It changed into no longer a terrific start to the sport for Roma in Florence. After simply 11 mins, Jose Mourinho's facet have been already 2-0 down, although the coach has purpose to be extra than simply indignant together with his crew.
Fiorentina took the lead within the fifth minute way to a arguable penalty. In the 3rd minute, Kardsdorp, on the brink of the box, attempted to scouse borrow the ball from Nicolas Gonzalez, who went to floor as soon as he felt the slightest contact.
There regarded to be no more than that, a moderate touch of the toe of the Roma defender's right boot against Nico's shin. The Argentinian, who became already losing his stability earlier than the contact, went ahead and fell a few yards later.
The referee to begin with signalled nothing, however did now not permit play to resume both. He then obtained commands from the VAR and the reveal came on and, a few seconds after looking the replay, pointed to the penalty.
Nico Gonzalez himself made it 1-zero with an incredibly accurate spot-kick. And inside the 11th minute, Bonaventura, with some other close-range attempt, elevated the cause convey the Viola aspect toward Europe.
