In a rather surprising result, Fiorentina absolutely destroyed AS Roma 7-1 in the Coppa Italia on Wednesday night.
Piling on the misery with three more goals after Edin Dzeko got sent off, Stefano Pioli’s side were rampant throughout the evening, helped by an in-form Kevin Mirallas, who managed to bag himself two assists.
The Everton loanee was playing down the left-hand side, and his improved performances over the past few months have not gone unnoticed at the club, as Corriere dello Sport claim the Belgium international is making ‘great strides’ towards a permanent stay in Italy.
It would cost Fiorentina around €7m for them to turn the loan into a full-time transfer, which is a lot of money for them for a 31-year-old but they are now said to have ‘no doubts’ about his quality going forward.
The same applies to Luis Muriel, who has already found the back of the net four times in his first four games for his new side since arriving temporarily from Sevilla.
Should the Serie A side decide to make Mirallas’ stay a longer one, he would sign a pre-agreed four-year contract.
