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Thu 05 May 2011 12:00 AM

 

Cerci scores a
double for the Fiorentina

The Fiorentina flew to Sardinia to play against eighth-ranked Cagliari
for the 34th match of the season on April 23. Historically, the Fiorentina has
not had a good record at the Sant’Elia stadium, but with this game, everything
changed. The Fiorentina held the match at 0-0 until the last minute of
overtime, when Viola winger Alessio Cerci scored a goal, putting the Fiorentina
in the lead. Cagliari came back strong in the second half, when Andrea Cossu
scored a goal after only one minute of play. A few minutes later, Cerci kicked
the ball past Cagliari’s goalkeeper, Michael Agazzi, and put the team back in
the lead 1-2. Cerci almost scored a third goal, but Agazzi blocked the ball
from getting past him. The Fiorentina went home with three points, putting them
in ninth place this week. This is the second time that Cerci’s goal ended up in
a win for the team; the last time was against Chievo on November 7, 2010.

Mihajlovic
and Gamberini after Cagliari

 

During the press conference after Fiorentina beat Cagliari, head coach
Sinisa Mihajlovic was happy about the players’ attitude on the field. He also
added, ‘Whoever gives up now knows he will end up in the stands.’ Alessandro
Gamberini also spoke after the match: ‘We don’t have any definitive goals, but
we want to finish the season moving up.’

 

 

Gilardino’s jersey for Borgonovo Foundation

 

Viola striker Alberto Gilardino’s jersey from the away game against
Cesena is being auctioned on eBay for the Stefano Borgonovo Foundation. During
that match, Gilardino scored a goal. The mission of the foundation, named in
honor of ex-Viola player Borgonovo, who has ALS, is to help find a cure for
ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

 

 

Valon Behrami is ‘enjoying the moment’

 

During his April 28 press conference, Valon Behrami said that he is
happy to be considered an indispensable player on the team this season: ‘I’m
enjoying this moment.’ When asked about Mihajlovic, whose position has been
questioned due to a disappointing performance, Behrami responded, ‘We shouldn’t
say that our coach is great. We have demonstrated it with our commitment.’ He
also added, ‘[Mihajlovic is] the ideal coach for Florence.’

Five
goals assure a win for the Fiorentina

 

On May 1, the Fiorentina played against fifth-ranked Udinese at Franchi
stadium. Things got off to a great start when Peruvian left winger Juan Manuel
Vargas scored a goal for the Fiorentina after nine minutes of play. Only 12
minutes later, Viola midfielder Gaetano D’Agostino scored a goal against his
former team. Udinese midfielder Giampiero Pinzi scored a goal at the 30th
minute of the first half, thus ending the first half 2-1. Six minutes into the
second half, D’Agostino scored another goal almost assuring a win for the
Fiorentina until Kwadwo Asamoah kicked the ball past Viola goalkeeper Artur Boruc
to open up the match again, 3-2. However, Udinese was not able to come back
after Cerci scored another double at the 71st and 86th minute of the match. The
Fiorentina won the match with five goals, a first this season. Although this
match did not change the Fiorentina’s rankings, the team is not giving up even
with only three matches left in the season.

 

 

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