Fiorentina came from behind to beat Inter 2-1 in Sunday evening’s Serie A fixture at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Roberto Mancini’s side took the lead through Marcelo Brozovic in the 26th minute before Borja Valero equalised for Fiorentina in the second half and Khouma Babacar scored a scrappy winner in stoppage time.
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Inter
Samir Handanovic – 5.5 – Unfortunate
Kept out an early onslaught before denying a Matias Vecino header on the stroke of half-time. Though his parry off Mauro Zarate’s ball gifted Fiorentina the winner.
Yuto Nagatomo – 5 – Meagre
Provided a lot of off the ball work tracking back on Fiorentina’s breaks though was overpowered and he lost out to Khouma Babacar for the winner.
Jeison Murillo – 4.5 – Disappointing
Not his best game, caught out a number of times in Inter’s defence with his ineffective header sailing directly into Borja Valero’s path for the opener.
Miranda– 5.5 – Average
Not the rock he was earlier in the season but provided a strong presence in keeping Nikola Kalinic out for much of the game.
Alex Telles – 5.5 – Drama
Telles was at the heart of everything in defense, making a few early interceptions on Federico Bernadeschi on the break before picking up a yellow for pulling Tello back. Provided an important goal-line clearance from an Ilicic strike, luckily survived a handball appeal before seeing red for a second yellow in the 83rd minute.
Marcelo Brozovic – 6 – Mixed Bag
Not the most efficient midfield display, giving possession away a number of times before finding himself on the end of a Palacio cut-back to open the scoring.
Gary Medel – 6 – Fiery
A typically physical performance from the Chilean midfielder, picking up a needless first-half yellow for dissent. Played a vital role in front of the Inter defence.
Geoffrey Kondogbia – 5 – Needless
Starting to look more comfortable in Inter’s midfield trio and provided the ball for Palacio to set up the opener. Still liable to a bad touch and picked up an inexcusable red card after full-time for dissent.
Eder – 4.5 – Non-existent
The winter import struggled to have any significant touches on the ball and went missing for much of the game.
Mauro Icardi – 5.5 – Searched
Tried to get himself involved in the play, even finding himself on the wings at times. Was marked well though this enabled space for Brozovic’s opener.
Rodrigo Palacio – 7.5 – Influential
Arguably the best on pitch for Inter, providing a huge work-rate in attack and tracking back on Fiorentina breaks. Involved twice in the lead up to the opening goal, eventually providing the assist via a cut-back to Brozovic.
Substitutes
Ivan Perisic (71 mins) – 5.5 – Energetic
Provided instant energy to Inter’s attack and looked dangerous on the ball though faded after Telles’ red card.
D’Ambrosio (84 mins) – N/A
Jonathan Biabiany (86 mins) – N/A
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com