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Saturday April 25, 2009 Finished Artemio Franchi

4 - 1

Fiorentina

  • Vargas 6’
  • Gilardino 48’, 67’
  • Gobbi 73’

Roma

  • Baptista 86’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Fiorentina
    • Roma
    • - Thanks for joining us tonight... the Viola move up into fourth - join us again on Sunday to see if Genoa can reclaim the final Champions League spot! Until then...
    • 90' And there goes the final whistle! A superb victory for Fiorentina, while Roma's Champions League hopes have been delivered a serious blow!
    • 86' GOAL! Baptista grabs a consolation for Roma with a superb solo effort! He cuts inside from the left wing before firing low past Frey, but celebrations are muted!
    • 81' Gila departs the field to a rapturous reception... he's replaced by Bonazzoli while Cassetti is replaced by Tonetto for Roma.
    • 78' De Rossi has an effort scrambld off the line! No luck for the visitors tonight!
    • 75' The home crowd are ole-ing every pass completed! It's party time for Fiorentina fans!
    • 74' This is a rout! And Roma boss Luciano Spalletti knows it... he's looking very glum in the Giallorossi dugout...
    • 73' GOAL! GOBBI WITH HIS FIRST TOUCH! The substitute pounces after Artur fails to deal with Gilardino's header on goal!
    • 72' Here comes another Fiorentine change... Jovetic gets a standing ovation as he is replaced by Gobbi...
    • 69' D'Alessandro skips past two challenges before centring for Baptista! The Brazilian swoops with a diving header, but he can't direct it on goal!
    • 68' Baptista fires well over the bar and Roma look like a beaten side all of a sudden...
    • 67' GOAL! GILARDINO WITH A SUPERB FINISH TO PUT FIORENTINA 3-0 UP! He holds off Cassetti, turning the defender before slotting into the far corner! Looks like all three points are staying in Florence!
    • 65' Cassetti piles into Jovetic and the youngsgter goes flying into the dugout! The crowd screams for a red card, but one is not forthcoming!
    • 63' Roma make a change now... off goes Taddei and on comes youngster D'Alessandro.
    • 61' Fiorentina should be home and dry now... but it's Roma on the attack at the moment...
    • 59' Roma are reduced to 10 men after Pizarro gets a second yellow and is sent off! Semioli is booked in the incident...
    • 58' A Roma corner causes chaos in the Fiorentina box... it falls to Cassetti on the edge! He fires into the ground... it loops up over Frey and strikes the bar!
    • 56' Gila with a great spin off his marker before firing goalwards! Arthur is on hand to make the save, but Gila is looking dangerous tonight!
    • 55' Pizarro gets booked for a rugby tackle on Jovetic, who is getting fouled more than Cristiano Ronaldo tonight...
    • 52' Vargas is replaced by Kuzmanovic as Fiorentina mix things up...
    • 51' Gilardino again threatens to find a way through the Roma back line... hand ball shout as his shot hits Riise on the upper arm! Play on says the ref!
    • 50' Brighi goes into the book now...
    • 49' Baptista with a chance to pull one back straight away! But he can't finish off what was a lovely, flowing Roma move...
    • 47' GOOOOOOOOL! GILARDINO SCORES AND LA VIOLA LEAD 2-0! Jovetic starts the move with a lovely volley to release Semioli on the right... he centres and Gila glances a header past Artur!
    • 46' Back underway at the Artemio Franchi! No changes to tell you about at the break...
    • 45'+3 And there goes the half-time whistle! Fiorentina head in at the half protecting a 1-0 lead.
    • 45'+2 Dainelli into the book...
    • 45' Jovetic with yet more great play on the Viola left... but his ball with the outside of his boot eventually finds Gilardino, who swings an air shot!
    • 40' Totti with a well-struck volley from the edge of the area! But it's blocked... Totti's having a decent game so far.
    • 38' Brighi! Must be! No! He slices his effort wide after Totti uunlocks the Viola defence, taking out three defenders with a superb pass!
    • 35' Corner comes in for Fiorentina... but the ball eventually ends up in the arms of Artur and Roma can build from the back.
    • 31' Totti is penalised for a foul on Montolivo... he doesn't like the decision and in fairness, the Viola man did take a bit of a dive.
    • 29' Vargas centres now... it's only half cleared... it falls to Jovetic on the edge of the box! But the Montenegrin's effort is weak and easily blocked.
    • 27' Jovetic skips past Cassetti, this time on the Viola right... he's brought down and Cassetti earns a yellow.
    • 26' Panucci! Ooh! The Roma defender heads wide from a corner! He should have done better there...
    • 25' Baptista is played free on the Roma left... chance for the former Arsenal man to get in a decent cross... but he shanks it and the ball flies over everyone.
    • 24' Motta now fires goalwards! Into the side netting!
    • 23' Brilliant from Jovetic as he skips into the Roma box... De Rossi slides in and sends the youngster to the turf! Penalty! No! The ref waves play on!
    • 22' Panucci is penalised for a high foot on Gilardino and the Viola have a free-kick...
    • 21' TADDEI! Oooh! Inches wide of the post from a free-kick, taken short, with Frey stretching to get there!
    • 20' Yellow for Donadel for a blatent shirt-tug on De Rossi, who was just getting into his stride.
    • 19' But here they come now with Semioli... the ball goes into the Roma box, but it's headed clear with ease.
    • 17' It's been all Roma these past few minutes... Fiorentina can't get out of their half.
    • 14' Taddei! Ooh! The Brazilian drags his shot wide of the post! But this has been a stirring response by Roma!
    • 13' Totti! Oooh! Pizarro centres for Totti, but the Roma skipper can't direct his sliding effort on target!
    • 11' Hand ball shout as Gilardino appears to handle...
    • 8' Now Roma have a chance with a free-kick 25 metres from the home goal, but Julio Baptista curls his shot over the bar.
    • 6' GOOOOOOLLLL!! Vargas scores a spectacular long shot!! He thrashes the ball in with a left-foot shot that clocks 109km/h - what a strike. Fiorentina lead.
    • 4' The two captains Totti and Dainelli get up close and personal as they jump for a header, and the Roma man is penalised. Harsh.
    • 3' It is Pasqual who takes the free-kick left-footed but it is a poor one and Roma clear easily.
    • 2' Panucci concedes a free-kick on the Fiorentina right, and this will be whipped into danger, probably by Semioli.
    • 1' Referee Luca Banti gets the game under way. Fiorentina kick off in their famous violet, while Roma are in their white change strip.
    • - The home side are led out by Cesare Prandelli, who was briefly Roma coach before quitting as his wife was ill.
    • - Roma: Arthur, Motta, Panucci, Riise, Tonetto, Taddei, Pizarro, De Rossi, Baptista, Brighi, Totti.
    • - Fiorentina: Frey, Comotto, Gamberini, Dainelli, Pasqual, Semioli, Donadel, Montolivo, Vargas, Jovetic, Gilardino.
    • - The battle for Champions League football intensifies in this battle of fifth against sixth at the Artemio Franchi! Both of these sides are hoping to oust Genoa from fourth place, and Fiorentina will do just that with a victory tonight.

  • Team Stats

    Fiorentina Stats Roma
    48% Possession 52%
    14 Shots 17
    6 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 2
    4 Corners 5
    16 Fouls 20
    4 Offsides 2
    4 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 1
    26 Tackles 16
    269 Accurate passes 268
    48 Bad passes 35

  • 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 0 0 0 8 2 0
      3 Dario Dainelli 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 2 3
      23 Manuel Pasqual 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 18 7 5
      21 Gianluca Comotto 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 22 0 4
      6 Juan Vargas 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 9 2
      5 Alessandro Gamberini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
      18 Riccardo Montolivo 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 42 6 2
      4 Marco Donadel 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 37 7 2
      7 Franco Semioli 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 35 1 1
      11 Alberto Gilardino 2 6 3 1 2 3 0 12 2 1
      8 Stevan Jovetic 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 23 3 2
      14 Luciano Zauri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Emiliano Bonazzoli 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0
      13 Marco Storari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Sergio Almiron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Per Kroldrup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Zdravko Kuzmanovic 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 4 3
      19 Massimo Gobbi 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 4 0
    • Roma
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Artur Guilherme De Morães Gusmão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
      77 Marco Cassetti 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 24 0 2
      17 John Arne Riise 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 3 0
      13 Marco Motta 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 20 2 2
      2 Christian Panucci 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 4 0
      7 David Pizarro 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 25 6 3
      16 Daniele De Rossi 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 52 10 3
      11 Rodrigo Taddei 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 14 0 0
      33 Matteo Brighi 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 28 4 4
      10 Francesco Totti 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 21 3 0
      19 Julio Baptista 1 7 1 1 4 1 0 16 2 1
      21 Souleymane Diamoutene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Simone Loria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      38 Marco D'Alessandro 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
      14 Ribeiro Gomes Filipe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Julio Sergio Bertagnoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Max Tonetto 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0
      36 Riccardo Brosco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 86' GOAL! Baptista grabs a consolation for Roma with a superb solo effort! He cuts inside from the left wing before firing low past Frey, but celebrations are muted!
    • 78' De Rossi has an effort scrambld off the line! No luck for the visitors tonight!
    • 73' GOAL! GOBBI WITH HIS FIRST TOUCH! The substitute pounces after Artur fails to deal with Gilardino's header on goal!
    • 69' D'Alessandro skips past two challenges before centring for Baptista! The Brazilian swoops with a diving header, but he can't direct it on goal!
    • 67' GOAL! GILARDINO WITH A SUPERB FINISH TO PUT FIORENTINA 3-0 UP! He holds off Cassetti, turning the defender before slotting into the far corner! Looks like all three points are staying in Florence!
    • 59' Roma are reduced to 10 men after Pizarro gets a second yellow and is sent off! Semioli is booked in the incident...
    • 58' A Roma corner causes chaos in the Fiorentina box... it falls to Cassetti on the edge! He fires into the ground... it loops up over Frey and strikes the bar!
    • 56' Gila with a great spin off his marker before firing goalwards! Arthur is on hand to make the save, but Gila is looking dangerous tonight!
    • 49' Baptista with a chance to pull one back straight away! But he can't finish off what was a lovely, flowing Roma move...
    • 47' GOOOOOOOOL! GILARDINO SCORES AND LA VIOLA LEAD 2-0! Jovetic starts the move with a lovely volley to release Semioli on the right... he centres and Gila glances a header past Artur!
    • 38' Brighi! Must be! No! He slices his effort wide after Totti uunlocks the Viola defence, taking out three defenders with a superb pass!
    • 26' Panucci! Ooh! The Roma defender heads wide from a corner! He should have done better there...
    • 24' Motta now fires goalwards! Into the side netting!
    • 23' Brilliant from Jovetic as he skips into the Roma box... De Rossi slides in and sends the youngster to the turf! Penalty! No! The ref waves play on!
    • 21' TADDEI! Oooh! Inches wide of the post from a free-kick, taken short, with Frey stretching to get there!
    • 14' Taddei! Ooh! The Brazilian drags his shot wide of the post! But this has been a stirring response by Roma!
    • 13' Totti! Oooh! Pizarro centres for Totti, but the Roma skipper can't direct his sliding effort on target!
    • 6' GOOOOOOLLLL!! Vargas scores a spectacular long shot!! He thrashes the ball in with a left-foot shot that clocks 109km/h - what a strike. Fiorentina lead.
    • - The battle for Champions League football intensifies in this battle of fifth against sixth at the Artemio Franchi! Both of these sides are hoping to oust Genoa from fourth place, and Fiorentina will do just that with a victory tonight.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Luca Banti

  • Fiorentina

    Manager: Claudio Cesare Prandelli

    Captain: Sébastien Frey

    Starting line-up

    • S. Frey
    • G. Comotto
    • A. Gamberini
    • D. Dainelli Yellow Card
    • M. Pasqual
    • M. Donadel Yellow Card
    • R. Montolivo
    • F. Semioli Yellow Card
    • S. Jovetic Substitution Out (72′)
    • J. Vargas Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (53′)
    • A. Gilardino Goals×2 Substitution Out (80′)

    Subs

    • 20. M. Jorgensen
    • 14. L. Zauri
    • 32. E. Bonazzoli Substitution In80′
    • 19. M. Gobbi Substitution In72′ Goal
    • 2. P. Kroldrup
    • 30. A. Sergio Bernardo
    • 13. M. Storari
    • 22. Z. Kuzmanovic Substitution In53′

    Injured

    • 10. A. Mutu
    • 24. M. Santana

    Suspended

    • 88. F. Melo

  • Roma

    Manager: Luciano Spalletti

    Captain: Francesco Totti

    Starting line-up

    • G. Arthur
    • M. Motta
    • C. Panucci
    • J. Riise
    • M. Cassetti Yellow Card Substitution Out (80′)
    • D. Pizarro Red Card
    • D. De Rossi
    • R. Taddei Substitution Out (64′)
    • M. Brighi Yellow Card
    • J. Baptista Goal
    • F. Totti

    Subs

    • 23. V. Montella
    • 22. M. Tonetto Substitution In80′
    • 20. S. Perrotta
    • 5. S. Diamoutene
    • J. Bertagnoli
    • 14. A. Filipe
    • 38. M. D'Alessandro Substitution In64′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. interview from frey well it was very good the match­ was very hard to so next time we can win more than that­ probley 6-0 is better

    From Lorna, on Sun 26 Apr 4:14PM

  2. forza viola siamo grandi rimandiamo a casa i romani con­ un poker

    From albe_78, on Sat 25 Apr 10:01PM

  3. sodding hell enough yellow's and reds?????

    From sarah, on Sat 25 Apr 9:20PM

  4. over now ! really hope they'll freakin open their­ eyes and stop acting like superstars or else it's­ going to be a disaster.

    From none, on Sat 25 Apr 9:03PM

  5. Now Roma has no chance... Spaletti go down!

    From Kevee?1, on Sat 25 Apr 8:57PM

  6. stupid idiot , why the hell would you act like that if­ your team is 2 goals down and really needs to win .­ jesus ! i have the feeling i could do better than some­ players . i'm really thinking to pick up football­ lately .....

    From none, on Sat 25 Apr 8:54PM

  7. 2-0 COME ON FIORENTINA

    From Nath, on Sat 25 Apr 8:44PM

  8. 2-0 COME ON FIORENTINA

    From Nath, on Sat 25 Apr 8:44PM

  9. riise in the center??even teams in serie c can beat as­ roma if he plays as center back

    From Fazreen A, on Sat 25 Apr 8:43PM

  10. come on god damn it !!! what the hell is going on ? you­ can't miss champions league ! unbelievable !

    From none, on Sat 25 Apr 8:43PM

  11. Whoa.. this is an exciting game.. Great display from­ both sides... !!!! I smell fish!

    From Kevee?1, on Sat 25 Apr 8:23PM

  12. Wheres Riisa?

    From Nath, on Sat 25 Apr 8:16PM

  13. Whoa.. this is an exciting game.. Great display from­ both sides... !!!! I smell fish!

    From Kevee?1, on Sat 25 Apr 8:04PM

  14. Now The Fourth and Final Champions League spot belongs­ to Genoa... Woeful Roma!

    From Kevee?1, on Sat 25 Apr 8:02PM

  15. a proper league...with real talent...

    From justin, on Sat 25 Apr 7:45PM

  16. Is riise really going to play at centre back. if he is­ i`d like to see that.

    From Raimo K, on Sat 25 Apr 7:19PM

  17. 2-1 for fiora forza fiorentina

    From Ivangvg, on Sat 25 Apr 5:09PM

  18. what channels is this match being televised on???

    From ronancadden, on Sat 25 Apr 4:47PM

  19. watch this game for free on QuickMoviezSite(dot)TK is­ free streaming !!!

    From xavier, on Sat 25 Apr 10:28AM

  20. Go Roma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Destroy this team

    From kristian_demiri, on Tue 21 Apr 4:56PM
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