With a goal from Nico González, Fiorentina qualified for the semifinals of the Conference League :: Olé

The major European competitions are reaching their final stage. After the classifications of PSG, Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the Champions League, this Thursday the semifinalists of the Europe and Conference League were defined, and there was a lot of Argentine presence. One of the players who stood out on Thursday was Nico González, who opened the scoring in Fiorentina’s 2-0 victory (and qualification) against Viktoria Plzen. Lucas Beltrán was also a starter and Lucas Martínez Quarta entered at the end of the ST.

After a boring goalless draw in the Czech Republic, which featured the former Argentinos footballer due to his anger with the Viola fans for throwing fireworks onto the playing field, Fiorentina received Viktoria Plzen with the obligation to qualify for the semifinals of the Conference League. So it was… During the first 45 minutes, neither team generated dangerous chances and in the ST, the same script was repeated.

After drawing 0-0 in regular time, the Italians and Czechs were forced to play extra time and that is where Nico’s figure emerged. At 93′, The Scaloneta winger caught a rebound in the area and nailed a left-footed shot into the corner that was unstoppable for the rival goalkeeper.. With this goal, the former Bicho footballer dressed as a hero, giving the Viola the classification. Finally, at 108′, Biraghi scored the second for the local team and sealed the match.

In the semi-finals, Fiorentina will face the winner of the Bruges-Paok series. On the other side of the draw, Draw Martínez’s Aston Villa will clash against the winner of the Olympiacos-Fenerbahce bracket.