Fiorentina beat Lucchese 3-0 in a friendly this evening, with Coach Paulo Sousa delighted that Giuseppe Rossi played 90 minutes.
The Viola beat Barcelona and Chelsea in recent pre-season matches, but played a Tuscan derby with the Lega Pro side today.
Gonzalo Rodriguez opened the scoring from a Joaquin corner on 32 minutes, before Ante Rebić made it 2-0 with a fine left-footed strike.
Joaquin completed the scoring in the second half, with young goalkeeper Luca Lezzerini impressive in the second period.
Fiorentina beat Lucchese 3-0 in a friendly this evening, with Coach Paulo Sousa delighted that Giuseppe Rossi played 90 minutes.
The Viola beat Barcelona and Chelsea in recent pre-season matches, but played a Tuscan derby with the Lega Pro side today.
Gonzalo Rodriguez opened the scoring from a Joaquin corner on 32 minutes, before Ante Rebić made it 2-0 with a fine left-footed strike.
Joaquin completed the scoring in the second half, with young goalkeeper Luca Lezzerini impressive in the second period.
Perhaps most importantly for Paulo Sousa’s side, Giuseppe Rossi played the full match, and the Portuguese Coach spoke of his delight after the match.
“I’m happy for him, it was important for him to get 90 minutes,” Sousa told local media.
“I’m also pleased with where we are as a team. When the transfer window is still open there’s always the fear of losing important players, but we’ve reached a good understanding in both phases of play.
“Now we have to get consistency.”
The Viola also confirmed the signing of Nikola Kalinic this evening, and Sousa believes the Croatian will bring something different to his team.
“He’s a good player, who will have to compete with the others. He’ll bring us something different, and I’m happy about that.”