Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli: Gilmour opens, Jiménez levels at the Franchi
Fiorentina and Napoli drew 1-1 at the Franchi: Gilmour put Napoli ahead, Jiménez equalised in the second half.
- Napoli took the lead through Gilmour in the 23rd minute, assisted by Politano
- Fiorentina levelled through Jiménez in the 51st minute, assisted by Ndour
- Fiorentina stay 17th on 4 points, Napoli 9th on 7 points
Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli
Goalscorers: Gilmour (Napoli) 23', Jiménez (Fiorentina) 51'
Kick-off was at 11:30 UK time / 12:30 CEST on Sunday 20 September 2026, at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence.
The match
Napoli opened the scoring in the 23rd minute: Billy Gilmour finished off an assist from Matteo Politano to make it 0-1.
Fiorentina's Franco Mastantuono was booked in the 42nd minute. At half-time, Fiorentina made a change, bringing on Víctor Valdepeñas for Viery.
Fiorentina levelled early in the second half. In the 51st minute, Álex Jiménez scored the equaliser, assisted by Cher Ndour.
Napoli responded with a double substitution in the 58th minute, sending on Lorenzo Lucca for Rasmus Højlund and David Neres for Noa Lang.
Luca Ranieri was booked for Fiorentina in the 62nd minute. The hosts continued rotating players, bringing on Pedro Gonçalves for Arthur Atta and Beto for Mateo Pellegrino in the 66th minute.
Napoli took off Matteo Politano in the 73rd minute, replaced by Costantino Favasuli.
Late in the game, Fiorentina made further changes: Wilfried Gnonto replaced Alieu Njie in the 80th minute, goalkeeper David de Gea was booked in the 83rd minute, and Marin Pongracic came on for Ranieri in the 85th minute. Napoli's final substitution saw Frank Anguissa replace Stanislav Lobotka in the 90th minute.
The numbers
- Shots: Fiorentina 17, Napoli 13
- Shots on target: Fiorentina 4, Napoli 5
- Possession: Fiorentina 42%, Napoli 58%
- Corners: Fiorentina 4, Napoli 5
- Fouls: Fiorentina 11, Napoli 9
- Yellow cards: Fiorentina 3, Napoli 0
Standings and next fixtures
Napoli remain 9th with 7 points (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 7 goals scored, 6 conceded). Fiorentina sit 17th with 4 points (1 win, 1 draw, 3 losses, 6 goals scored, 12 conceded).
At the top, Roma lead the table with 13 points, followed by Inter and Lazio also on 13, with Cagliari fourth on 12.
Next round: Genoa-Fiorentina on Saturday 10 October at 15:00 CET/14:00 UK, and Napoli-Frosinone on Saturday 10 October at 20:45 CET/19:45 UK.
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