{"id":3016,"date":"2023-08-20T15:01:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T14:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/08\/20\/read_news-phpnid48529\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T15:01:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T14:01:07","slug":"read_news-phpnid48529","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/08\/20\/read_news-phpnid48529\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He plays like a veteran&#8217; &#8211; Pundit hails 19yo Kayode after Serie A debut for Fiorentina\u00a0:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/92812MichaelKayode.png\" height=\"221\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"'He plays like a veteran' - Pundit hails 19yo Kayode after Serie A debut for Fiorentina\u00a0\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Borgomanero-born fullback of Nigerian descent, Michael Kayode impressed on his Serie A debut, helping Fiorentina beat Genoa 4-1 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on the opening day of the new season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old has seen his stock rise massively over the past few months after scoring the game-winning goal for Italy in the 2023 European U19 Championship final.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In what was his thirteenth call-up to the Fiorentina&#8217;s first team, the versatile Kayode was deployed at right-back in a 4-2-3-1 formation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Five minutes on the clock,\u00a0Cristiano Biraghi lashed home to give Fiorentina the lead,\u00a0Giacomo Bonaventura doubled the advantage when he slotted in a rebound after pouncing on a loose ball and Nicol\u00e1s Gonz\u00e1lez headed home Fiorentina&#8217;s third goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eleven minutes into the second half,\u00a0Rolando Mandragora put the final nail in the Genoa coffin before Davide Biraschi of all people, a defender, pulled one back.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttomercatoweb.com\/serie-a\/le-pagelle-della-fiorentina-bonaventura-e-nico-da-applausi-kayode-debutto-da-sogno-1865958\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuttomercatoweb pundit\u00a0Daniel Uccellieri<\/a> was impressed with the overall performance of Kayode in his first outing for Fiorentina, rating him a 7 out of ten in his player ratings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Uccellieri added: &#8220;First in Serie A for the young talent from the Viola youth sector, match winner of the U19 European Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He plays like a veteran, pushes constantly on the wing and makes you feel all the imposing physique of him. A fantastic debut for the Azzurrino, one of the best on the pitch&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kayode made way for former Brazil U23 international\u00a0Dod\u00f4 with eight minutes left on the clock.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ifeanyi Emmanuel<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All rights reserved. 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