Fiorentina were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Hungarians Gyirmot Gyor, though hit the woodwork twice.
Paulo Sousa’s new-look Viola failed to get the fans on their feet against the same side that beat Roma 2-1 last week.
Stefan Savic thought he’d opened the scoring after just eight minutes, but his header from a Joaquin corner smacked against the crossbar.
Mario Gomez had an effort parried and Federico Bernardeschi went close.
Sousa sent out a completely different team in the second half in the 3-5-2 formation.
Fiorentina were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Hungarians Gyirmot Gyor, though hit the woodwork twice.
Paulo Sousa’s new-look Viola failed to get the fans on their feet against the same side that beat Roma 2-1 last week.
Stefan Savic thought he’d opened the scoring after just eight minutes, but his header from a Joaquin corner smacked against the crossbar.
Mario Gomez had an effort parried and Federico Bernardeschi went close.
Sousa sent out a completely different team in the second half in the 3-5-2 formation.
Josip Ilicic curled a solo effort inches wide, then hit the upright after an acrobatic Abdou Diakhate assist.
Youth team player Diakhate has been the star of the summer training sessions so far and the 16-year-old went close again with a fearsome strike.
Ante Rebic risked a red card in the final minutes of this friendly.
Fiorentina: Tatarusanu (Lezzerini 46); Tomovic (Camporese 46), Bagadur (Gonzalo Rodriguez 46), Savic (Hegazy 46), Alonso (Fazzi 46); Borja Valero (Diakhate 46), Capezzi (Bakic 46) (Petriccione 64), Bangu (Vecino 46); Joaquin (Bittante 46) (Venuti 68), Gomez (Ilicic 46), Bernardeschi (Rebic 46)