Fiorentina defeat to Leicester City, Cremonese celebrate victory | OneFootball

Fiorentina emerged defeated 2-0 in a pre-season friendly against Leicester City, while Cremonese swept Pro Patria aside 3-0 in another test.

Stefano Pioli used an experimental starting XI at the King Power Stadium, where Leicester City were gearing up to kick off the Championship season next weekend.

Fabiano Parisi made a mistake to spark the move for the opening goal, where Bilal El Khannouss set up Jordan Ayew.

Issahaku Fatawu doubled their lead soon after, sprinting away from Parisi and Alessandro Bianco, cutting inside Pablo Mari to curl into the far corner.

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 03: Stefano Pioli, Head Coach of Fiorentina gives instructions during the pre-season friendly match between Leicester City and ACF Fiorentina at The King Power Stadium on August 03, 2025 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

After introducing many of the top players on the hour mark, the Viola did better, but Moise Kean and Albert Gudmundsson both went for the ball and collided on a Dodo pull-back.

Kean also saw penalty appeals rejected for potential handball.

Cremonese were also in action this afternoon, beating Pro Patria 3-0 with goals from Federico Bonazzoli, Federico Baschirotto and Tommaso Barbieri.

Leicester City 2-0 Fiorentina

Ayew 29, Fatawu 35

Fiorentina: Martinelli; Kouadio (Comuzzo 60), Marì (Pongracic 60), Viti (Ranieri 60); Fortini (Kospo 32), Bianco (Fagioli 46), Richardson (Gosens 60), Parisi (Dodo 60); Fazzini (Dzeko 60), Sabiri (Gudmundsson 60); Beltran (Kean 60)