Images of the shocking scenes in the immediate aftermath of the meeting between Fiorentina and Sivasspor on Thursday evening have come to the fore online.
Serie A outfit Fiorentina made the trip to Turkey a short time ago, eyeing a spot in the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League on the back of a narrow victory in Tuscany this day last week.
And, when all was said and done, this is precisely what Vincenzo Italian’ troops went on to manage.
A dominant showing on this occasion saw the Viola cruise to a 4-1 triumph, courtesy of strikes on the part of all of Arthur Cabral, Nikola Milenkovic and Gaetano Castrovilli, alongside a Dimitrios Goutas own goal.
We’re into the quarter finals!#ForzaViola #SivassporFiorentina #ACFFiorentina #UECL pic.twitter.com/3MMzmkgNYa
— ACF Fiorentina English (@ACFFiorentinaEN) March 16, 2023
As alluded to above, though, on the back of the full-time whistle bringing a close to proceedings at The New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium, ugly scenes marred what proved an otherwise fine night’s work for the visitors.
This came upon a member of the home crowd allowing his emotions to get the better of him.
The assault left its mark, too, with Bianco having taken to social media post-match to unveil a photo of his bloodied mouth:
🔴 Shocking scenes in Sivas where a pitch invader punched Fiorentina midfielder Alessandro Bianco during La Viola’s goal celebrations. pic.twitter.com/RJWs4eJC1P
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) March 16, 2023
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