So last time if you read my blog, I encountered Udinese in the season opener, and lost. 2-1 wasn't bad for an away result, but I want to win trophies and the lads NEED to buck their ideas up.
Promising young 17 year old Goalkeeper, Simone David has been loaned out to Serie B Pescara for some experience.
The recession isn't just confined to the UK either. The highest spenders during the Italian summer transfer window were, drum roll, Fiorentina! with 4.23m spent! Also during pre season Khouma Babacar has come on leaps and bounds making his international debut and finding the net during the same game, remember this kid is 17, big things beckon for Khouma....
Despite missing the Udinese game Gamberini has been announced in the Italy squad to face Northern Ireland and Serbia. Also regarding our next game against Brescia at home, the board have announced that all Ambassadors and season ticket holders can bring a friend for half the standard ticket price, so I will be expecting to see a bumper crowd on Saturday evening. Good news regarding tricky winger Mario Santana, his expected return will be against Cagliari on 26/09/10 if all goes well.
As I mentioned about Gamberini being included in the Italy squad earlier, Guess what, he scored his first International goal against N.Ireland.
37,000 (sell out) tickets have been sold for Saturday's match and I really don't want to let 37,000 Tuscans down.....
It's game day, and the smell of pre match cuisine and cigarette smoke fill the mind with nostalgia.
Here is tonight's starting line up, noticed that I have thrown Matos in because he is fast and has great dribbling technique, also Gamberini is still banned for 1 more match so the centre back pairing of Natali and Bassong is kept. Kofi Agyei comes in for D'Agostino who was unconvincing last time out.
First Half: 14 minutes gone and the ball is being sprayed around comfortably by Fiorentina. Pasqual up the line finds Vargas, he looks and cant find an option so gives it back to Pasqual, Pasqual lumps the ball forward and accidentally finds Babacar who in turn finds Gilardino, Gilardino puts Babacar through to slot the ball home! Big calls for offside there by Brescia. 1-0 Viola. 38 minutes pass and Vargas, who is causing constant problems down this left flank squares the ball to Agyei who switches to Matos out on the far right, he takes on the Brescia left back and curls the ball round the goalkeeper only to come back off the angle of post and bar. 45 minutes gone and the game heats up, Ryder Matos picks the ball up deep in Brescia territory, he beats Adam Vass with a couple of step overs and a nutmeg only for Adam Vass to swipe his legs from under him, no attempt to win the ball just pure frustration....The referee brandishes a red card and rightly so. Several Fiorentina players surround Vass as stewards have to usher Vass down the tunnel and the Fiorentina fans are waving him goodbye. Half Time 1-0 Fiorentina, La Viola looking comfortable.
Second Half: 62 minutes gone and Ryder Matos is having the game of his young career so far, Brescia cant cope with him or Vargas on the opposite flank, and when Matos tee's up Montolivo all he can do is watch and hope when Montolivo's shot dips over Michele Archari in the Brescia goal, his hopes were in vain as the shot cannoned off the crossbar and out for a goal kick. OFF: Gilardino ON: Cerci. 79 minutes on the clock, Seba Frey throws the ball out to pasqual, who finds Vargas he plays in Cerci who switches to Matos, Matos plays it inside to Montolivo who traps the ball. Fiorentina are dictating the play here. Montolivo finds Vargas in space who runs to the Brescia byline, he fires the ball with pin point accuracy onto the head of the leaping Cerci to make it 2-0. The goalkeeper was rooted! OFF: Montolivo, Pasqual ON: D'agostino and making his senior debut from the Under 20's left back Alan Pereira Empurur. Bassong, Matos and Vargas have been the stand out performers this evening, 2-0 final score from the Artemio Franchi. Man of the Match: Juan Vargas
Stay tuned for the next match of my campaign with Fiorentina! PEACE
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