Vanoli: ‘Fiorentina belief to the end in victory over Rakow’

Paolo Vanoli was impressed with the way Fiorentina ‘reacted and believed to the end’ in a Conference League win over Rakow, and felt ‘sentimental’ at a debutant’s tears.

The Viola had gone behind when Jonatan Braut Brunes pounced on a defensive error to give Rakow the lead at the near post, but within 20 seconds of the restart, Cher Ndour’s swerving volley off the outside of the right boot had equalised.

It looked as if the tie was going to be all square going to Poland, but a clumsy...