Statement on Biragi’s injury from a glass thrown at him by West Ham fans in the 33rd minute of the Conference League final, issued by Fiorentina.
In it, the Italian club emphasizes that the performance of its captain was affected after the very unpleasant incident, while making it clear that it expects UEFA to identify and punish the perpetrators in an exemplary manner.
Fiorentina’s announcement:
“We strongly condemn what happened to our captain, Cristiano Biraghi, during the Conference League final against West Ham.
Biraghi was injured in the head by an object thrown from the stand where West Ham fans were in the 33rd minute of the match and while he was about to take a corner.
This unacceptable event obviously affected the performance of our footballer and his teammates, whose attention was distracted, as their health was at risk.
Despite the injury and eight stitches to his head, Biraghi continued in the game, showing his integrity and sportsmanship.
As a club we are confident that UEFA will thoroughly assess the incident and punish those responsible accordingly, giving the appropriate response and example so that such situations never happen again.”.
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Source: Sport Fm
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