«The goal disallowed from Cabral? He will do jurisprudence, it may be that UEFA will give us some explanations ».

The reflection comes from Daniele Pradè's sporting director after the sensational episode that took place on Tuesday evening at the Franchi, at the start of the second half of the Conference League play-off against Braga. The Viola striker Cabral had just scored the momentary 2-2 goal, validated by Goal Line Technology (referee Bastien's clock had struck) then canceled after a long consultation between the referee and his collaborators at VAR.

"Wait, wait... now the goal is confirmed", the joking message posted today by Cabral himself on his Instagram profile.

Luckily for him and for Fiorentina, the attacker then managed to score the final 3-2 goal. "I think my first goal was regular - he told the club's official channels -. In any case, it was important to go through and we succeeded".

«The referee proved the clock and the images wrong - Pradè's words instead -: it was his reading, there is also a still image in which we see that the ball has crossed the line. No one could understand. Luckily the team was good at scoring again, overcoming the deficit and finally managing to win». For Fiorentina, so far more convincing in the European competition than in the league (where they are expected to relaunch, starting with Monday's away match in Verona), it was their sixth consecutive success in the Conference, a performance that allowed them to eliminate the fearsome Braga in the play-offs and thus access the round of 16. Where, by virtue of the outcome of the draw in Nyon, he will face the Turkish side Sivasspor.

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