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Serie A

Nov 23, 2014 at 2pm UK

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona
1-2
Fiorentina

Lopez (39')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Rodriguez (16'), Cuadrado (62')

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Juan Cuadrado fires Fiorentina to victory against Hellas Verona

By Alex Meyers, Reporter | 23 November 2014

Juan Cuadrao scores a second-half winner as Fiorentina recover from two recent Serie A defeats to beat Hellas Verona 2-1 at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.

Fiorentina bounced back from consecutive defeats in Serie A to claim a 2-1 win against Hellas Verona this afternoon.

Juan Cuadrao came close early on for the hosts when his shot was saved at the near post following a Borja Valero pass.

Guillermo Cuadrado # 11 of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi on November 23, 2014 © Getty Images

From the resulting corner, Fiorentina took the lead as Marcos Alonso flicked on and Gonzalo Rodriguez guided the ball in from close range.

Rodriguez then saw a shot saved, before Mario Gomez's effort from a tight angle beat the keeper, but hit the top of the crossbar.

Verona levelled the scores six minutes before half time when Nicolas Lopez was slipped through by Luca Toni to slot past the onrushing keeper.

Reported Manchester United target Cuadrado restored Fiorentina's advantage just past the hour mark when he arrived in the middle to convert Alonso's cross.

The hosts looked for a quick response and Panagiotis Tachtsidis fired a strike just past the top corner.

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos was the next to threaten for Verona, but could only place his header over the bar and it proved to be the closest that his side came to scoring as their winless run stretched to six games.