Conference: Fiorentina collapses in Turkey, Basaksehir wins 3-0

The air of Europe does not help Fiorentina: in the match that was supposed to relaunch it after a disappointing start to the season, the Viola team literally collapsed in Turkey under the blows of Basaksehir on the second day of the Conference League, in the stadium in Istanbul named after Fatih Terim.

The former viola coach was present in the stands and witnessed the collapse of a group that fails to recover, that does not score and continues to suffer, to make mistakes (see Gollini's mess on Gurler's doubling that he had unlocked shortly before) and to suffer expulsions: Ikoné left his teammates inferior in the second half and so came the trio of the newly entered Traorè in the 90 '.

The Viola remain last with Riga in the group with one point, preceded by the first Turks with full points and by the

After the disappointing 1-1 on the first day with the Latvians of Rfs Riga, Fiorentina, also fresh from the away defeat in the league against Bologna, was expected to redeem despite a fearsome opponent, Basaksehir, first in the group thanks to the success for 4 -0 on the Hearts field and unbeaten by 20 official matches.

Yet this time, also thanks to the various absences due to injury (from Dodò to Milenkovic, from Sottil to Nico Gonzalez), the Italian has lined up yet another different formation, with eight changes compared to that of Sunday, forced to give up in extremis also to Martinez Quarta who was injured during the warm-up: hence the decision to back Amrabat in defense alongside Igor, on the pitch although not at his best, and relaunch Mandragora in the median with Bonaventura and Maleh.

In attack space for Cabral with Ikoné and Saponara, initially on the bench Biraghi, Barak and Jovic.

Even the Basaksehir coach, the former Inter player Emre Belozoglu, rotated seven players without giving up the former Lazio player Biglia and the striker Okaka who grew up in Rome.

Bad first time and low rhythms, stingy in emotions and opportunities, with the goalkeepers left idle: a too soft shot from Saponara, a couple of blazes from Ikoné not picked up by Cabral and Maleh, a slightly high torpedo from Mounir (the thrill major), the protests of the Turkish team for a contact in the area between Amrabat and Burler and those of the Viola for a push on Venuti: the referee did not intervene (in the Conference there is no Var).

To try to break the deadlock, both teams definitely needed something more.

Italian tried to play the Jovic card by replacing the inconclusive Cabral.

But it was the Basaksehir who passed with Gurler, taking advantage of a defensive mess and a clumsy intervention by Gollini and at that point darkness fell on Fiorentina.

Barak and Biraghi also entered to enter experience and try to shock, but the Viola continued to hurt themselves: Gollini received a bad back pass, began to dribble and let Gurler blow the ball, who scored an encore with an empty goal.

From bad to worse, the Italian team, left in 10, sank in the final.

The only shot was in the 85th minute by Venuti, Jovic missed a good chance in the 87th minute, without ever engaging the opposing goalkeeper.