Fiorentina overcomes Hellas Verona 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

FIRENZE. Fiorentina conquers Hellas Verona with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Ikone (13') and a goal from N. Gonzalez (90').

David Brown

September 19, 2022

FIRENZE. Fiorentina tops Hellas Verona with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Ikone (13′) and a goal from N. Gonzalez (90′). Hellas Verona lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

C. Biraghi didn’t convert a penalty (26′) for Fiorentina.

The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Rapuano who had the assistance of Daniele Marchi and Pasquale Capaldo. The 4th official was Matteo Marcenaro. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.

Match Statistics

Fiorentina

2 - 0

Hellas Verona

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

15 Total 9
9 On Target 2
6 Off Target 7
2 Shots blocked 0

94 Attack 109
41 Dangerous attack 49
96 Ball safe 98

1 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

18 Total 17
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Hellas Verona was in firm control of the ball 56% while Fiorentina was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hellas Verona had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Fiorentina found a way to find the solution to win this contest.

Fiorentina shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hellas Verona shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Fiorentina received 4 yellow cards (R. Mandragora, S. Amrabat, G. Bonaventura and A. Barak). On the other side, Hellas Verona received 4 yellow cards (D. Coppola, T. Henry, I. Hien and K. Gunter).

Match Timeline

Jonathan Ikoné(goal)L. Venuti

13'

Rolando Mandragora- Yellow

22'

26'

Diego Coppola- Yellow

Cristiano Biraghi - missed penalty

26'

32'

34'

Thomas Henry- Yellow

46'

P. Dawidowicz- sub ->D. Coppola

46'

Giacomo Bonaventura- sub ->S. Amrabat

50'

54'

55'

Giacomo Bonaventura- Yellow

58'

60'

65'

Nicolás González- sub ->J. Ikone

66'

70'

Antonín Barák- Yellow

74'

76'

79'

Alfred Duncan- sub ->A. Barak

79'

Nicolás González(goal)R. Mandragora

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Fiorentina will have 9 points like Sassuolo to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Hellas Verona will stay with 5 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will play away with Atalanta on the 2nd of October with a 18-7 head to head in favor of Fiorentina (10 draws).

Hellas Verona will play away agasint Salernitana on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina

Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy

7.1

Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy

7.4

Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina

8.0

Luca Ranieri 16.Italy

6.6

Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy

7.4

Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic

6.2

79'

74'

Sofyan Amrabat 34.Morocco

6.2

50'

32'

Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy

7.4

22'

Jonathan Ikoné 11.France

7.4

66'

13'

Riccardo Sottil 33.Italy

6.8

65'

Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast

6.8

79'

Substitutes

Michele Cerofolini 31.Italy

Aleksa Terzic 15.Serbia

Costantino Favasuli 40.Italy

D. Krastev 44.Bulgaria

Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy

6.4

65'

Youssef Maleh 14.Morocco

Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy

6.5

50'

58'

A. Bianco 42.Italy

Szymon Żurkowski 27.Poland

Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana

6.7

79'

Nicolás González 22.Argentina

7.2

66'

90'

Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil

6.2

79'

Luka Jović 7.Serbia

Fiorentina started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Pietro Terracciano (7.1), Lorenzo Venuti (7.4), Lucas Martínez Quarta (8.0), Luca Ranieri (6.6), Cristiano Biraghi (7.4), Sofyan Amrabat (6.2), Rolando Mandragora (7.4), Jonathan Ikoné (7.4), Antonín Barák (6.2), Riccardo Sottil (6.8) and Christian Kouamé (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Costantino Favasuli, Dimo Krastev, Nicolás González (7.2), Riccardo Saponara (6.4), Youssef Maleh, Giacomo Bonaventura (6.5), Alessandro Bianco, Arthur Cabral (6.2), Michele Cerofolini, Szymon Żurkowski, Aleksa Terzić, Alfred Duncan (6.7) and Luka Jović.

Fiorentina could not rely on the presence of G. Bonaventura (injured).

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: S. Amrabat for G. Bonaventura (50′), R. Sottil for R. Saponara (65′), J. Ikone for N. Gonzalez (66′), C. Kouame for A. Cabral (79′) and A. Barak for A. Duncan (79′).

Best player: Lucas Martínez Quarta

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fiorentina was Lucas Martínez Quarta even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 42 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 20.

Hellas Verona – Formation

Hellas Verona

Lorenzo Montipò 1.Italy

8.4

Koray Günter 21.Germany

7.5

76'

Isak Hien 6.Sweden

6.9

46'

Diego Coppola 42.Italy

6.1

46'

26'

Fabio Depaoli 29.Italy

6.3

Darko Lazović 8.Serbia

6.8

Adrien Tamèze 61.France

6.6

54'

Ivan Ilić 14.Serbia

6.7

Ajdin Hrustić 10.Australia

6.6

60'

Thomas Henry 9.France

6.4

70'

34'

Kevin Lasagna 11.Italy

6.8

55'

Substitutes

Mattia Chiesa 16.Italy

Alessandro Berardi 22.Italy

Federico Ceccherini 17.Italy

Juan Cabal 32.Colombia

P. Dawidowicz 27.Poland

6.4

46'

Josh Doig 3.Scotland

Miguel Veloso 4.Portugal

6.6

54'

Simone Verdi 7.Italy

7.3

60'

Filippo Terracciano 24.Italy

A. Cortinovis 72.Italy

Martin Hongla 18.Cameroon

Roberto Piccoli 20.Italy

Milan Djuric 19.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.8

70'

Y. Kallon 30.Sierra Leone

5.9

55'

Hellas Verona started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Gabriele Cioffi played with: Lorenzo Montipò (8.4), Isak Hien (6.9), Koray Günter (7.5), Diego Coppola (6.1), Fabio Depaoli (6.3), Adrien Tameze (6.4), Ivan Ilić (6.7), Darko Lazović (6.8), Ajdin Hrustić (6.6), Thomas Henry (6.4) and Kevin Lasagna (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Miguel Veloso (6.6), Roberto Piccoli, Simone Verdi (7.3), Milan Đurić (6.8), Filippo Terracciano, Alessandro Cortinovis, Federico Ceccherini, Juan Cabal, Mattia Chiesa, Alessandro Berardi, Paweł Dawidowicz (6.4), Yayah Kallon (5.9), Josh Doig and Martin Hongla.

Substitutions

Hellas Verona made 5 changes: D. Coppola for P. Dawidowicz (46′), A. Tameze for M. Veloso (54′), K. Lasagna for Y. Kallon (55′), A. Hrustic for S. Verdi (60′) and T. Henry for M. Djuric (70′).

Best player: Lorenzo Montipò

The player that probably impressed the most for Hellas Verona was the goalkeeper: Lorenzo Montipò. His rating is 8.43. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.