Serie A | Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli: Honours even as deflected Jimenez shot cancels out Gilmour opener
FLORENCE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 20: Franco Mastantuono of ACF Fiorentina in action against Rafa Marin of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and SSC Napoli at Stadio Artemio Franchi on September 20, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
Napoli dropped points at the Franchi in a game that could have finished 4-4, De Gea and Milinkovic-Savic producing a save apiece every few minutes and the woodwork intervening three times inside half an hour.
Fiorentina were the better side in the opening twenty minutes. Arthur Atta lost his balance as he struck and clipped the crossbar from close range on 17 minutes, and two minutes later Nicolo Fagioli’s effort from 25 yards was pushed onto the post by Milinkovic-Savic. Napoli answered immediately: Matteo Politano’s cross found Mathias Olivera, whose diving header hit the upright before De Gea tipped the Uruguayan’s follow-up over.
From the resulting corner, the visitors led. Politano delivered from the left and Billy Gilmour arrived unmarked to guide a volley into the bottom corner, his first Serie A goal since September 2025 and the product of a training-ground routine, the players going to Allegri’s assistant Marco Landucci afterwards to credit him for it.
Jimenez levels for Fiorentina against Napoli within six minutes of the restart
Fiorentina had chances to equalise before the break. Franco Mastantuono flicked a header wide from Mateo Pellegrino’s cross, while at the other end Noa Lang fired over twice in the closing stages of a first half Napoli ended narrowly on top on expected goals.
The equaliser arrived on 51 minutes and owed plenty to fortune. Alex Jimenez collected possession just outside the box after Cher Ndour’s pass, and his shot deflected off Rafa Marin and past a stranded Milinkovic-Savic.
That sparked the hosts. Mastantuono dragged an effort wide, then squared for Fagioli, who somehow curled wide from a good position. Substitute Victor Valdepenas forced a superb save from Milinkovic-Savic on the hour after Alieu Njie’s break down the right.
Allegri responded with a double change, Lorenzo Lucca and David Neres replacing Rasmus Hojlund and Lang, and the last 20 minutes belonged to De Gea. The Spaniard denied Neres from six yards on 76 minutes, then tipped over a thumping Favasuli header three minutes later after more good work from Neres. He was booked for time-wasting in the 83rd.
1st half
| 23' |  |
Billy Gilmour (Assist: Matteo Politano) | ||
| Franco Mastantuono |  |
42' |
2nd half
| Álex Jiménez (Assist: Cher Ndour) |
51' | |||
| Luca Ranieri | 62' | |||
| David de Gea | 83' |
Fiorentina
Napoli
43
Goalkeeper
20
Defender
6
Defender
85'
3
Defender
33
Defender
46'
14
Midfielder
66'
27
Midfielder
30
Midfielder
44
Midfielder
Attacker
80'
32
Attacker
66'
32
Goalkeeper
13
Defender
22
Defender
17
Defender
16
Defender
6
Midfielder
11
Midfielder
68
Midfielder
90'
21
Attacker
73'
70
Attacker
58'
19
Attacker
58'
19
Goalkeeper
4
Midfielder
2
Defender
17
Defender
53
Goalkeeper
42
Midfielder
72
Attacker
21
Defender
46'
Attacker
66'
Midfielder
66'
Attacker
80'
5
Defender
85'
14
Goalkeeper
26
Midfielder
5
Defender
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