Fiorentina and Bruges are locked in a heated first leg of the UEFA Europa League semi-final.
The game started quickly with Fiorentina showing a strong desire to attack. In the first half, Sottile opened the door to victory for the Zilpia in the fifth minute. He cut inside with the ball on the left and hit a perfect world wave outside the penalty area, successfully breaking the goal and giving Fiorentina a 1-0 lead.
However, Bruges did not get discouraged and tried to find a chance to counterattack. In the 17th minute, Brugge was awarded a penalty kick, and Vanaken hit it to equalize the score, 1-1.
Immediately after that, Fiorentina once again showed a strong offense. In the 37th minute, Belotti took the ball on his back and turned to score, Fiorentina took the lead again, 2-1.
In the second half, the pace of the game remained tense. In the 61st minute, Brugge midfielder Onyedika was sent off for a second yellow card, leaving Brugge with 10 men. However, just when people thought that Fiorentina would win easily, Brugge showed a strong fighting spirit with one less player. In the 63rd minute, Brugge played a quick counterattack, Spires assisted Igor Thiago to push the far corner of the goal, the score changed to 2-2.
Fiorentina did not give up in the final stage of the game. In injury time, N'Zola completed the fatal strike, his two consecutive shots ended up breaking through the goal, helping Fiorentina to take the lead with a 3-2 shutout of Bruges.
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