Fweeeeeetttttttt! Fweeeeeetttttttt! Fweeeeeetttttttt!
FULL TIME: FIORENTINA 1-2 ATALANTA
The final whistle cut through the noise of the stadium and sealed Atalanta's comeback, and players slowed to a walk across the pitch while some dropped to their knees with exhaustion and others scanned the stands searching for family or friends.
Demien exhaled deeply with his hands on his hips, and he let the moment settle over him rather than allowing it to explode into wild celebration because this wasn't his first big game anymore—the Sampdoria debut, the Napoli loss, the Cremonese demolition had all taught him how to process these moments—but tonight was one that mattered in ways the others hadn't.
Returning to Florence. Facing the academy that rejected him. Proving something.
