Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli’s Fiorentina U20 team beat PFC Septemvri Sofia 5-0 at the Stadio Curva Fiesole at Rocco B. Commisso Viola Park in the first leg of the second round of the UEFA Youth League. Giuseppe Forte scored four goals, while Federico Croci scored the opener. The second leg will take place in Sofia on Wednesday, November 4 at 12:30 CET.

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:

- The Viola took the lead in the seventh minute! Federico Croci connected with a cross from Giuseppe Forte and scored with a powerful diagonal shot, beating goalkeeper Ivan Genadiev Kehayov. That was his eighth goal this season.

- Fiorentina doubled their lead in the 13^th minute! Forte won the ball from Mladen Nikolaev Petkov in the final third, ran toward the goal and found himself alone against the goalkeeper. He took a shot and scored. 2-0!

- Forte then scored again, moving the score up to 3-0 for the Viola. Forte capitalized on the opponent’s error in build-up play and scored the third goal for Fiorentina.

- Hat-trick for Forte! Fiorentina netted their fourth goal in the 45^th minute. Forte latched onto a loose ball and took a powerful shot to the bottom corner, making it 4-0 for Andreazzoli’s team.

- Fourth goal for Forte! 5-0 for Fiorentina! Forte scored his fourth goal, sealing a dominant 5-0 victory for the Viola.

THE MATCH: