No play for Hany in Viola loss

No play for Hany in Viola loss

Date: 18-10-2003
Wrote: EP's reporter Islam Issa

Hany Said was not present in Fiorentina's eighteen-man squad as they were defeated by Palermo. The game ended 2-0 to the home team Palermo, who went up to third place after the victory. Meanwhile, the Viola went down into sixteenth place.

The Viola did not match Palermo in the game. With Hany Said not available yet again, Ariatti, Di Livio, Scaglia and Maspero were in the midfield. Had Hany been available he would have seen action,
as Scaglia had to go off after just six minutes.

Defender Lucarelli fouled Palermo star Luca Toni early on, and this resulted in the first goal which was converted from the spot by Eugenio Corini's. Not long after the first goal, Palermo
doubled their lead via Di Donato's who hit a powerful shot into the net.

In the second half, the Viola strikers had various shots on goal but the opposing keeper was on top form. Mattia Graffiedi's also hit the post, but it was not enough for Hany's team-mates who were defeated by two goals which had come in a six minute gap.

With this score, Palermo went on to fight for promotion, but Fiorentina once again made their difficult task of getting to Serie A even harder, and they lie in 16th place.

Scorers: Corini '29 and Di Donato '35.

Palermo line-up: Berti, Ferri, Atzori, Terlizzi, Conteh, Gasbarroni, Di Donato (23' Di Donato), Corini, Mutarelli, Toni (30' Vasari), Pepe (26' Brienza).

Fiorentina line-up: Cejas, Lucarelli, Ripa, Comotto (32' Andreotti), Rizzo (9' Maggio), Ariatti, Di Livio, Scaglia (6' Bismark), Maspero, Riganò, Graffiedi.