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·10 August 2024
Fiorentina end pre-season victorious with 2-0 win over Freiburg

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·10 August 2024
Fiorentina have ended their pre-season with a 2-0 victory over Bundesliga outfit Freiburg, thanks to goals in each half from Moise Kean and Rolando Mandragora.
La Viola travelled to south-west Germany for a pre-season run-out at Europa Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Coach Rafaelle Palladino named a trio of his new signings among the starting line-up, including Marin Pongracic, who has joined from Lecce, Andrea Colpani, who knows the coach from their time together at Monza, as well as former Juventus striker Kean.
STARTING XI💜⚜️🆚 Friburgo#forzaviola #fiorentina pic.twitter.com/eatIwjP7WG — ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) August 10, 2024
It was Kean who stole the headlines in the first-half. Some tidy dribbling on the right-hand side of the area had multiple Freiburg defenders muddled up, before the former Italy international dispatched from the edge of the six-yard box.
Mandragora had a slightly more straight-forward task for his goal, converting from the penalty spot with a cool finish into the left corner of the net.
It is now three wins on the spin for Palladino and Fiorentina, who hammered lower-league Grosseto 7-2 on Monday and also beat Montpellier 2-1 at Viola Park last weekend.
The Viola did endure a slightly rougher time on their mini-tour of the UK earlier in the summer, where they drew 1-1 and 2-2 with Bolton and Hull respectively, which was separated by a 2-1 loss to Preston North End.
They will be back in action next Saturday, marking the return of Serie A football with a trip to newly-promoted Parma, kicking off at 17.30 BST.
Finisce anche la seconda parte💜⚜️