Fiorentina’s teenager Stevan Jovetic scored two goals to help his team beat Liverpool 2 – 0 in their Champions League Group E match on Tuesday night.
The Reds went into the game without hamstring injury victim Javier Mascherano, and really missed his composure and passing in midfield, with his replacement Fabio Aurelio struggling to fill the Argentinian’s boots.
Rafael Benitez’s troops failed to register a single shot on target in a first half which saw young striker Jovetic beat Pepe Reina on 28 and 37 minutes.
The opening goal came when Cristiano Zanetti’s throughball found the 19-year-old, who coolly slotted past Reina from 15 yards.
And it was 2-0 to the hosts when Juan Manuel Vargas’ fierce cross into the box from the left was deftly turned past the Reds stopper at his near post.