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Fiorentina

  • Gamberini 24’
  • Mutu 80’

Roma

  • Mancini 19’
  • Giuly 37’
  1. Roma held again

    Roma held again

    For the second time in four days league leaders Roma let slip a lead late on as Fiorentina grabbed a 2-2 draw in Florence on Wednesday. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fiorentina
    • Roma
    • 90'+4 All over in Florence! And what a game that was! Great entertainment, but Roma will be kicking themselves for again letting slip a lead late on! It finishes 2-2, just like it did at the weekend against Juve!
    • 90'+3 Oooh! Vieri very nearly opens up the Roma defence with a brilliant little pass through towards Mutu! But the Romanian cannot get on the end of it and the ball runs through to Doni!
    • 90' Yellow now for Montolivo for pulling back Vucinic as the Roma man looked like breaking!
    • 89' Time running out for both sides... is there a final twist in this hihgly entertaining tale?
    • 87' At the other end, Mutu fires a shot goalwards! Well blocked by Doni! It's all happening here!
    • 87' Oooh! Another chance for Roma! Mexes sends a header from Panucci's cross inches wide!
    • 86' Oooh! De Rossi strikes the free-kick beautuifully! But Frey is equal to it, making a diving save at his right hand post!
    • 85' Roma make a change before they take the free-kick... Esposito on for Cicinho.
    • 84' Donadel trips Giuly and that is his second yellow! He's off! Fiorentina will have to make do with ten men for the remaining five minutes!
    • 82' Great short corner from Roma, as the visitors look to hit straight back... but Cicinho's chipped ball into the box is headed clear.
    • 80' GOAL! MUTU PULLS FIORENTINA LEVEL! And it's a cheeky spot kick from the Romanian... he dinks the ball into the centre of the goal, as Doni commits himself to his right! 2-2 now! And another late goal conceded by Roma!
    • 78' PENALTY TO THE VIOLA! Great work from Vieri, who falls over the challenge of Ferrari! He was looking for that!
    • 76' Fiorentina make another change... Balzaretti on for Dainelli.
    • 76' Oooh, that's nasty from Mutu! He throws an elbow at Cicinho as the pair chase a ball down to the by-line! But the ref doesn't think it's any worse than a yellow...
    • 75' Vucinic fires a close range effort goalwards! Super save from Frey to deny the Roma marksman!
    • 74' Vucinic with a chance to put Roma 3-1 up! But Frey pulls off a great save with his legs to deny the striker's close range effort! There's a mad scramble in the box, but the ref sees an infringement and his whistle sounds!
    • 73' Terrible first touch from Vieri... just give it him on his head in the box!
    • 72' Fiorentina make a change... Semioli comes off and is replaced by the ageing and rather, ahem, large framed Christian Vieri!
    • 70' Wonder what a goal smells like? A combination of freshly cut grass, morning coffee, bacon and newly washed clothes probably. Mmmm. Goals.
    • 69' Nothing comes of the corner, but the Viola fans can smell something now... the sweet smell of goals.
    • 68' Great ball in from Donadel... and Mutu is lurking with intent once again! Headed behind for a corner to Fiorentina!
    • 67' Panucci replaces Mancini, as Luciano Spalletti tries to batten down the hatches in the Roma defence.
    • 66' Vucinic somehow shimmies his way through a host of Viola defenders... he shoots! He doesn't score.
    • 65' Just over an hour gone and for the time being, Roma are looking like they are getting back to their winning ways.
    • 63' Speaking of handbags, we have asked our site developers for a handbag symbol to put on comments such as the one below, but we haven't heard back from them yet.... will keep you posted.
    • 62' Another free kick to Fiorentina now... but it's far too long... of more note is the spat Pazzini seems to be having with Mexes... is there a raised arm there from Pazzini? Yes, but it's more of an Italian gesture rather than anything violent. Handbags.
    • 60' Doni punches the dead ball clear. That is all.
    • 59' Tonetto is penalised for a tough tackle on Santana... and Pasquale will take a free kick on the edge of the box.
    • 58' Great defending from Dainelli here... the Viola centre-back takes a cross on his chest, and he coolly brings the ball out of defence... classy stuff.
    • 56' Turns out that Liverani has gone off and Santana had replaced him... well, it only took ten minutes to figure that one out! Apologies.
    • 55' The ball falls to Ujfalusi at the far post! Oh dear! The defender can only blaze the ball high and wide of the goal frame!
    • 53' Ignore that Aquilani talk from earlier on... he's still on the pitch after all... apparently my Italian isn't the best after all...
    • 52' Nothing comes of it, but the hosts are definitely looking the more likely to score since the restart.
    • 51' Free kick here to Fiorentina, who are threatening early this second half.
    • 50' The Viola break here! But Montolivo is far too greedy, allowing De Rossi to track back and make the challenge... Semioli, Pazzini and Mutu must be fuming he didn't play one of them in!
    • 49' Terrible pass from De Rossi... the Italy international spoons a first time effort high into the night sky... he's lucky that it doesn't fall to a Fiorentina player though...
    • 47' Semioli goes close early doors!
    • 46' Underway again in Florence! It's bad news for Aquilani... he's been forced to stay in the dressing room... not sure who has replaced him for the time being... will inform once all is clear...
    • 45'+3 There goes the whistle! What a great half! How good is Serie A? Bloody good is the answer! 2-1 to Roma as the teams head into the dressing rooms for a cup of tea and a slice of orange.
    • 45'+1 Aquilani hobbles off! Disaster for Roma (and for us!)... but the Giallorossi will wait until half time to make any changes... down to ten men for the moment.
    • 45' Donadel, looking rather amusing with his blond Lionel Richie-style hair tonight, goes into the book for a wild challenge on Aquilani...
    • 44' The delivery is poor though and Semioli won't keep that one in...
    • 43' Tonetto piles in on Mutu... and Fiorentina will have a late chance to pull level once again... free-kick 35 yards out...
    • 40' Mutu flicks on a Liverani chip through... but it's straight into the arms of Doni... Roma look a little dodgy on crosses into the box tonight, and Mutu is giving them all sorts of problems with his aerial threat...
    • 38' Montolivo fancies his chances from distance tonight... although quite why is not really clear... he lets off another effort here, but it's way over the bar... give it up Ricky (if it's good enough for Kaka, it's good enough for Montolivo).
    • 37' GOAL! ROMA TAKE THE LEAD AGAIN! It's Giuly who fires home from the edge of the area as the Giallorossi break with pace and power! Somewhat against the run of play at the moment, but that's classic away team tactics... soak up the pressure and hit on the counter! 2-1!
    • 37' WHAT A SAVE FROM DONI! He makes up for his earlier flap with a fantastic diving stop to deny Mutu a powerful header from another Viola corner!
    • 36' Taddei has gone down here, and he looks in trouble! And that could be good news for fans of Alberto Aquilani (like us) who will replace the Brazilian!
    • 33' MUTU AGAIN! Ooooh! The Romanian meets a corner with a sweetly struck first time volley! But, once again, the ball goes wide! He should have put that one in, and he knows it. His eyes roll skywards (not drug-related) as he rues the missed opportunity!
    • 31' MUTU! GREAT CHANCE TO TAKE THE LEAD! But somehow Tonetto gets back to make a block after Pazzini had fashioned the chance!
    • 28' Pasqual goes into the back of Giuly... and it'll be a Viola free kick in the centre of the park...
    • 27' Giuly breaks now! He feeds Mancini, who back heels to Vucinic in the box! Shooting chance! Liverani gets in the way though and the chance goes begging!
    • 26' Add in a cracking atmosphere to the mix! Roma keep the ball here for a minute or two, and the noise produced by the home fans is deafening!
    • 25' Game on! This has got all the markings of a classic game tonight... two thoroughly watchable sides, pouring rain, two early goals and plenty of chances... great stuff!
    • 24' GOAL! GAMBERINI PULLS FIORENTINA LEVEL! He volleys home with a sidefooted effort after Doni flapped like a 1930s woman as the corner came over! 1-1 now as Fiorentina find their response!
    • 23' Mutu wins a corner for the Viola... and this could pose a few problems for the Giallorossi defence!
    • 22' Oooh! That's close from Montolivo! The young midfielder chances his arm (well, foot actually) from 25 yards again, and again, his effort flies just wide of Doni's upright! Nearly the perfect response from the hosts!
    • 20' Really, who needs Totti when you've got Mancini? Great stuff from the unbeaten league leaders!
    • 19' GOAL! And we're not kidding this time! It's Mancini with a delightful chip over the sprawling Frey from the edge of the box to open the scoring! Wonderful goal from the Brazilian to allay fears that the Giallorossi may struggle for goals in the absence of Totti!
    • 15' A quarter of an hour gone and it's been quite an even affair so far....
    • 14' Montolivo lets fly from distance! The Viola midfielder catches it beautifully! But it just won't dip in time and the ball flies over Doni's bar! Cracker of an effort nonetheless!
    • 11' GOAL! Giuly plays in Vucinic who gets to the ball ahead of the onrushing Frey to stab the ball home! NO! THE FLAG'S UP ON THE FAR SIDE! And the goal will not count! Replays show the decision was the right one.
    • 8' Ujfalusi gets forward well here... the Czech full-back lets fly from 25 yards! Oooh! His effort is not far wide, and skims just past the post...
    • 7' It's a shame Aquilani is not playing tonight... he's our favourite Serie A player at the moment... just like Fabio Quagliarella and Valeri Bojinov before him...
    • 6' Mutu lets leaves a trailing arm in on Mexes... not sure if that was naughty from the Romanian or not... the ref certainly doesn't seem to think so....
    • 5' Donadel whips in a decent looking cross... Mutu! Oooh! His header goes wide of the post, when he perhaps should have done better!
    • 4' Chance for Mancini! Vucinic is played through... he's not offside... he slips the ball through to the Brazilian, but he can only prod wide of the mark! And the Viola tifosi whistle their disapproval loud and clear!
    • 3' Donadel and Mutu link up in an effort to unlock the Roma defence... but there's no way through this time and Mexes clears.
    • 2' Mancini is clutching his knee already... that's not good news for the Giallorossi...
    • 1' Underway at the Artemio Franchi!
    • - Mirko Vucinic leads the line for Roma instead... while the Viola employ their now trademark three-pronged attack consisting of Giampoalo Pazzini, Adrian Mutu and Franco Semioli.
    • - Roma, of course, will be without their talismanic captain Francesco Totti, and the Viola will be hoping to take full advantage!
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of tonight's big match between Fiorentina and league leaders Roma!

  • Team Stats

    Fiorentina Stats Roma
    41% Possession 58%
    23 Shots 15
    6 Shots on target 9
    0 Saves 0
    10 Corners 4
    21 Fouls 22
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 2
    1 Red cards 0
    12 Tackles 12
    215 Accurate passes 326
    44 Bad passes 57

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Fiorentina
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Sebastien Frey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0
      3 Dario Dainelli 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 5 0
      23 Manuel Pasqual 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 16 6 1
      5 Alessandro Gamberini 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 1 2
      21 Tomas Ujfalusi 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 16 3 0
      4 Marco Donadel 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 47 7 4
      7 Franco Semioli 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 8 1 0
      18 Riccardo Montolivo 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 25 4 0
      11 Fabio Liverani 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 5 2
      29 Giampaolo Pazzini 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 21 3 0
      10 Adrian Mutu 1 9 5 5 3 0 0 20 5 2
      12 Cristiano Lupatelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Christian Vieri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
      24 Mario Santana 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 1
      22 Zdravko Kuzmanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Massimo Gobbi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Per Kroldrup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Frederico Balzaretti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Roma
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      32 Alexander Doni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      5 Philippe Mexes 0 3 0 7 4 0 0 35 10 1
      3 Cicero João de Cézare 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 29 0 3
      22 Max Tonetto 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 16 2
      21 Matteo Ferrari 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 17 0 0
      30 Alessandro Mancini 1 2 1 0 3 1 0 25 5 1
      7 David Pizarro 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 71 13 0
      16 Daniele de Rossi 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 48 4 2
      11 Rodrigo Taddei 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12 0 0
      14 Ludovic Giuly 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 18 2 0
      9 Mirko Vucinic 0 3 2 4 3 1 1 18 2 0
      33 Matteo Brighi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Alberto Aquilani 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 17 4 2
      29 Ahmed Barusso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Gianluca Curci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Christian Panucci 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 1
      4 Silveira dos Santos Juan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      18 Mauro Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

  • Summary

    • 87' At the other end, Mutu fires a shot goalwards! Well blocked by Doni! It's all happening here!
    • 87' Oooh! Another chance for Roma! Mexes sends a header from Panucci's cross inches wide!
    • 86' Oooh! De Rossi strikes the free-kick beautuifully! But Frey is equal to it, making a diving save at his right hand post!
    • 84' Donadel trips Giuly and that is his second yellow! He's off! Fiorentina will have to make do with ten men for the remaining five minutes!
    • 80' GOAL! MUTU PULLS FIORENTINA LEVEL! And it's a cheeky spot kick from the Romanian... he dinks the ball into the centre of the goal, as Doni commits himself to his right! 2-2 now! And another late goal conceded by Roma!
    • 78' PENALTY TO THE VIOLA! Great work from Vieri, who falls over the challenge of Ferrari! He was looking for that!
    • 75' Vucinic fires a close range effort goalwards! Super save from Frey to deny the Roma marksman!
    • 74' Vucinic with a chance to put Roma 3-1 up! But Frey pulls off a great save with his legs to deny the striker's close range effort! There's a mad scramble in the box, but the ref sees an infringement and his whistle sounds!
    • 47' Semioli goes close early doors!
    • 37' GOAL! ROMA TAKE THE LEAD AGAIN! It's Giuly who fires home from the edge of the area as the Giallorossi break with pace and power! Somewhat against the run of play at the moment, but that's classic away team tactics... soak up the pressure and hit on the counter! 2-1!
    • 37' WHAT A SAVE FROM DONI! He makes up for his earlier flap with a fantastic diving stop to deny Mutu a powerful header from another Viola corner!
    • 33' MUTU AGAIN! Ooooh! The Romanian meets a corner with a sweetly struck first time volley! But, once again, the ball goes wide! He should have put that one in, and he knows it. His eyes roll skywards (not drug-related) as he rues the missed opportunity!
    • 31' MUTU! GREAT CHANCE TO TAKE THE LEAD! But somehow Tonetto gets back to make a block after Pazzini had fashioned the chance!
    • 24' GOAL! GAMBERINI PULLS FIORENTINA LEVEL! He volleys home with a sidefooted effort after Doni flapped like a 1930s woman as the corner came over! 1-1 now as Fiorentina find their response!
    • 22' Oooh! That's close from Montolivo! The young midfielder chances his arm (well, foot actually) from 25 yards again, and again, his effort flies just wide of Doni's upright! Nearly the perfect response from the hosts!
    • 19' GOAL! And we're not kidding this time! It's Mancini with a delightful chip over the sprawling Frey from the edge of the box to open the scoring! Wonderful goal from the Brazilian to allay fears that the Giallorossi may struggle for goals in the absence of Totti!
    • 14' Montolivo lets fly from distance! The Viola midfielder catches it beautifully! But it just won't dip in time and the ball flies over Doni's bar! Cracker of an effort nonetheless!
    • 11' GOAL! Giuly plays in Vucinic who gets to the ball ahead of the onrushing Frey to stab the ball home! NO! THE FLAG'S UP ON THE FAR SIDE! And the goal will not count! Replays show the decision was the right one.
    • 8' Ujfalusi gets forward well here... the Czech full-back lets fly from 25 yards! Oooh! His effort is not far wide, and skims just past the post...
    • 5' Donadel whips in a decent looking cross... Mutu! Oooh! His header goes wide of the post, when he perhaps should have done better!
    • 4' Chance for Mancini! Vucinic is played through... he's not offside... he slips the ball through to the Brazilian, but he can only prod wide of the mark! And the Viola tifosi whistle their disapproval loud and clear!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

  • Fiorentina

    Manager: Claudio Cesare Prandelli

    Captain: 3. Dario Dainelli

    On the Field

    • Frey
    • Ujfalusi
    • Dainelli
    • Gamberini
    • Pasqual
    • Donadel
    • Liverani
    • Montolivo
    • Semioli
    • Mutu
    • Pazzini

    Subs

    • 32. Vieri
    • 12. Lupatelli
    • 19. Gobbi
    • 2. Kroldrup
    • 17. Balzaretti
    • 81. Santana
    • 22. Kuzmanovic

    Injured

    • 20. Jorgensen

    Suspended

    None

  • Roma

    Manager: Luciano Spalletti

    Captain: 16. Daniele De Rossi

    On the Field

    • Doni
    • Cicinho
    • Mexès
    • Ferrari
    • Tonetto
    • De Rossi
    • Pizarro
    • Giuly
    • Taddei
    • Mancini
    • Vucinic

    Subs

    • 2. Panucci
    • 33. Brighi
    • 18. Esposito
    • 8. Aquilani
    • 1. Curci
    • 29. Barusso

    Injured

    • 10. Totti
    • 20. Perrotta
    • 77. Cassetti
    • Andreolli

    Suspended

    None