Serie A | Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli: Mandragora magic fires up Viola

Luca Ranieri robbed Ola Solbakken in the penalty area and his roll across for the Lucas Beltran tap-in was crucially intercepted by the returning Ardian Ismajli.

The second goal was spectacular, as Rolando Mandragora controlled the Adli cross with his right foot from 10 yards and fired in a wonderful bicycle kick with his left.

Empoli had the ball in the net on the stroke of half-time with Jacopo Fazzini’s header, but only after Solbakken had failed to stop it rolling out of play for the assist.

Ranieri was booked and will be suspended when Fiorentina face Roma next week in a showdown for European places.

Empoli got back into the game when it was rolled across from the right by Goglichidze, Sebastiano Esposito held off a defender to let it run through and Fazzini swept home first-time from 12 yards.

Devis Vasquez flew for a great one-handed save on the Gudmundsson curler and Robin Gosens hit the side-netting on a Nicolò Zaniolo assist.

Empoli threw everything at Fiorentina in the final minutes, De Gea’s gloves stung by a Viktor Kovalenko scorcher.

Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli

Adli 7 (F), Mandragora 26 (F), Fazzini 57 (E)

27-04-2025 14:00 MatchDay 34 Artemio Franchi Stadium

Fiorentina

Empoli 2 - 1

Player statistic

1st half

Yacine Adli (Assist: Albert Gudmundsson)		7'
Lucas Beltrán		16'
		20'		Tino Anjorin
Rolando Mandragora (Assist: Yacine Adli)		26'

2nd half

Luca Ranieri		55'
		57'

Jacopo Fazzini (Assist: Saba Goglichidze) Rolando Mandragora

78'     Fiorentina Empoli

Starting lineups

43

David de Gea Goalkeeper 6

Luca Ranieri Defender 5

Marin Pongracic Defender

Pablo Marí Defender 32

Danilo Cataldi Midfielder 90 Michael Folorunsho Midfielder 21

Robin Gosens Midfielder 8

Rolando Mandragora Midfielder 29

Yacine Adli Midfielder 10

Albert Gudmundsson Attacker 9

Lucas Beltrán Attacker 23

Devis Vásquez Goalkeeper 34

Ardian Ismajli Defender 3

Giuseppe Pezzella Defender 21 Mattia Viti Defender 2 Saba Goglichidze Defender 5

Alberto Grassi Midfielder 8

Tino Anjorin Midfielder 10 Jacopo Fazzini Midfielder 11 Emmanuel Gyasi Attacker 17 Ola Solbakken Attacker 99 Sebastiano Esposito Attacker

Substitutes

Nicolò Zaniolo Midfielder 1

Pietro Terracciano Goalkeeper 65 Fabiano Parisi Defender

Nicolò Fagioli Midfielder 30 Tommaso Martinelli Goalkeeper Cher Ndour Midfielder 15 Pietro Comuzzo Defender 63 Maat Daniel Caprini Attacker 24 Amir Richardson Midfielder 22 Matías Moreno Defender 1

Marco Silvestri Goalkeeper 6

Liam Henderson Midfielder 22

Mattia De Sciglio Defender

Viktor Kovalenko Midfielder 29 Lorenzo Colombo Attacker 98

Federico Brancolini Goalkeeper 7

Junior Sambia Defender 12 Jacopo Seghetti Goalkeeper 36 Jacopo Bacci Midfielder 35 Luca Marianucci Defender 31 Lorenzo Tosto Defender 90 Ismael Konate Attacker 89 Thomas Campaniello Attacker 41

Ank Asmussen Attacker