De Gea on super Fiorentina save and Sottil hails ‘most important goal’ | OneFootball

David De Gea explains what happened with that incredible save on Dusan Vlahovic, while Riccardo Sottil calls Fiorentina’s equaliser against Juventus ‘one of the most important of my career.’

It was an eventful match in Turin, as Khephren Thuram thought he had done enough to secure victory with the first two goals of his Bianconeri career.

However, Moise Kean first and then late on Sottil completed the comeback for Fiorentina to come away with a 2-2 draw.

It means Juve go straight back to their addiction to stalemates, having interrupted the run of four in a row with their 2-1 victory away to Monza.

De Gea and Sottil decisive in 2-2 thriller

TURIN, ITALY – DECEMBER 29: Riccardo Sottil of Fiorentina celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and Fiorentina at Allianz Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

De Gea made a couple of absolutely decisive saves, none more so than the one-handed parry of a powerful Dusan Vlahovic strike.

“I actually hurt myself with the landing on that save, but it all went well in the end,” De Gea told DAZN.

“We picked up an important point.”

Considering he was out of football for a year waiting for a club to come along that interested him, the former Manchester United goalkeeper has been on spectacular form.

“It was difficult, but now I am back here playing and I am very happy.”

Sottil scored the late equaliser, pouncing on a deflected Kean effort to smash into the roof of the net on the volley.

“We did not deserve to lose today, so the goal arrived late and that made it even sweeter,” Sottil said on DAZN.

“Perhaps it was one of the most important goals of my career.”