Fiorentina Beat Cremonese in 1st Leg of Italian Cup Semi
Cremona (Italy), Apr 6 (AP) Cremonese's surprising Italian Cup run looks set to end as it lost 2-0 at home to Fiorentina in the first leg of their semifinal. Arthur Cabral headed Fiorentina into the lead in the first half on Wednesday and Nicolás González converted a penalty after the break following an incident which also saw Cremonese defender Emanuel Aiwu sent off for handball. Also Read | Kane Williamson Likely to Get Ruled Out From ODI World Cup After Suffering Knee Injury During IPL 2023: Report. The return leg is on April 27 and the winner will face either Juventus or Inter Milan. They played out a 1-1 draw that ended with a mass scuffle and three red cards on Tuesday. While Cremonese has won only one of 28 league matches this season and is bottom of the standings, the team based in Lombardy eliminated Serie A leader Napoli and Roma in succession to reach the last four of the cup competition. Also Read | RR vs PBKS Stat Highlights, IPL 2023: Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal Achieve Landmarks in Guwahati’s First-Ever IPL Match. And it almost took an early lead as Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano had to fingertip Frank Tsadjout's effort around the post in the eighth minute. But it was Fiorentina which took the lead in the 20th minute when Cristiano Biraghi whipped in a cross from the left and Cabral headed it home. Both sides had chances before Fiorentina managed to extend its lead 15 minutes from time. Cremonese goalkeeper Mouhamadou Sarr made a double save but the ball came back to Cabral. His follow-up was blocked by Aiwu on the goal line but there was a check by the video assistant referee and replays showed the ball had hit the defender on the arm. Aiwu was shown a straight red card and González tucked the resulting penalty into the bottom right corner. AP (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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