Moise Kean’s second-half header denied Real Madrid victory as Fiorentina recovered from 2-0 behind to earn a draw in a friendly at Klagenfurt’s Worthersee Stadion on Saturday.
Endrick – returning from the World Cup 2026 with Brazil – finished smartly on the turn to put the La Liga club ahead in the 12th minute before 18-year-old winger Alexis Ciria followed suit 12 minutes later.
Roberto Piccoli rifled in from a tight angle to halve the deficit with four minutes of the first half remaining and La Viola levelled 13 minutes after the restart when former Juventus and Everton forward Kean met Nicolo Fagioli’s cross in clinical fashion.
The result is the first time Jose Mourinho has failed to win since his return for a second spell at Madrid, having overseen two friendly victories in July.
Real Madrid vs Fiorentina: Mourinho hints at starters
New Fiorentina head coach Fabio Grosso will have been as pleased by his side’s comeback as he would have been concerned by their poor start, replacing former Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David de Gea with Oliver Christensen at half-time.
Mourinho did not make his first change until he brought on Jorge Cestero for Ciria in the 64th minute, perhaps indicating that the Portuguese sees the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Endrick as starters.
New forward Carlos Espi, who joined Madrid from Levante for around £21.4 million on Thursday, came off the bench in the 75th minute.
Real Madrid team vs Fiorentina
Madrid were without a host of first-team stars following their involvement at the World Cup, with Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni, Ibrahima Konate and Marc Cucurella yet to return to training.
Antonio Rudiger and Endrick rejoined the squad after their post-World Cup breaks but the defender was not involved.
Real Madrid starting XI: Andriy Lunin, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joan Martinez, Mario Rivas, Alvaro Carreras, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Arda Guler, Denzel Dumfries, Alexis Ciria, Endrick
Real Madrid substitutes: Sergio Mestre, Javi Navarro, Carlos Espi, Lamini Fati, Jesus Fortea, Jorge Cestero, Pablo Lacosta, Aimar Garcia, Daniel Yanez, Jacobo
Fiorentina team vs Real Madrid
New Fiorentina centre-back or left-back Victor Valdepenas, 19, has joined from Madrid’s academy but was not part of their matchday squad.
Grosso has been rebuilding La Viola’s defence, with the likes of Pietro Comuzzo and Matias Moreno leaving since the end of last season.
Fiorentina starting XI: David de Gea, Alex Jimenez, Radu Dragusin, Viery, Luca Ranieri, Rolando Mandragora, Christ Inao Oulai, Dear Ndour, Arthur Atta, Albert Gudmundsson, Roberto Piccoli
Fiorentina substitutes: Luca Lezzerini, Eman Kospo, Nicolo Fagioli, Oliver Christensen, Riccardo Braschi, Lapo Deli, Moise Kean, Niccolo Fortini, Dodo, Valde, Giovanni Fabbian, Federico Croci, Brando Mazzeo, Alessandro Perrotti
Real Madrid vs Fiorentina stats
- Real Madrid had won two of their previous three meetings with Fiorentina, including a 2-1 victory in their most recent encounter at home in 2017
- Blancos all-time top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in that friendly at the Bernabeu, where all of the goals came during the first half
- They played against one Italian club competitively last season, beating Juventus 1-0 at home through Jude Bellingham’s goal during the league phase of the Champions League
- Of the 86 times Madrid have faced Italian clubs in competitive matches, their record is W48 D11 L27
- Fiorentina had played three previous friendlies this summer, beating Gubbio and Watford but losing to Queens Park Rangers
- They lost to Spanish side Betis 4-3 on aggregate after extra time in the 2023/24 Conference League semi-finals
- Of their 16 competitive encounters with Spanish clubs, Fiorentina’s record is W2 D5 L9, going winless in six such games since a 1-0 home win over Valencia in March 2000
- Having come through Atletico Madrid’s youth ranks, De Gea spent the first three years of his career with Madrid’s city rivals
- The 35-year-old faced Madrid for the first time since joining Fiorentina in 2024
