Italian fans reacted on social networks to the appearance of Russian Alexander Kokorin in Fiorentina in the Conference League play-off round match against Rapid Vienna.
“Kokorin comes out and Fiorentina scores. I don’t believe in coincidences,” wrote one fan.
We scored the decisive goal as soon as Kokorin entered the game, is it a coincidence? I don’t think so,” another fan wrote.
The striker left the bench in the 87th minute of the match with a score of 1-0 in favor of his team. Fiorentina’s Nicolas Gonzalez used a penalty kick in the 90th minute to set the final score of the match (2-0).
Fiorentina advanced to the Conference League group stage with a 2-1 overall win.
Last summer, Fiorentina loaned the Russian football player to Greek Cypriot side Aris for a year. Last season, Kokorin made a total of 27 appearances in the local championship and scored 11 goals. He won the gold medal with the team.
Former Italian journalist declarationFiorentina wants to sell Kokorin.