Fiorentina fell to another preseason defeat on Wednesday, but Coach Vincenzo Montella maintains he saw ‘so many positives’ from his players.
Fiorentina followed up their 3-0 loss to Arsenal in the Interntional Champions Cup with a 2-1 reverse to Benfica, Caio scoring a 93rd-minute winner for the Portuguese champions.
Nonetheless, Montella said after the game: “I saw so many positives, it was important to impose ourselves in this tournament.
Fiorentina fell to another preseason defeat on Wednesday, but Coach Vincenzo Montella maintains he saw ‘so many positives’ from his players.
Fiorentina followed up their 3-0 loss to Arsenal in the Interntional Champions Cup with a 2-1 reverse to Benfica, Caio scoring a 93rd-minute winner for the Portuguese champions.
Nonetheless, Montella said after the game: “I saw so many positives, it was important to impose ourselves in this tournament.
“We played better than we thought we would and the lads gave some very good responses: the result didn’t reflect our performance. We must congratulate the lads.”
Federico Chiesa appeared as a second-half substitute, amidst continued speculation about his future.
“I have a great relationship with him. He’s embarking on a journey and it’s not easy for him.
“I only have dealings with my players as a Coach.”
Fiorentina 1-2 Benfica
Vlahovic 29 (F) Seferovic 9, Caio 90 (B)
Fiorentina first half: Terracciano; Venuti, Milenkovic, Ranieri, Terzic; Castrovilli, Cristoforo, Benassi; Saponara, Vlahovic, Sottil
Fiorentina second half: Dragowski; Dabo, Hristov, Ranieri, Biraghi; Eysseric, Baez, Lakti; Zurkowski, Simeone, Chiesa
Benfica first half: Ziobin; Tavares, Dias, Ferreira, Grimaldo; Pizzi, Florentino Luis, Gabriel, Rafa Silva; De Tomas, Seferovic
Benfica second half: Svilar; Tavares, Dias, Ferreira, Grimaldo; Taarabt, Fejsa, Joao Filipe, Caio; Chiquinho, Seferovic
Referee: Sibiga (USA)