Novara 0-3 Fiorentina: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 8 January 2012
Result
Novara 0-3 Fiorentina
Serie A · Sunday 8 January 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Novara 0-3 Fiorentina: match report
Novara lost to Fiorentina 0-3 in Serie A on Sunday 8 January 2012. The half-time score was 0-2.
Stevan Jovetic opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Novara did not score. Fiorentina scored through Stevan Jovetic (20', penalty), Riccardo Montolivo (42') and Stevan Jovetic (49').
Discipline: Novara received 1 yellow card; Fiorentina received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Novara were 18th on 12 points from 16 and Fiorentina 15th on 18 points from 16. Novara went on to finish that season 19th with 32 points, and Fiorentina 13th with 46.
Novara lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Fiorentina in a 4-4-1-1.
Going into the match Novara's last five read D-L-D-L-W and Fiorentina's D-D-L-W-L.
Key events
- 19'Yellow card · Giacomo Bindi
- 20'Penalty goal · Stevan Jovetic
- 35'Yellow card · Matija Nastasić
- 42'Goal · Riccardo Montolivo
- 49'Goal · Stevan Jovetic
- 68'Yellow card · A. Salifu
Team news
Novara line-up (4-3-1-2)
Samir Ujkani, Giuseppe Gemiti, Michel Morganella, Filippo Porcari, Francesco Marianini, Andrea Mazzarani, Andrea Caracciolo, Marco Rigoni, Massimo Paci, Matteo Centurioni, Riccardo Meggiorini
Fiorentina expected line-up (4-4-1-1)
Artur Boruc, Alessandro Gamberini, Manuel Pasqual, Cesare Natali, Lorenzo De Silvestri, Juan Manuel Vargas, Riccardo Montolivo, Andrea Lazzari, Valon Behrami, Mario Santana, Alberto Gilardino