, ma finisce 2 – 3 e Inzaghi raccoglie la quarta vittoria nelle ultime cinque gare, candidandosi senza più timori per la volata scudetto.

Clicca QUI per il match report della partita.

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