They wanted to play ‘Gran Dibu’ at Nico González but he called a penalty and Fiorentina celebrated in the Coppa Italia

Fiorentina visited Cremonese for the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-finals. the brazilian Arthur they opened the account in the 20th minute of the first half and only in the second half did the visit manage to increase the advantage. It was a penalty, fifteen from the end, and had the Argentine Nicola Gonzalez as the protagonist of a particular situation, which referred to the attitudes of Emiliano Dibu Martínez during the World Cup in Qatar 2022.

Before the shot, the goalkeeper Mouhamadou Sarr He put himself in the shoes of ‘Dibu’ and tried to show the psychological game he has shown since the Copa América, with the remembered “Mirá que te como” -among other statements- in the penalty shootout against Colombia.

Sarr approached him, talked to him, tried to knock him out and annoyed him without González batting an eye. What’s more, the Argentine looked at him and seemed perplexed. Is he the Great Dibu, who shares the selection with the greatest exponent of distraction on penalties?

After Sarr’s attempt, Nicolás González welcomed the ball, took a run and with movement before impact, caused the Senegalese to scatter. When he was already on the ground, next to his right post, the former Argentinos Juniors had kindly and subtly placed the ball in the opposite sector.

Cremonese is the surprise of this Italian Cup, given that they had just eliminated Naples and Rome, despite having finished last in Serie A. However, they were unable to face Fiorentina and finished the match with ten men due to the expulsion of the Austrian Emanuel Aiwu, for a hand that gave the Florencia team the penalty.

In Fiorentina, in addition to González, compatriot Lucas Martínez Quarta played, both starters. The rematch will be played on Thursday 27 of this month at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Florence.

“We have looked for this double advantage and we value it, we deserved to win. In the cups we have always done well, while in the league they have always scored against us. Now instead we have managed to overcome certain pitfalls, we are winning many games and adding results, it’s important and we want to continue” said Italian midfielder Cristiano Biraghi.

“It’s essential, I repeat, our problem was only in the standings. Winning helps to work with a free mind, the plays come and with them the victories. We have been rewarded, the club has always supported us. Two months ago, don’t expect all of this and now we enjoy it,” concluded the player.

With the victory, Fiorentina set foot in the final, which they will access with a draw, winning or even losing by the slightest difference. In the other semi-final, Inter, reigning champions of the cup tournament, have a theoretically favorable situation after Tuesday’s draw at Juventus, but will have to seal their passage to San Siro.