DBasia.news – In order to qualify for the top 16, Fiorentina successfully beat the Citadella 2-0 in the second Coppa Italia match. Furthermore, Fiorentina is ready to challenge Atalanta who has been waiting.
Hosting the second caste club at Artemio Franchi, Firenze, Tuesday local time (Wednesday), Fiorentina could still secure victory despite having to finish the game with 10 players.
Lorenzo Venuti was sent off in the 26th minute after tackling Zan Celar who had a clean chance in a counter-attack situation, according to the tournament’s official website.
When Venuti was sent off, Fiorentina was ahead of Citadella thanks to a goal by Marco Benassi who fired a flat kick into the visitors’ goal five minutes earlier.
The imbalance in the number of players trying to be used by Citadella and the Serie B club had the opportunity to equalize through Zan Cellar but goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano made a save, before then, Giuseppe Panico wasted a golden opportunity.
Despite appearing with 10 players, Fiorentina was not only able to maintain excellence but doubled it in the 52nd minute with Benassi’s second goal ending Rachid Ghezzal’s action. The 2-0 score lasted until the fight was over.
Genoa turned the position, Cremonese got rid of Empoli
Other Serie A clubs Genoa reversed their position to secure a 3-2 win over Serie B club Ascoli.
In a match played at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium without the presence of the crowd, Genoa found Ascoli a formidable opponent.
Andrea Pinamonti opened the advantage of the host utilizing bait from Filip Jagiello in the 14th minute, but Ascoli was able to turn the lead after halftime.
Giacomo Beretta equalized through his goal in the 48th minute, before an own goal by Domenico Criscito brought the visitors back into the lead in the 68th minute.
Criscito paid off his mistake four minutes later by breaking into the right goal to equalize. Genoa finally regained the lead in the 79th minute through Pinamonti’s second goal to ensure a step into the top 16.
In the next round, Genoa will meet another Serie A club, Torino.
In the battle between fellow Serie B clubs, Cremonese won a narrow 1-0 victory over Empoli. The only goal in the match was scored by Claiton Machado dos Santos.
Unfortunately, Cremonese faces a formidable challenge in the form of defending champions, Lazio, who are waiting in the top 16.