Soldado's strike as Fiorentina claimed a
1-1 draw at Tottenham in the UEFA
Europa League last-32 clash.
Tottenham were left to rue early missed
chances as Fiorentina claimed a valuable
1-1 draw at White Hart Lane in the UEFA
Europa League.
Head coach Mauricio Pochettino made six
changes for the first leg of the last-32
clash as Tottenham tackled the first of six
games in 17 days across three
competitions, but his remodelled line-up
dominated the opening exchanges after
recalled forward Roberto Soldado scored
a fine sixth-minute opener.
But Soldado was partly culpable for the
Fiorentina equaliser, bringing down
Joaquin before the subsequent free-kick
fell kindly for Jose Basanta to score a vital
away goal.
Nacer Chadli struck the crossbar late in
the first half for Tottenham, but their
Serie A opponents matched them
throughout the second period.
Vincenzo Montella's Fiorentina were good
value for extending their unbeaten to
nine matches as the Premier League
team's earlier rhythm eluded them.
Soldado slipped a clever pass through the
Fiorentina defence for Chadli to draw a
sharp save from Ciprian Tatarusanu and
the Spain international fired his team
ahead in style from the resulting corner.
Paulinho's outswinging delivery found
Soldado in ample room 15 yards from
goal and the striker swivelled to rifle
home an excellent volley.
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