DBasia.news – Fiorentina beat the Citadella 2-0 despite having to end the match with ten players on Wednesday (4/12) early morning Western Indonesian Time. Victory in the Coppa Italia match played at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, Florence took Fiorentina through to the next round.
Entertaining the second caste club at Artemio Franchi, Florence, Fiorentina can 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 the Citadella thanks to a goal by Marco Benassi who fired horizontally 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 Celar 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. 2-0 score lasted until the fight was over.