Palladino hails Fiorentina ‘character, braveness and depth’ with Milan
Raffaele Palladino was pleased with Fiorentina’s ‘character, braveness and depth’ in . ‘It was a really gratifying recreation, we’re heading in the right direction.’
The Viola had the proper begin at San Siro, surging right into a 2-0 lead inside 10 minutes due to a Malick Thiaw personal purpose and Moise Kean including to his exceptional seasonal tally.
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Nevertheless, Tammy Abraham bought Milan again into it and Luka Jovic struck after the hour mark in opposition to his former membership, with Luca Ranieri and Dodo seeing their celebrations minimize quick in disallowed objectives.
“We got here right here to San Siro in opposition to an ideal workforce, as a result of individually Milan have gamers of such high quality that may flip a recreation at any second, however we performed with character, braveness and depth,”
“We created so many scoring alternatives to win the match. Other than that, it actually was a really gratifying recreation that we may’ve received or misplaced, as Milan had probabilities too, however the vital factor is we’re heading in the right direction.
“Now we’ve got picked up seven factors from three matches in opposition to Juventus, Atalanta and Milan, so I’m actually happy.”
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Palladino retains Fiorentina centered
MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 05: Raffaele Palladino, Head Coach of Fiorentina, appears on previous to the Serie A match between AC Milan and Fiorentina at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Each goalkeepers had been pressured into beautiful saves too in a really entertaining and open match, however the frustration bought to Palladino, who was despatched off within the remaining minutes.
It additionally struck Albert Gudmundsson, who appeared somewhat sad at being substituted through the second half.
“Clearly, all gamers need to be on the pitch, particularly in such an ideal recreation, however everyone seems to be vital, and I wanted recent legs after Milan made adjustments to push laborious,” defined Palladino.
“Milan had been doing extra preventative marking on Kean within the second half, as they had been afraid of our counter-attacks, however he labored with such depth, spirit of sacrifice and went into each duel.
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“Our phenomenal goalkeeper was additionally decisive, everybody made the distinction in the present day, and I felt it was an ideal commercial for Italian soccer. I hadn’t seen such an intense recreation for years.”
The purpose apiece virtually guidelines Milan out of the operating for the highest 4, and retains them 4 factors behind the Viola, who stay within the hunt for even a Champions League spot.
“I’ve to pour chilly water over these items, hold a low profile. We’re on the appropriate path, we’ve simply bought to maintain going like this, are in nice form, have enthusiasm and focus,” responded Palladino.
“We should be formidable, however on the identical time hold our heads down and humble, as a result of it’s all huge open and we’ll combat it out to the tip.”
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To this point this season, and particularly in current months, Fiorentina have completed higher in opposition to the large golf equipment than the so-called minnows.
“It’s true, in opposition to the mid-table to lower-table sides, we definitely had some indecisiveness, dropping factors alongside the best way. Now the goal in these remaining video games is to alter that development,” concluded Palladino.
