Lucas Beltrán doesn’t stop scoring, but Fiorentina is unable to exploit the strength of the former River player

Empoli he managed to neutralize the Argentine’s goal Lucas Beltran and stopped Florentine (1-1) which, in addition to adding the second consecutive match without a win, will sleep out of the European positions for which it has fought so hard this season.

The fight for entry into Europe is very open in Italy and Fiore still has options, but the draw against an Empoli who are fighting not to be relegated takes us away from the objective, especially the victories of Bologna AND Atalantabut especially after punctures Naples AND laziofrom which he could distance himself.

But this is the Empoli of the newcomer Davide Nicola revolutionizes the Serie A standings. They added their fifth consecutive match without losing and are now two points away from relegationO. A good result considering the start of the season and having drawn a Fiorentina who are fighting for much bigger goals and who took the lead.

Beltrán, now definitively established as a striker for Vincenzo Italiano’s team, together with Andrea Belloti, he made space in the area and with a turning shot he put the complicated match in the Empoli fiefdom back on track. It is the sixth cry for the former River player in Serie A and the eighth in his debut season on the Old Continent.

Fiorentina is better. Another Argentine, Lucas Martínez-Quarta, hit the crossbar with a header that could have ended the match. Nicolás González, fully recovered from his latest injury, played the 90 minutes, while Gino Infantino did not come off the bench.

But a penalty at the start of the second half after a great counterattack by Empoli changed the match. M’Baye Niang doesn’t miss from eleven meters and the fight starts again.

The Flower begins to be in a hurry, to run, to want to score at all costs; and Empoli knew how to manage the duel better with their weapons. The scoreboard favored the locals, who successfully held off a superior team.

Empoli dreams of salvation, a goal that is more real today than ever; Meanwhile, the Viola have missed a golden opportunity to move up towards the European positions, despite still being in full battle.

Source: EFE