Rome, 1 August (LaPresse) – In Klagenfurt, Austria, Fiorentina drew 2–2 with Real Madrid in a friendly. Real opened the scoring through Endrick in the 13th minute. Ten minutes later, Camavinga, following a pass from Alexander-Arnold, put Alexis Ciria through one-on-one with De Gea, and he made no mistake to make it 2–0 to the Blancos. Fiorentina responded well and, after a prolonged spell of possession, sent Jimenez down the centre-right flank; his through ball found Piccoli, who fired past Lunin with his right foot. It was 2–1 in Klagenfurt after 40 minutes. Early in the second half, the Viola came close to equalising through Piccoli, but his shot was deflected and Gudmundsson was beaten to the ball on the goal line. A minute later, in the 48th minute, the same situation arose again; on this occasion, the Icelandic player’s shot was cleared for a corner by a Real Madrid centre-back with Lunin virtually beaten. In the 51st minute, Fiorentina pressed again; Atta, coming down the left, beat a defender and then played the ball into the box for Gudmundsson, who lobbed the Real Madrid goalkeeper with his left foot, but his effort narrowly missed the target. Oulai won a good free-kick on the edge of the box in the 54th minute; Mandragora took it, and the ball grazed the crossbar by just a few centimetres. The equaliser then came from the newly introduced duo, with Fagioli delivering a perfect left-footed cross for Kean, who headed home to make it 2–2.
Football, Fiorentina: 2-2 draw after a comeback against Real Madrid, with goals from Piccoli and Kean
Rome, 1 August (LaPresse) – In Klagenfurt, Austria, Fiorentina drew 2–2 with Real Madrid in a friendly. Real opened the scoring through Endrick in the 13th minute. Ten minutes later, Camavinga, following a pass from Alexander-Arnold, put Alexis Ciria through one-on-one with De Gea, and he made no mistake to make it 2–0 to the Blancos. Fiorentina responded well and, after a prolonged spell of possession, sent Jimenez down the centre-right flank; his through ball found Piccoli, who fired past Lunin with his right foot. It was 2–1 in Klagenfurt after 40 minutes. Early in the second half, the Viola came close to equalising through Piccoli, but his shot was deflected and Gudmundsson was beaten to the ball on the goal line. A minute later, in the 48th minute, the same situation arose again; on this occasion, the Icelandic player’s shot was cleared for a corner by a Real Madrid centre-back with Lunin virtually beaten. In the 51st minute, Fiorentina pressed again; Atta, coming down the left, beat a defender and then played the ball into the box for Gudmundsson, who lobbed the Real Madrid goalkeeper with his left foot, but his effort narrowly missed the target. Oulai won a good free-kick on the edge of the box in the 54th minute; Mandragora took it, and the ball grazed the crossbar by just a few centimetres. The equaliser then came from the newly introduced duo, with Fagioli delivering a perfect left-footed cross for Kean, who headed home to make it 2–2.
