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Serie A | Fiorentina 1-0 Cagliari: Cataldi enough for eighth victory

Originally posted on Football Italia  |  By Susy Campanale  |  Last updated Dec 8, 2024 8:28 AM ET

Danilo Cataldi dedicated his winning goal to Edoardo Bove in hospital, as Fiorentina squeezed past Cagliari for an eighth consecutive Serie A victory, their best run since 1960.

The Viola had won their last seven Serie A games before the meeting with Inter was abandoned due to Edoardo Bove’s medical emergency a week ago. They had already returned to the pitch on Wednesday, going out of the Coppa Italia to Empoli on penalties, and decided to rest Moise Kean with Albert Gudmundsson still not fully fit. The Sardinians were unbeaten in three, coming off a 1-0 victory over Verona.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

Riccardo Sottil tested the goalkeeper from distance, though Roberto Piccoli also forced a David De Gea save from point-blank range and Antoine Makoumbou’s follow-up was deflected wide by Luca Ranieri.

Fiorentina finally broke through after a long period of possession when Lucas Beltran with his back to goal laid it off for Danilo Cataldi to sweep into the top corner from the edge of the area with the inside of the right boot. He rushed to the nearby television camera to send a message to Bove in hospital: “I told you!”

Jonathan Ikone twice tested Alen Sherri at the near post, while Yerry Mina and Adam Obert just failed to get on the end of a Razvan Marin free kick at the back post.

Gianluca Gaetano could’ve done better when nodding the Tommaso Augello cross over the bar, as the Sardinians pinned the hosts back seeking an equaliser.

Robin Gosens had the chance to seal it late on, only to get his header all wrong at the back post.

Fiorentina 1-0 Cagliari

Bove 24 (F)

08-12-2024 11:30 MatchDay 15 Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina
Cagliari 1 - 0

Player statistic

1st half
Danilo Cataldi (Assist: Lucas Beltrán)

24'     Pietro Comuzzo 30'         35' Yerry Mina 2nd half

Dodô 58'    
Robin Gosens 76'    
    89'
Zito Luvumbo

Match statistic

49 Possession % 51 9 Total shots 8 3 Shots on target 1 4 Shots off target 3 2 Blocked shots 4 6 Corners 4 1 Offsides 3 9 Fouls 20 Fiorentina Cagliari

Starting lineups

43
David de Gea Goalkeeper 2
Dodô Defender 6
Luca Ranieri Defender 15 Pietro Comuzzo Defender 32
Danilo Cataldi Midfielder 21
Robin Gosens Midfielder 29
Yacine Adli Midfielder 67' 99
Christian Kouamé Attacker 56' 11
Jonathan Ikoné Attacker 56' 9
Lucas Beltrán Attacker 84' 7
Riccardo Sottil Attacker 67' 71 Alen Sherri Goalkeeper 33 Adam Obert Defender 57' 28 Gabriele Zappa Defender 19 Nadir Zortea Defender 72' 6
Sebastiano Luperto Defender 3
Tommaso Augello Defender 26
Yerry Mina Defender 29 Antoine Makoumbou Midfielder 83' 10
Nicolas Viola Midfielder 46' 18
Răzvan Marin Midfielder

72' 91

Roberto Piccoli Attacker

Substitutes

3
Cristiano Biraghi Defender 1
Pietro Terracciano Goalkeeper 28
Lucas Martínez Quarta Defender 8
Rolando Mandragora Midfielder 30 Tommaso Martinelli Goalkeeper 33 Michael Kayode Defender 22 Matías Moreno Defender 20
Moise Kean Attacker 56' 23
Andrea Colpani Midfielder 56' 10
Albert Gudmundsson Attacker 67' 24 Amir Richardson Midfielder 67' 65 Fabiano Parisi Defender 84' 22
Simone Scuffet Goalkeeper 21
Jakub Jankto Midfielder 14
Alessandro Deiola Midfielder 24
José Luis Palomino Defender 23
Mateusz Wieteska Defender Giuseppe Ciocci Goalkeeper 16 Matteo Prati Midfielder 37 Paulo Azzi Attacker 80 Kingstone Mutandwa Attacker 70
Gianluca Gaetano Midfielder 46' 77 Zito Luvumbo Attacker 57' 97
Mattia Felici Attacker 72' 8
Michel Adopo Midfielder 72' 30
Leonardo Pavoletti Attacker

83'

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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