Second-half targets from ahead Nicolas Gonzalez and striker Luka Jovic earned Fiorentina a 2-1 dwelling win over AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday, breaking the reigning champions’ profitable streak of 4 video games.
Milan, who journey to Tottenham Hotspur for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 conflict on Wednesday, had not beforehand misplaced a sport in all competitions since their 1-0 defeat at Inter Milan on Feb. 5.
They stay fourth within the standings on 47 factors, degree with third-placed Inter Milan, who host Lecce on Sunday.
Fiorentina, who on Monday ended their close to two-month anticipate a Serie A win with a 3-0 victory at Hellas Verona, are twelfth on 31 factors.
They achieved back-to-back Serie A wins with out conceding for the primary time since January 2020.
“We’ve kicked a lot in many games, but never with that desire we had tonight,” coach Vincenzo Italiano instructed Sky Italia.
“In the last five games we’ve shown that (our) forwards know how to score goals and we’re happy.”
Fiorentina may have taken the lead within the thirteenth minute with a free kick by midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura, however his try from the sting of the field was well-anticipated by Milan keeper Mike Maignan.
Bonaventura was near giving Fiorentina the lead once more within the twenty sixth however his low close-range effort was cleared off the road by Milan defender Fikayo Tomori.
Milan had their first objective try after the half-hour mark when Olivier Giroud picked up a lofted go contained in the field to fireside in a first-time shot however Fiorentina keeper Pietro Terracciano made the save.
Fiorentina had extra possession and photographs within the first half however did not discover a approach by.
Following the break, nevertheless, they had been awarded a penalty when Tomori fouled ahead Jonathan Ikone, and Gonzalez despatched the Milan goalkeeper the fallacious approach.
Milan had an opportunity to reply earlier than the hour mark by captain Theo Hernandez, who latched on to a protracted ball from Pierre Kalulu earlier than placing from contained in the field, however he was denied by Terracciano.
Instead, Fiorentina doubled their lead three minutes from time by a close-range diving header by Jovic, who was superbly arrange within the field by defender Dodo.
Hernandez pulled one again for Milan in stoppage time, sending a surprising shot into the roof of the online, however Stefano Pioli’s males lacked time to search for an equaliser.
Fiorentina, who received solely three of their earlier 16 Serie A house video games in opposition to Milan, host Turkey’s Sivasspor within the Europa Conference League on Thursday. They then journey to Cremonese within the league on March 12.
Following their midweek journey to London, Milan host Salernitana on March 13.
This story has been revealed from a wire company feed with out modifications to the textual content.
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