It was not Juventus’ evening. A few hours after the Italian association’s court robbed it of its technical victory against Napoli and ruled a rematch, the old lady recorded her first loss of the season tonight (Tuesday), a humiliating 3-0 against Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. Preliminary victory for Cesare Prandelli since returning to the team from Florence.
Juventus – Fiorentina 3: 0
Nearly 4 months since being appointed, Andrea Pirlo suffered a significant first blow in the league, in a game that started horribly for the champion. Already after three minutes Frank Ribery sent an incredible depth ball between two Yuva brakes, and the Serbian Dusan Valahovic subdued with his left foot Vučić Szczesny and set up 0: 1 in favor of the viola. In the 18th minute, Juan Cuadrado, one of the Zebras’ outstanding players this season, came in wildly and hit Gattano Castrovelli’s leg and saw a direct red card from the referee.
Cesare Prandelli’s side took advantage of Pirlo’s offensive substitutions in the second half to increase the lead. After 76 minutes, Cristiano Biragi sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In the 81st minute, Biragi set up another assist, this time to the address he really meant, and Martin Caceres set up a surprising 0: 3 for Fiorentina who moves away from the red line and defeats the champions in Turin in Serie A for the first time since 2008.
In another game, Crotone was rescued from last place thanks to a 1-2 home win over Parma. Brazilian junior Masias celebrated with a double (24, 44) and Slovakian Yurai Koczka (57) only managed to shrink.