Fiorentina chop ein place for inside de UEFA Conference League group stage for de fourth consecutive season afta dem show some dramatic 3-2 comeback win ova FC Polissya Zhytomyr for Mapei Stadium for Reggio Emilia on Thursday. Dem dey carry 3-0 advantage from de first leg for Slovakia, Stefano Pioli ein side enter de return play-off wit confidence, but de Ukrainians make life hard give dem for Italy.
Polissya strike twice inside de opening quarter of an hour. Oleksandr Nazarenko take advantage of defensive misunderstanding between David De Gea and Pietro Comuzzo den open de scoring for de third minute, before Oleksandr Andriyevskiy double de advantage wit ein stunning left-footed volley from de edge of de box for 13 minutes. De Viola see say dem chop dem aggregate cushion cut to single goal den dem dey forced on to de back foot.
Fiorentina struggle to find dem rhythm for de first half, dem manage just one effort wey dey notable when Jacopo Fazzini ein long-range attempt wey goalkeeper Oleg Kudryk hold am comfortably. De break arrive wit de hosts 2-0 down for de night den dem dey hang on to narrow aggregate lead.
Pioli react decisively for half time, ein introduce Albert Gudmundsson and Robin Gosens make dem inject attacking thrust. De changes immediately improve Fiorentina ein tempo, wit Gudmundsson and Gosens combine well for wide areas. Fazzini come closest to reduce de deficit, ein embark on dazzling run from inside ein own half before ein strike de post.
Persistence pay off for de 78th minute. Gosens surge down de left flank den ein cross for Dodo, wey ein volley home through Kudryk ein legs make e be 2-1. Seven minutes later, substitute Luca Ranieri equalise from close range afta Gosens flick on Gudmundsson ein corner, wit de German full-back again instrumental by providing ein second assist.
Key Moments
- Early goals from Polissya shock Fiorentina.
- Pioli's half-time substitutions change de game.
- Gosens provides two crucial assists.
- Fiorentina secure Conference League spot wit comeback win.