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Thu 19 May 2011 12:00 AM

 

Gilardino scores, but Fiorentina loses

 

The day before the Fiorentina met second-rank Inter at the San Siro
satdium in Milan on May 8, head coach Sinisa Mihajlovic said in a press
conference, ‘I have great confidence in my boys.’ At the 25th minute of play,
ex-Viola striker Gianpaolo Pazzini scored a goal for Inter, putting his new
team in the lead. Inter midfielder Esteban Cambiasso followed with another
goal. It took another 42 minutes before Alberto Gilardino opened up the match
by scoring a goal for the Fiorentina. Unfortunately, Philippe Coutinho scored
his first goal for Inter after being awarded a free kick. After the match,
Gilardino said, ‘I’m not satisfied with the match. We gave [Inter] the first
half. I had many opportunities, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to take
advantage of them.’

 

Comings and goings

 

With the end of the 2010-2011 Serie A approaching, rumors about the
players’ future have begun circulating. None had made any official
announcements as of May 16, but a few have hinted that they would like to stay
with the Viola, among them Juan Manuel Vargas, Per Kroldrup, and Gaetano
D’Agostino. A few other players are unsure of their future because their
contracts will be ending in June: Gianluca Comotto, Mario Santana and Marco
Donadel.

 

50th anniversary of the Coppa delle Coppe

 

On May 15, the Museo Fiorentina along with the ACF Fiorentina, UEFA and
FIGC celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Fiorentina’s win of the Coppa delle
Coppe (UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup). The Fiorentina was the first Italian team to win
this prestigious championship, played annually for 39 years by the European cup
winners. To mark the anniversary, the European School of Economics in Palazzo
Rosselli del Turco (Borgo Santissimi Apostoli, 19) is featuring an exhibition
from May 26 to June 26 on the history of how the Fiorentina won the Coppa delle
Coppe. For more information, go to http://www.museofiorentina.it.

 

Last home game ends in a draw

 

On May 15, the Fiorentina played Bologna in the team’s last home game of
the season. Sebastien Frey returned as Fiorentina’s goalkeeper after a
seven-month absence, leaving Arthur Boruc on the sidelines. Alessio Cerci
scored his sixth goal of the season in the 20th minute of the match, putting
the Fiorentina in the lead. The advantage lasted 30 minutes until Gaston
Ramirez scored a goal for Bologna to tie things up. Kroldrup was sent off the
field after receiving a red card four minutes later, leaving the Fiorentina in
ten players against eleven. Fortunately for the Viola, Bologna’s Marco Di Vaio
missed a penalty kick that his team was awarded. The Fiorentina tried hard to
get back in the lead, but were unsuccessful even after Ramirez was also
expelled from the match in the 79th minute. The match ended in a draw, giving
each team one point in the Serie A rankings. The Fiorentina finished in ninth
place in the Serie A standings and the draw ensured Bologna a spot in the Serie
A next season. The Viola will meet Brescia on May 22 for the last match of the
season.

 

 

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