a tornado onEuropa League. Napoli sponge Wolfsburg with a roar 1-4, a real mortgage on the semi-final as well as a candidacy for winning the trophy. Well there too Fiorentina, exit from Kiev with a very precious 1-1 which puts the road downhill towards qualification.
Italian football can therefore celebrate a very satisfying week of cups, in which it surpassed the third of the French Ligue 1 (Monaco) and the second of the German Bundesliga (Wolfsburg). And Fiorentina's equal shouldn't be deceived: the Viola, despite having only scored in added time, would have deserved much more.
The cover belongs by right to Napoli, author of a real feat. Winning in Wolfsburg wasn't easy (Inter know something about it), winning big wasn't even contemplated. Instead, the Azzurri offered an amazing performance, in which all the qualities of a discontinuous but highly valuable squad came out. On the shields Higuain and Hamsik, for one evening back champions as in the past. Pipita unlocked the match with an author's goal (15'), on which however, to tell the truth, there was a check with the arm, the Slovak, in addition to a "total" match, made a devastating brace (23' and 64'). Gabbiadini stamped poker, proving once again that he is a player for big stages (77'), before the former Juventus player Bendtner scored the flag goal (80').
“The boys played a spectacular match – commented Benitez. – They have shown quality, desire and unity with each other. My future? I haven't decided anything yet, I must first understand what the objectives and investments will be. The president has done a great job so far, but now we have to increase our ambitions ”. The message is clear: without reinforcements from the Scudetto, Rafa will say goodbye. Maybe with an extra cup on the showcase, just to leave a good memory…
Less pyrotechnic evening, but still positive, for the Fiorentina of Montella. Which in Kiev seriously risked losing the third consecutive game, before that Babacar put everything back. The Viola's first half was incredible: several times they were close to taking the lead, they ended up conceding a goal from the Ukrainians (Lens in the 36th minute). Who then pulled back the center of gravity, in an attempt to manage a result that would have greatly complicated Montella's plans. But the coach himself, with a quarter of an hour to go, got the right move right: off a disastrous Mario Gomez (he looks like a farewell at the end of the season), on Babacar. And in the 92nd minute, just one minute from the end, the Senegalese repaid him with a terrific bicycle kick that earned him a draw. Next Thursday, at the San Paolo and at the Franchi, the return matches: to continue the road towards Warsaw, much less impervious since yesterday.
