News about Cristiano Biraghi

Joe Barone, the Fiorentina general manager, died at the age of 57. The executive died on Tuesday after falling ill at the team's hotel in the hours leading up to their Serie A match against Attalanta on Sunday, according to the Italian club's website. Barone was admitted to the San Raffaele hospital in Milan for medical care, and the game was later postponed.

After the club was barred by UEFA for fan behavior in the Europa Conference League final, West Ham supporters will be barred from attending their first Europa League away match next season. UEFA had the Hammers charged with crimes during their 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in the final in Prague earlier this month. Cristiano Biraghi, the Serie A captain, sustained a cut head after being struck by one of many plastic cups hurled at him from the end, which contained West Ham supporters, as he began to take a first-half corner.

Following the behavior of their supporters during their Europa Conference League final victory over Fiorentina over midweek, West Ham has been charged by UEFA. Cristiano Biraghi, the Serie A team's captain, sustained a cut head after being struck by one of many plastic cups hurled at him from the end carrying Hammers supporters as he approached a first-half corner. While the referee led the other Italian players to the halfway line, the game had to be called off as medics attended a gash to Biraghi's head.

SHEKHAR BHATIA IN PRAGUE: The West Ham's party to celebrate the Europa Conference League's triumph is set to be stifled tonight, with UEFA punishing the club for violent missile throwing incidents. In the first half, a faction of West Ham supporters threw plastic pint cups and a vaping at Fiorentina's Cristiano Biraghi, who had to be suspended as medics attended to a gash to Biraghi's head, while the referee led the other Italian players to the halfway line. According to reports, the Premier League team is likely to escape the most stringent steps football chiefs can impose. However, a UEFA source in Prague told Mail Sport: "I can guarantee that a fine against the new champions will be levied at the very least."

Multiple missiles struck the defender after walking over to take a corner in front of the Hammers' contingent and required medical attention. Biraghi was struck specifically on his scalp and sparked a small gash, resulting in blood draining down the back of his head and neck. The game was postponed to enable the officials to hold consultations with both captains, and a number of West Ham players attempted to calm down the unruly supporters. Fans were warned against throwing projectiles, according to a stadium announcement. Biraghi, who started a sarcastic scream after being hit, was deemed able to continue, albeit with a bandage on his head.

GILL IN PRAGUE: Jarrod Bowen scored in the 90th minute as West Ham United defeated Fiorentina 2-1 in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday, securing the first major European trophy in over half a century. The match at Eden Arena in Prague seemed to be going to extra time when Lucas Paqueta slipped a ball through to Bowen, who outpaced the defenders and launched a shot at a sprawling Fiorentina keeper. In the 62nd minute, West Ham took the lead after Said Benrahma converted a penalty after a VAR report announced a handball by the Italian team's captain Cristiano Biraghi, who had earlier been treated for medical attention after being struck on the head by a plastic cup thrown from the stands.

After Cristiano Biraghi's cheeky lobbed goal for Fiorentina weighed on their Italian top-flight survival hopes, Fuming Verona players expressed their displeasure on Sunday. The referee had blown his whistle for the free kick to be dismissed, but it appears only Biraghi was paying attention while others around him were still debating the previous offence.

AC Milan needed a 2-1 Serie A victory over Fiorentina at home on Sunday after defender Nikola Milenkovic scored at 3:30 p.m. When Olivier Giroud flicked the ball to Rafael Rafael, who rushed into the box and calmly placed it in the net, the hosts took the lead. Fiorentina may have equalized after eight minutes when Cristiano Biraghi was playing free, but his shot from an acute angle missed the ball and bounced out.

Hearts suffered a resounding 5-1 loss at Fiorentina on Thursday, leaving their Europa Conference League hopes hanging by a thread. In a dramatic first half at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Robbie Neilson called on his players to rise to the occasion in Italy and remain in the hunt for a spot in the knockout stages, but the hosts had other plans. Luka Jovic, Cristiano Biraghi, Nicolas Gonzalez, and Antonin Barak all checked Fiorentina by half time, and after Stephen Humphrys pulled one back for Hearts early in the second half, Gonzalez scored his second goal late on to seal the match.

Hearts' hopes of progressing in the Europa Conference League were shattered on Thursday when Fiorentina at Tynecastle knocked them out of place. At the break, the cinch Premiership team trailed 2-0, but Lewis Neilson was sent early in the second half before they lost by a 3-0 loss in a one-sided match. Fiorentina climbed to second place in Group A after the success. The Edinburgh outfit will head to Florence for the rematch next week, knowing that they will almost definitely have to avoid defeating to qualify for the knockout phase.