Fiorentina were handed a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Dinamo Minsk on Thursday night at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in the Europa League.
The Belarusians took a two goal lead via Nemanja Nikolic and Sergei Kontsevoj, before Marko Marin pulled one back for the hosts – who had already secured top spot in the group.
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Fiorentina
Ciprian Tatarusanu – 6 – Confident
The Romanian was not at fault for any of the goals conceded on the night, looking confident in the penalty area.
Micah Richards – 6.5 – Strong
The Englishman put in a good performance on the night, and even caused the opposition trouble with some runs in the first half.
Gonzalo Rodriguez – 6 – Reasonable
Even though Fiorentina’s defending of counterattacks was subpar throughout the night, the Argentine saved the Viola from almost conceding a goal in the first-half with a goalline clearance, and was composed.
Nenad Tomovic – 6 – Average
Worked hard, but often fell short in front of the Dinamo Minsk defenders.
Juan Cuadrado – N/A
Replaced by Simone Minelli early on in the game.
Jasmin Kurtic – 6 – Reasonable
Was much more active in the first-half than in the second, but nevertheless put in a tireless shift on the night.
Milan Badelj – 6.5 – Gritty
Threatened Dinamo Minsk’s goal on some occasions, but overall put in a reasonable performance which was full of grit.
Andrea Lazzari – 5 – Uncomfortable
Definitely not at his absolute best on the night, looking stale and uncomfortable whenever on the ball.
Juan Manuel Vargas – 6.5 – Determined
The Chilean tirelessly tried to find a possible opening in the Dinamo Minsk defence, contributing to Fiorentina’s attempts to score.
Marko Marin – 7 – Energetic
Caused Dinamo Minsk all sorts of problems, especially in the second half; his efforts were awarded near the end when he got himself on the scoresheet.
Mario Gomez – 5.5 – Subpar
Was involved in some of the offensive play in the first-half, before being taken off at half-time to make way for Josip Ilicic.
Substitutes
Simone Minelli – 7 – Astute
Had a tough task ahead of him when he replaced Juan Cuadrado only 24 minutes in, but played his role with perfection – contributing to both attack and defence.
Josip Ilicic – 6.5 – Threat
Much more efficient than Mario Gomez when he came on, and came close to scoring on some occasions.
David Pizaro – 6 – Confident
Fiorentina were in need of him to fix the somehow shaky midfield, and manage to play that role with ease.
Dinamo Minsk
Aleksandr Gutor – 7 – Alert
Managed to produce several good saves to deny the Viola, rescuing his team on many occasions in the game.
Oleg Veretilo – 6.5 – Strong
Very strong and aware on several occasions, even though he ruined it towards the end by receiving his marching orders, the 26-year-old was able to produce a great defensive and offensive display for his side.
Sergey Kontsevoj – 7 – Commanding
Put in a fantastic performance on the night, playing a gigantic role in his side’s victory with a great defensive performance.
Sergey Politevich – 7 – Fighter
Just like his defensive counterparts, he put in a great shift to deny Fiorentina the victory on the night.
Dmitri Molosh – 6 – Present
Although much less visible than his teammates, the fullback was able to play in integral role in nullifying some of Fiorentina’s attacks.
Igor Voronkov – 6 – Important
His shift in midfield was much needed, especially with Fiorentina in search for an equalising goal.
Slobodan Simovic – 6 – Pivotal
His shift in midfield in the first-half nullified some of Fiorentina’s attempts, and maintained balance within the team.
Igor Stasevich – 7 – Trouble
Literally terrorised the Fiorentina backline on the counterattack in the first-half, playing a sizebale role in his side’s scoring endeavours, and even had a sizable role in Sergei Kontsevoi’s opening goal.
Nemanja Nikolic – 7 – Excellent
Scored his side’s second goal on the night, causing some havoc to the Fiorentina defence.
Franck Dja Djedje – 6.5 – Lively
Extremely lively throughout the game, causing Vincenzo Montella’s men major trouble on some occasions.
Nenad Adamovic – 6 – Assist
Although his performance was quiet throughout, his night could be summed up with the assist to Nikolic for Dinamo Minsk’s second of the night.
Substitutes
Sergei Karpovic – N/A
Chigozie Udoji – N/A
Artem Bykov – N/A
