Watch as a Nico Gonzalez header gives Fiorentina victory, but Empoli complained about two key refereeing decisions that changed the game.
Riccardo Saponara’s awful backpass created panic, allowing Federico Di Francesco to score with an acrobatic overhead kick, but it was disallowed after a VAR review showed Pietro Terracciano got to the ball before Andrea Pinamonti.
Serie A | Fiorentina 1-0 Empoli: Gonzalez decides fiery Tuscan derby
The Viola also had a goal ruled out, as Saponara was offside before assisting Arthur Cabral.
The match turned when Sebastiano Luperto received his second yellow card, a decision that infuriated Empoli above all because his first booking was barely even a foul.
On the resulting Cristiano Biraghi free kick, Gonzalez scored his first goal since October.