Targets from and Roberto Piccoli weren’t sufficient for to keep away from defeat in opposition to EFL Championship aspect QPR in a pre-season pleasant at Loftus Street on Saturday afternoon.
The Viola have been in London for a pre-season check in opposition to QPR: Their first actual check beneath recently-appointed head coach Fabio Grosso. They’d additionally overwhelmed Serie C outfit Gubbio in a coaching floor pleasant at Viola Park earlier this week.
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Grosso went with a comparatively robust line-up at Loftus Street, beginning all 5 of his new summer season signings: , Viery, , Atta and Christ Inao Oulai. It was a robust Fiorentina assault as properly, that includes each and .
FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 22: Moise Kean of ACF Fiorentina reacts in the course of the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and at Artemio Franchi on March 22, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Pictures)
The impasse was damaged by the hosts after half an hour: Dodo was penalised inside his personal space and Nicolas Masden punished him from the penalty spot. doubled QPR’s benefit with a well-taken shot from the sting of the realm within the thirty ninth minute.
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Fiorentina fought again earlier than the interval, halving the deficit on the stroke of half time: Jimenez crossed in for Atta, who noticed his preliminary shot saved however made no mistake from the follow-up.
Grosso made wholesale adjustments on the interval, introducing , , , , Nicolo Fagioli, and centre-forward Piccoli. Dodo, , Jimenez and Gudmundsson have been the one gamers who stayed on past half-time.
FLORENCE, ITALY – OCTOBER 26: Nicolo’ Fagioli of ACF Fiorentina in motion in the course of the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and at Artemio Franchi on October 26, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Pictures)
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Northern Eire worldwide restored QPR’s two-goal benefit lower than 10 minutes into the second half, however Piccoli introduced one again after a ball in from second-half substitute Nicolo Fortini.
QPR 3-2 Fiorentina
Masden (Q) 30’, Kemper (Q) 39’, Atta (F) 45’, Smyth (Q) 54’, Piccoli (F) 65’.
FLORENCE, ITALY – APRIL 26: Fabio Grosso supervisor of appears on in the course of the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and US Sassuolo Calcio at Artemio Franchi on April 26, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Pictures)
Line-ups
QPR (4-3-3): Charles; , Dunne, Edwards, Kemper; Madsen, Vale, Chair; Smyth, Burrell, Kone.
Fiorentina (4-3-2-1): ; Dodo, Dragusin, Viery, Jimenez; Oulai, Ndour, Brescianini; Atta, Gudmundsson; Kean.
