A HAT-TRICK of defeats for Scottish teams in Europe and a sobering few days for football in this country was rounded off at Tynecastle last night when Hearts were blown away by Fiorentina.
With Rangers losing to Liverpool in England on Tuesday and Celtic going down to RB Leipzig in Germany on Wednesday, the capital club had the chance to give the game here a much-needed lift by recording a famous result. It was not to be.
Goals from Rolando Mandragora and Christian Kouame gave Vincenzo Italiano’s side a comfortable half-time lead and Luka Jovic completed their one-sided triumph late in the second-half.
