In a tightly contested match at the Artemio Franchi Stadium, Fiorentina and Juventus played to a 1-1 stalemate on matchday 12 of Serie A.
Juventus took the lead through Filip Kostic in the 50th minute of the first half, only for Rolando Mandragora to level the score just two minutes into the second half.
Moise Kean nearly pushed Juventus ahead earlier in the match, hitting the post in the 24th minute, which left the team’s fans in disbelief.
Mandragora’s outstanding performance earned him the title of the match’s best player, with the Fiorentina midfielder scoring one goal and attempting four shots on target.
Another key player on the pitch was Francisco Conceição, who led Juventus with three attempts on goal against Fiorentina.
Head coach Paolo Vanoli employed a 3-5-2 formation for Fiorentina, placing David De Gea in goal; Marin Pongracic, Pablo Marí, and Luca Ranieri in defense; with Dodô, Rolando Mandragora, Nicolò Fagioli, Simon Sohm, and Fabiano Parisi in the midfield; and Roberto Piccoli along with Moise Kean as forwards.
On the other side, Juventus manager Luciano Spalletti set up a 3-6-1 formation, featuring Michele Di Gregorio in goal; Pierre Kalulu, Lloyd Kelly, and Teun Koopmeiners at the back; and a midfield including Andrea Cambiaso, Manuel Locatelli, Khéphren Thuram, Filip Kostic, Weston McKennie, and Kenan Yildiz; with Dusan Vlahovic leading the attack.
Referee Daniele Doveri officiated the match, which ended with Fiorentina at the bottom of the standings with only 6 points, while Juventus climbed to 20 points, placing them sixth in the league.
Substitutions for Fiorentina
45’ 2T – Dodô was replaced by Niccolo Fortini
59’ 2T – Roberto Piccoli was replaced by Albert Gudmundsson and Simon Sohm was substituted for Cher Ndour
68’ 2T – Fabiano Parisi was substituted by Eddy Nda Konan Kouadio
81’ 2T – Luca Ranieri was replaced by Mattia Viti
Yellow Cards for Fiorentina:
6’ 1T Nicolò Fagioli (Unsporting behavior), 38’ 2T Rolando Mandragora (Disputing with an opponent), and 41’ 2T Fabiano Parisi (Insulting or disapproving of the referee)
Substitutions for Juventus
65’ 2T – Khéphren Thuram was substituted for Fabio Miretti and Filip Kostic was replaced by Juan Cabal
75’ 2T – Andrea Cambiaso came off for Francisco Conceição
86’ 2T – Kenan Yildiz was substituted for Lois Openda
87’ 2T – Dusan Vlahovic was replaced by Jonathan David
Yellow Cards for Juventus:
41’ 1T Weston McKennie (Unsporting behavior), 38’ 2T Juan Cabal (Disputing with an opponent), and 48’ 2T Fabio Miretti (Unsporting behavior)
Looking ahead, Fiorentina will next visit Atalanta, while Juventus will host Cagliari.