UECL | Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace (2-4 agg): Victory not enough for Viola
Fiorentina at least managed to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on the night with Albert Gudmundsson and Cher Ndour, but their Conference League campaign ended in the quarter-finals.
The Viola had a huge task if they were to reach a fourth consecutive Conference League semi-final, having lost the first leg 3-0 at Selhurst Park. Moise Kean, Marco Brescianini, Fabiano Parisi, Tariq Lamptey and Niccolò Fortini were still injured, plus Dodo suspended. Palace welcomed back Jorgen Strand Larsen from his ban, but Evann Guessand, Caleb Kporha and Eddie Nketiah missed out.
Fiorentina wore black armbands and held a minute’s silence before kick-off following this morning’s death of Alex Manninger, who was their goalkeeper in 2001-02.
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Munoz fired just wide when found in plenty of space down the right in the opening minutes, while Nicolò Fagioli’s strike was charged down by Lacroix.
Ismaïla Sarr gives Palace the lead on the night, and makes it 4-0 on aggregate
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Crystal Palace opened the scoring on the counter-attack, with Ismaila Sarr spreading it down the right and ready to nod in the Daniel Munoz return pass at the near post.
Sarr almost got another moments later, testing David De Gea on the counter-attack, while Manor Solomon stung the goalkeeper’s gloves.
Fiorentina were awarded a penalty when Canvot was late to a bouncing ball, only kicking Rolando Mandragora as they both stretched to meet it.
Albert Guðmundsson pulls one back for Fiorentina in the tie
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Gudmundsson had to wait several minutes to take it, as Wharton went off injured, but sent Dean Henderson the wrong way.
Lacroix also sustained an injury and didn’t make it to half-time, but the hosts kept pushing, Henderson palming a Solomon strike out from under the bar.
Nicolò Fagioli went off injured at the break with bruised ribs and Daichi Kamada forced De Gea into a tricky save from the edge of the area.
Tie back on?
Cher Ndour’s long range effort puts Fiorentina 2-1 up, and just two goals behind on aggregate
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Substitute Cher Ndour put the Viola in front for the first time, drilling hard and low with his right foot through a sea of legs into the near bottom corner.
It was 2-4 on aggregate and Fiorentina were fired up, Gudmundsson stinging Henderson’s gloves at the near stick, but Jack Harrison’s finish was too weak after sprinting forward down the right.
Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace (2-4 agg)
Sarr 17 (C), Gudmundsson pen 30 (F), Ndour 53 (F)
Player statistic
| 17' | Ismaïla Sarr (Assist: Daniel Muñoz) | |||
| Albert Gudmundsson |  |
30' | ||
| Marin Pongracic | 40' | |||
| 40' | Yéremy Pino | |||
| Pietro Comuzzo | 45+5' |
| Cher Ndour (Assist: Manor Solomon) |
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53' | ||
| 56' | Ismaïla Sarr | |||
| Luca Ranieri | 67' | |||
| 76' | Chadi Riad | |||
| Cher Ndour | 87' | |||
| Roberto Piccoli |  |
90+1' |
