Soccer-Fiorentina beat Cremonese 2-0 in Italian Cup semi

Soccer Football - Coppa Italia - Semi Final - First Leg - Cremonese v Fiorentina - Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona, Italy - April 5, 2023 Fiorentina's Nicolas Gonzalez celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Claudia Greco

CREMONA, Italy (Reuters) - Fiorentina earned a 2-0 win over Cremonese in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday, with goals by forwards Arthur Cabral and Nicolas Gonzalez.

Fiorentina were on the front foot from the word go and Cabral put them in front 20 minutes into the game with a towering header, after he was brilliantly set up by defender Cristiano Biraghi.