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BRUGES, BELGIUM – MAY 08: Rolando Mandragora, Cristian Kouame and Lucas Martinez Quarta of ACF Fiorentina celebrate after teammate Lucas Beltran (hidden) scores his team’s first goal from a penalty kick during the UEFA Europa Conference League 2023\/24 Semi-Final second leg match between Club Brugge and ACF Fiorentina at Jan Breydelstadion on May 08, 2024 in Bruges, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Rolando Mandragora feels that he is currently in the \u2018best period\u2019 of his career after Fiorentina\u2019s 2-1 victory over Celje in the Conference League quarter-final first leg on Thursday night, and adds that he \u2018really\u2019 wants to earn a call-up to the Italy national team squad to mark his recent form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mandragora hit Fiorentina\u2019s second of the night from the penalty spot in a 2-1 win over Celje in the Conference League quarter-final first leg, following Luca Ranieri\u2019s opener and preceding Logan Delaurier-Chaubet\u2019s deficit-halving penalty midway through the second half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can see how it unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fiorentina\u2019s Rolando Mandragora (L) celebrates after scoring a goal against Vitoria Guimaraes during the UEFA Conference League soccer match held at D.Afonso Henriques Stadium, in Guimaraes, Portugal, 19 December 2024. EPA-EFE\/HUGO DELGADO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking to Sky Sport Italia after full-time, Mandragora said: \u201cWe\u2019re happy, winning in Europe is never easy. We had a bit of difficulty towards the end, but David (De Gea) gave us a massive hand.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked if he feels more comfortable after Fiorentina\u2019s recent switch from a 4-2-3-1 to a 3-5-2 system, he said: \u201cYes, I\u2019m feeling really good. It\u2019s definitely the best period of my career. I\u2019ve had injuries that held me back in other good moments, now I hope to enjoy this time as much as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked if he thinks a call-up to Luciano Spalletti\u2019s Italy squad would be a nice reward, he replied: \u201cI really hope so.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There was a long debate over the awarding of the penalty that Mandragora won and scored from. There was a slight touch from a Celje defender, which wasn\u2019t particularly obvious at first viewing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was convinced I felt a touch. Ranieri was scared, but it was a bobble that made me lift the ball.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to dedicate this goal to my dad, who drove for 10 hours to come and see me.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n