Fiorentina are into the semifinals of the Europa Conference League after an extra-time win over Viktoria Plzen. The match ended 0-0 after normal time so taking the tie into another 30 minutes.
Fiorentina needed extra time to finally break down 10-man Viktoria Plzen with Nico Gonzalez and Cristiano Biraghi goals to reach the Conference League semi-final.
Vincenzo Italiano and Cristiano Biraghi urge Fiorentina to ‘find the strength to keep going’ and ‘honour’ director Joe Barone’s memory against Milan, with inevitable memories of Davide Astori too.
Cristiano Biraghi was in the Fiorentina squad when Davide Astori died six years ago and saw the parallels with Joe Barone. ‘You too went without saying
Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano was left frustrated with their 2-2 draw against Roma. Cristiano Biraghi had the chance to take Fiorentina into a 3-1 lead, but had his penalty saved.
Fiorentina defender Cristiano Biraghi blasted his teammates after their 3-2 defeat at Lecce on Friday. Lecce stunned the Viola with Patrick Dorgu scoring an injury-time winner for the hosts.
Cristiano Biraghi will miss the upcoming Serie A match against Inter Milan through suspension after being booked against Napoli. The 31-year-old picked up the yellow card early in the second half of this evening’s Supercoppa Italiana loss to the Partenopei.
West Ham United fans have been banned fron attending their next European away match. UEFA imposed the sanction after incidents during West Ham's Europe Conference League final win against Fiorentina.
The footage of Fiorentina’s Cristiano Biraghi bleeding from a head wound after West Ham fans had thrown missiles onto the pitch in the Europa Conference League final was always going to lead to trouble for the east Londoners.
Fiorentina chief Joe Barone says UEFA president Alexander Ceferin was "embarrassed" by West Ham fans on Wednesday night. Barone admits Fiorentina complained furiously to Ceferin after skipper Cristiano Biraghi was struck by a missile thrown from the West Ham end before halftime during the Europa Conference League final.
Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso has lashed out at West Ham after the Europa Conference League final. The Hammers beat La Viola in the showpiece event on Wednesday, scoring a 90th minute winner through Jarrod Bowen.
Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso says they're proud despite losing the Europa Conference League final to West Ham. Commisso was happy with the players and coach Vincenzo Italiano last night.
Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi admits the players are floored after their Europa Conference League final to West Ham. The Hammers won 2-1 thanks to Jarrod Bowen's final minute strike.
Things turned ugly and violent during the Europa Conference League Final on Wednesday when fans threw objects onto the pitch, bloodying a player. The match between Fiorentina and West Ham was in its 33rd minute when fans could be seen throwing trash at players.
Wednesday's UEFA Europa Conference League final was marred by ugly scenes involving West Ham United fans. Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi suffered a bloody cut on his head after being struck by an object thrown from the crowd.
Fiorentina captain Cristiano Biraghi says they can be proud of their performance in defeat to Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia final Fiorentina had the lead through Nico Gonzalez before Lautaro Martinez struck twice for Inter's 2-1 win.
Cristiano Biraghi is proud to lead Fiorentina to the Coppa Italia final. The Viola captain highlighted the late Davide Astori as he prepared for tonight's final with Inter Milan.
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