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   34% Ball Possession CATANIA and 66% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
                       Catania 0 – 3 Fiorentina

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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Catania, 20th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -24
Fiorentina, 4th position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +17

Great news for Fiorentina seeing the debut of forward Alessandro Matri not only scoring  two goals, but also an assist.  It’s a dream debut and Fiorentina keeping the race towards the top 3 position while Catania succumbing deeper in the relegation zone winning only 3 games this season.  Fiorentina are only 3 points behind Napoli.

Fiorentina opening the score in the 25th minute with midfielder Matias Fernandez defeating Catania goalkeeper Alberto Frison with  a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.  The joy for the fans seeing also new Fiorentina player Alessandro Matri providing the assist.
 
The special moment arrives in the 28th minute.  It is Alessandro Matri this time scoring the goal with a right footed shot defeating Catania goalkeeper Frison in the center.  The assist this time is by defender Manuel Pasqual.
 
Inspiration at its best for Matri!   In the 41st minute, Matri scoring the third goal of the match and the party is on.

Here is CATANIA official starting lineup by coach Maran:

CATANIA (4-3-3): 1 Frison; 5 Rolin, 3 Spolli, 14 Bellusci, 34
Biraghi; 13 Izco, 15 Rinaudo, 8 Plasil; 28 Barrientos, 9 Bergessio, 18
Castro.

Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:

FIORENTINA (4-3-3): 1 Neto; 40 Tomovic, 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez, 15
Savic, 23 Pasqual; 14 Fernandez, 7 Pizarro, 20 Borja Valero; 11
Cuadrado, 32 Matri, 66 Vargas.

Disciplinary Situation: 2 suspended players for CATANIA: Lodi (1), Peruzzi (1)
No suspended player FIORENTINA

Stats AFTER the game.  Top scorer CATANIA: Forward Pablo Barrientos and Lucas Castro with 3 goals each
Top scorer FIORENTINA:  Forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of CATANIA: 1 win, 2 lost

Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA:  2 wins, 1 draw

Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, CATANIA vs FIORENTINA, Sunday 19 January 2014, Angelo Massimino Stadium, Catania, Italy,
Serie A Week 20

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Serie A Week 20 – Twentieth Round

Catania 0 – 3 Fiorentina
Sunday 19 January 2014
Angelo Massimino Stadium
Catania, Italy

15:00

Referee: Banti di Livorno
Assistants: Costanzo-Passeri
Fourth Official: Marrazzo
Add1: Mazzoleni
Add2: Celi
 

Attendance: 15,182

Goals: 25′ Matias Fernandez, 
28′ Alessandro Matri,  41′ Alessandro Matri

Official formations – lineups:  

CATANIA (4-3-3):
Frison; Rolin (45′ Leto), Bellusci, Spolli, Biraghi; Izco,
F.Rinaudo (dal 33’ s.t. Guarente), Plasil; Barrientos, Bergessio, Castro
(72′ Keko).

Subs not used: (Andujar, Ficara, Monzon, Legrottaglie, Capuano,
Gyomber, Boateng, Maxi Lopez, Petkovic).

Coach: Maran.

FIORENTINA (4-3-3):
Neto; Tomovic (45′ Roncaglia), G.Rodriguez, Savic, Pasqual;
M.Fernandez, Pizarro, B.Valero (72′ Ambrosini); Cuadrado, Matri
(45′ Matos), Vargas.

Subs not used: (Rosati, Compper, Vecino, Iakovenko,
Aquilani, Rebic, Wolski, Ilicic).

Coach.: Vincenzo Montella.

Serie A Week 20 – Twentieth Round Catania 0 – 3 Fiorentina Sunday 19 January 2014 Angelo Massimino Stadium Catania, Italy 15:00 Referee: Banti di Livorno
Catania	Match Stats	Fiorentina
0	Goals	3
9(3)	Shots (on goal)	12(4)
16	Fouls	9
3	Corner kicks	3
4	Offsides	1
34%	Ball Possession	66%
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Saves	3

What do you think of the result?  Agree? Disagree?  Best and worst player?

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