Fiorentina Have Boosted Their Survival Bid Thanks to Moise Kean's Late Show.
The Viola were on the brink of disaster just days ago, but a stunning late goal from substitute Moise Kean has breathed new life into their Serie A survival bid.
With their top scorer Edin Dzeko ruled out with an ankle injury and several players absent due to illness, Fiorentina's chances of escaping relegation looked increasingly slim. However, Paolo Vanoli, the club's manager, threw in a late substitute that was not supposed to be on the bench - Kean.
The 25-year-old striker had been training alone for almost a week after attending to a private family matter and Vanoli initially said he would not even put him on the bench. But with Fiorentina trailing at home against Cremonese, a team they must beat to stay in the top flight, he was forced to make an unexpected decision.
Kean's 85th-minute header from a Niccolò Fortini cross sealed a dramatic 1-0 win for Fiorentina and lifted them off the foot of the table. The result leaves them level on points with Pisa and Verona, who also have a superior goal difference, but Fiorentina will still be desperate to avoid a playoff in the coming months.
Kean's goal was a perfect example of his ability to score crucial goals for his team. He had hit double figures once in his career and scored 19 goals in 32 Serie A games last season, averaging more shots-on-target per touch than any other player in the division. His late strike has given Fiorentina renewed hope and will surely boost their morale as they look to mount a rescue bid.
While the challenges do not begin or end with the playing squad, it's clear that Kean was the one who breathed life into Fiorentina's survival bid. With his experience and goal-scoring record, he is undoubtedly a key player for the Viola, and fans will be eager to see him continue his good form in the coming weeks.
The win at home to Cremonese has also brought some much-needed confidence back to the team, who have been struggling under Vanoli's management. While there are still several challenges ahead of them, including a tough run of fixtures against top-six teams, Fiorentina will be relieved to have escaped the drop zone for now.
As Kean himself said after the game: "A goal can arrive in the last moment... We can still save ourselves, right up to the end."
The Viola were on the brink of disaster just days ago, but a stunning late goal from substitute Moise Kean has breathed new life into their Serie A survival bid.
With their top scorer Edin Dzeko ruled out with an ankle injury and several players absent due to illness, Fiorentina's chances of escaping relegation looked increasingly slim. However, Paolo Vanoli, the club's manager, threw in a late substitute that was not supposed to be on the bench - Kean.
The 25-year-old striker had been training alone for almost a week after attending to a private family matter and Vanoli initially said he would not even put him on the bench. But with Fiorentina trailing at home against Cremonese, a team they must beat to stay in the top flight, he was forced to make an unexpected decision.
Kean's 85th-minute header from a Niccolò Fortini cross sealed a dramatic 1-0 win for Fiorentina and lifted them off the foot of the table. The result leaves them level on points with Pisa and Verona, who also have a superior goal difference, but Fiorentina will still be desperate to avoid a playoff in the coming months.
Kean's goal was a perfect example of his ability to score crucial goals for his team. He had hit double figures once in his career and scored 19 goals in 32 Serie A games last season, averaging more shots-on-target per touch than any other player in the division. His late strike has given Fiorentina renewed hope and will surely boost their morale as they look to mount a rescue bid.
While the challenges do not begin or end with the playing squad, it's clear that Kean was the one who breathed life into Fiorentina's survival bid. With his experience and goal-scoring record, he is undoubtedly a key player for the Viola, and fans will be eager to see him continue his good form in the coming weeks.
The win at home to Cremonese has also brought some much-needed confidence back to the team, who have been struggling under Vanoli's management. While there are still several challenges ahead of them, including a tough run of fixtures against top-six teams, Fiorentina will be relieved to have escaped the drop zone for now.
As Kean himself said after the game: "A goal can arrive in the last moment... We can still save ourselves, right up to the end."
, but that one goal he scored was defo a game-changer for Fiorentina. I was watching them get trounced by Cremonese just days ago and it looked like all hope was lost. But now they're level with Pisa and Verona and suddenly they've got this... It's funny how one player can turn the whole team around, you know? 
Still think it's a bit suspicious that Paolo Vanoli was gonna play Kean when he wasn't even supposed to be on the bench. Guess you could say he had a plan all along... or maybe just threw in the towel 
what a difference maker moise kean is 
he literally saved fiorentina from relegation with that late header 
i'm so hyped for him right now his record speaks for itself and now we get to see if he can keep this up for the rest of the season 
the team needs him and it's clear that vanoli knows what he's doing by putting him on the bench in the first place 
i'm so glad vanoli took him off the bench because that goal was everything, 85th minute header, what a finish! 
! he literally saved Fiorentina's skin with that late goal 
️! Kean's experience and goal-scoring record are everything right now 
. And let's be real, his confidence is gonna go through the roof after that win 
. Can't wait to see what he does next 
. I'm all about the positives here - who needs a bad day when you can have a great comeback? 
they still have a tough road ahead but with kean on board, i think they can definitely pull it off 
he's literally the real deal, i'm so glad vanoli gave him a chance, the guy had been training alone for like a week and kean just steps in and saves the day 
. Kean's goal was insane, i'm still trying to figure out how he even got to it 
. what do you guys think about fiorentina's chances now? can they stay up or will we see them get relegated? 
but that late winner from Kean was pure magic 
. Now they're level on points with Pisa and Verona, that's huge 
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i mean, the guy's already proven himself to be a top scorer in serie a, and now he's done it again 
anyway, this is like, the best news ever for fiorentina fans! 
they're not doomed after all 
just checked the stats and kean's goal has brought a massive 23.7% increase in fiorentina's odds of staying up 
. meanwhile, cremonese's loss has dropped them to 4th place in the relegation battle 
. looks like kean's return is just what fiorentina needed to turn things around 
. btw, kean's average shots-on-target per touch is still the highest in serie a this season 
. And let's not forget, this team's been struggling under Vanoli's management for ages 
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and now fiorentina's survival bid has gotten a huge boost