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21 October 2019The postponement of the eighth day between Brescia and Fiorentina ends 0-0. In this way the viola fail to reach the fifth place occupied by Cagliari, swallows now in the sixth, but with a match to be recovered.

At the 'Rigamonti' kick-off moved to 9.00 pm due to the delay with which the viola coach arrived at the stadium for traffic and bad weather. Corini has to give up Balotelli, who goes on the bench, in his place is Aye. Fiorentina with the tandem Chiesa-Ribery in attack. Bresci with 4-3-1-2: Joronen; Sabelli, Cistana, Chancellor, Mathieu; Bisoli, Tonali, Dessena; Romulo; Donnarumma, Aye. The Tuscans respond with the 3-5-2: Dragowski; Milenkovic, Pezzella, Caceres; Lirola, Pulgar, Badelj, Castrovilli, Dalbert; Church, Ribery. It starts with the blaze of Brescia that goes to the goal in the 4 ', but the referee Calvarese cancels after having seen again the images of the Var: Tonali touches lightly with the hand before a devastating percussion up to the limit of the area and of the touch for Donnarumma that serves Aye all alone for the easy tap-in. Everything nice, but useless. Territorial dominance of the Rondinella, but Fiorentina dangerous at 10 'with a beautiful personal action of Castrovilli, but Joronen para. Still lombardy ahead with a header from Aye who, on a corner kick, sends it high from an excellent position (12 '). Another purple chance in the 20th minute with Pol Lirola on whose right hand it is still careful Joronen. Montella's team grows with each passing minute and closes the first half ahead.

In the second half Corini immediately sends Mario Balotelli onto the pitch (Donnarumma exits). Broken and hard game. In Brescia Dessena must go out on a stretcher and in tears, knocked out by a very dangerous intervention by Pulgar, who was warned. Enter Spalek (57 '). At 65 'he shows Balotelli, but his' bung on' corner ends just wide. At 68 'first change also in the Viola with Montella who sends Vlahovic into the field for Chiesa. Chills for the home fans on a header crossing with captain Pezzella that ends a few centimeters from the far post, with Joronen stationary (72 '). Fiorentina pushes and puts in difficulty the defense of Brescia first with an action of Vlahovic on the bottom line, Joronen anticipates Ribery (74 '), then again with the young Serbian striker who in the area looks for the corner, but the Finnish goalkeeper of the Brescians it is not surprising. At 79 'the last change between the Lombards with Zmrhal replacing Romulo, while Montella sends Sottil to Lirola. The forcing of the Montella team continues and in the final (88 ') the Kevin Prince Boateng card is also played for Ribery, less inspired than usual. But the result is not released: it ends 0-0.