FLORENCE, ITALY – Fiorentina used two goals from Stevan Jovetic to open the season with a 2-1 winning start against a weakened Udinese at the Artemio Franchi stadium in the firs saturday match of the Italian Serie A.
Another good news for the city of Florence is after the match, Fiorentina co-owner Andrea Della Valle confirmed that Jovetic will not be sold in the current transfer window.
Against Fiorentina, Udinese appeared to be more focused on its Champions League qualifier next week than its Serie A opener.
The Tuscan outfit dominated possession, but a 28th-minute strike from the impressive Reginaldo Maicosuel gave an Udinese side missing Antonio Di Natale an undeserved lead.
Fiorentina equalised after 67 minutes when Jovetic’s deflected shot looped over the Udinese goal keeper Zeljko Brkic.
Montella’s team continued to attack and got their reward when Serb Jovetic curled home a superb injury-time winner with his right foot.
Visiting coach Francesco Guidolin rested six players, including Antonio Di Natale, in view of Tuesday’s Champions League playoff second leg against Braga, while his opposite number Montella had no such concerns and was able to name his strongest starting XI.
This included Jovetic, who missed much of last season because of injury, and Adam Ljajic, back in favor again after falling out with Montella’s predecessor Delio Rossi.
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