Gondola Sinks as Viola Cruise

Well, if you tuned into the Venezia vs. Fiorentina clash expecting a tactical masterclass, you clearly haven't been watching Serie A this season. What you got instead was a four-goal thriller... for one side. Fiorentina arrived in Venice, saw the canals, and promptly decided to flood the home team's net, leaving them drowning in a 2-4 defeat that was far more convincing than the scoreline suggests. It was a spectacle, alright, a spectacle of how not to defend if you're Venezia.

The first half set the tone, with Fiorentina asserting their dominance to go into the break 1-2 up. Venezia, bless their cotton socks, tried to make a game of it, but it felt like they were trying to bail out a leaky boat with a teacup. The Viola,