Fiorentina Beat Nine-man Napoli In Italian Cup Thriller
Faizan Hashmi Published January 14, 2022 | 01:50 AM
Milan, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Jan, 2022 ) :Fiorentina saw off nine-man Napoli 5-2 in extra time on Thursday to reach the Italian Cup quarter-finals in a dramatic match which saw three red cards.
It is the eighth time in 10 seasons that Fiorentina have made the Cup quarters.
Dusan Vlahovic, who has been heavily linked with a move away from Florence, put the visitors ahead with his 19th goal of the season four minutes before half-time, as the game burst into life.
Napoli winger Dries Mertens levelled just three minutes later, before Fiorentina goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski was sent off for a cynical block on Elif Elmas as the Macedonian looked to take advantage of a defensive mix-up.
But the 10 men restored their lead in the 58th minute as Italy left-back Cristiano Biraghi pounced on a rebound inside the box to score.
Napoli also had a man dismissed, as substitute Hirving Lozano was shown a straight red card after a VAR review.
The hosts' tempers boiled over further in stoppage time, with another sub, Fabian Ruiz, given his marching orders for a second booking.
But just seconds later, Napoli's Andrea Petagna slotted in a remarkable equaliser to force extra time.
Fiorentina made their man advantage count, though, as Lorenzo Venuti and Krzysztof Piatek netted either side of half-time in extra time.
Moroccan Youssef Maleh added a fifth as his side eased into a last-eight clash with Atalanta, who beat Venezia 2-0 on Wednesday.
Later Thursday, AC Milan host Genoa, with the other five last-16 ties to be played next week.
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