Fiorentina report cards: Gosens heroic, Dodo touching, De Gea a certainty. Gudmundsson bad

Florence, May 9, 2025 – The Viola report cards after Fiorentina-Betis. 

De Gea 7 - Reactive on the poisonous lob of Fornals, providential on Antony to keep Fiorentina alive. But on his free kick by Antony he can do nothing: a billiard shot. Decisive in the final on Antony and then on Azzalzouli. Can do little on the goals conceded.  

Pongracic 5,5 - Complicated duel with Isco who is an uncomfortable customer for everyone. He is not punctual in closing down Ezzalzouli who scores the equalizer. A night of suffering because he is not always precise in reading situations, as in the equalizer goal, precisely. From 105' Zaniolo.  

Comacchio 5,5 - Difficult start. Sabaly denies him the goal on the line, on the developments of a corner. From that moment he takes courage and measures Bakambu. In the extra time he lets Altimira steal the time and starts the action of 2-2.  

Ranieri 6,5 - He fights and holds the line, trying his luck up front. Good at covering and closing down, always keeping the department in line and under control Antony who tries to target him. And with the Brazilian he engages in a verbal duel that he eventually wins.  

Sleep 6,5 - He has to keep an eye on Fornals and keep an eye on Isco, along with Pongracic in the second round. He is not at his best and it is normal for him to be like this after appendicitis, but no one notices because he runs as if nothing had happened, even in extra time. From 105' Colpani sv.  

Beans 5,5 - Great coverage work; up front he has to assist Gud and Gosens. He commits the foul that leads to Antony's free kick. He loses a few too many balls. But he runs the miles without holding back. From 87' Folorunsho 5,5 - Called upon to provide substance, he goes out of his mind because he always tries to overdo things.  

Adli 5 - Full-field playmaker at the start, forced to drop deep due to the pressure. Not precise on the counterattacks and sometimes out of time. Loses two bloody balls that could have been lethal (Cardoso's crossbar). From 46' Richardsson 5 - Seems to come in well, but then limits himself to the basic task that at this level is not enough. Loses a very dangerous ball that De Gea defuses.  

Mandragora 6 - He insists on Lo Celso's tiles and tries to close the gap and not let the Argentine go. From his feet the corner of the comeback that Robin transforms in his own way. He should give substance to the maneuver but it's not one of the nights in which he succeeds in everything. Too bad.  

Gosens 7.5 - Surgical, without frills as a German knows how to be. Prudent at the start, he lights up like a diesel, taking the measure of the game and especially of the defenders on the occasion of the two headers - from the right and from the left - that won. Not only that. He sacrifices himself without holding back in the closures. He comes out exhausted but it is no coincidence that the problems arise from that very moment. From 94' Parisi 5 - Antony gets lost in the action of the goal in particular; in difficulty in general.  

Gudmundsson 5 - He misses the game of the comeback and not only because of his fault, because a player like him should also be helped, by the coach and his teammates. He always tries to have the ball between his feet so as not to give references. Always doubled up he tries to get out of the grip by lowering himself almost as an additional director: mixed results. In the second half he tries to fuel the action, but if possible he enters even less into the game. From 94'

Beltran 5,5 - The impact is not as strong as it should be for these races.  

Kean 5,5 - The first ring at 20', with a descent of his: all good until the high shot, but there was Mandragora free. He engages in a very rough duel with Natan who does not give up on him with good and bad. He makes the department alone. All he needs is the goal. But it's not a small thing.  

All. Palladino 5,5 - Heart is not enough to overturn a semifinal against a team that is strong and cynical like Betis. In the end, Fiorentina runs out of oxygen and is unable to react after being caught. The substitutions are not entirely convincing: for example, Gosens should have stayed on the field anyway.