Wins the youfor one to zero, in the first leg of the semi-final of the Italian Cup at the Franchi against Fiorentina. The return match of Vlahovic a Florence with a different shirt: a passage shared with some of the best players in purple history. And it is not Vlahovic, but a daring own goal by Venuti, propitiated by another former Fiorentina player, Cuadrado, to give the Bianconeri the victory in the 91st.
A race that has always had a particular flavor given the historical rivalry between the two teams: the previous highest level is the final of Uefa Cup 1990s. No 90s revival, however, on the purple side: in 1991 the strongest player who moved to the other side, that is Roberto Baggio, was given scarves from the stands. Today for Vlahovic only the whistles.
In the first half, Fiorentina did something more, but was wrong with Bonaventure and with Iconic, best in the field among the viola. Incredible then what Ikonè himself manages to eat at the opening of the second half when alone face to face with Perin sends her to the post. Few or very little Juve instead for an hour: but Vlahovic, very whistled and very well marked by Igor, proves to be very dangerous in the only ten centimeters that are granted to him in sixty minutes, inventing a number that forces Terracciano to a miracle.
The script remains the same until the end of the match: Fiorentina trying to take the lead, but erring a little too much when they arrive near the Juventus area, and the Bianconeri who try to take advantage of the counterattack without succeeding. At least until the descent of Square: cross stretched in the center, Venuti impacts badly and slips his door giving the victory to the bianconeri.
Fiorentina are better in the game, but on the evening of Vlahovic’s return as an opponent, the feeling is that just that is missing: a center-forward who realizes what the Italian team produces. Too many errors net of the ideas of TorreiraIkonè e Bonaventure. In truth, the Serbian striker was also missing from Juve in this semifinal: Igor’s marking practically canceled the Juventus striker.
Little Vlahovic and little game but Juve seem to have recovered the typical cynicism of Allegri’s first management. A cynicism lost at the start of the season and which this evening gave the Bianconeri an away win. With the return semi-final to play in Torino the Italian Cup final is in the crosshairs: it would be the third consecutive, the fifth with Allegri on the bench.